Career
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Badminton | ||
| Silver | 2000 Sydney | Singles |
She primarily played woman's singles. In that discipline she won the Danish national championships 13 years consecutively, from 1991 to 2003, European champion three times, in 1996, 1998, and 2000, and World champion once in 1999. She won All England in 2002.
The only major tournament that she never won was the Olympic Games. She earned silver in 2000 Summer Olympics after losing to Gong Zhichao of People's Republic of China in the final.
In Camilla Martin's last year as an elite player, she played at the 2004 Olympics, defeating Kanako Yonekura of Japan in the first round but losing to Tracey Hallam of Great Britain in the round of 16.
She helped Denmark win the European team championship in 1996, 1998, 2000,2002 and 2004.
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