Line Kjærsfeldt
Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt is a Danish badminton player specializing in singles. She was a gold medalist in the 2015 European Games and 2025 European Championships. In the juniors, she won a bronze medal at the 2010 BWF [World Junior Championships] in the women's doubles with Sandra-Maria Jensen.
Career
Kjærsfeldt began to playing badminton at the age of eight, and started to playing competitively at the age of 15. She competed at the 2010 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal in the girls' doubles partnered with Sandra-Maria Jensen, after in the semi-finals, they were beaten by the Chinese pair Bao Yixin and Ou Dongni in straight games. Kjærsfeldt won her first international title in the women's doubles at the 2011 Croatian International with Jensen. She then played at the Vantaa European Junior Championships, won the gold medal in the mixed doubles with Kim Astrup and bronze medal in the girls' doubles with Jensen. She entered two finals at the Scottish International, and won her first mixed doubles title with Astrup.In 2012, Kjærsfeldt won her first title of the year at the Banuinvest International in the women's doubles with Sandra-Maria Jensen. In May, Kjærsfeldt finished runner-up at the Denmark International in the mixed doubles with Kim Astrup. She then won her first women's singles title at the Irish Open. After won the title in Ireland, she then entered the top 100 BWF world ranking.
Kjærsfeldt opened the 2013 season by winning the Estonian International. In March, she clinched the girls' singles silver medal at the European Junior Championships, after being defeated by Bulgarian Stefani Stoeva in the final. In 2014, Kjærsfeldt won the Finnish Open, and also runners-up in the Swedish Masters and Irish Open.
Kjærsfeldt competed at the 2015 Baku European Games and won the gold medal in the women's singles. She then won a Grand Prix title at the Scottish Open beating home favorite Kirsty Gilmour in the final in three games. In 2016, she was defeated by Carolina Marín in the semi-finals of the European Championships, settled for the bronze medal. Kjærsfeldt made her debut at the Olympics in Rio 2016, but her pace was stopped in the group stage. In December, she won her second Irish Open title.
Achievements
European Games
Women's singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan |  European ChampionshipsWomen's singles
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silver2
gold1
silver2
gold1