Rikke Olsen

Rikke Olsen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1975-04-19) 19 April 1975
Roskilde, Denmark
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking2 (WD)
1 (XD)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
2003 BirminghamWomen's doubles
2003 BirminghamMixed doubles
2001 SevilleMixed doubles
1999 CopenhagenMixed doubles
1997 GlasgowMixed doubles
1995 LausanneWomen's doubles
World Cup
1996 JakartaMixed doubles
1995 JakartaWomen's doubles
Sudirman Cup
1999 CopenhagenMixed team
2003 EindhovenMixed team
2001 SevilleMixed team
1997 GlasgowMixed team
1995 LausanneMixed team
Uber Cup
2000 Kuala LumpurWomen's team
2004 JakartaWomen's team
1998 Hong KongWomen's team
1996 Hong KongWomen's team
European Championships
2000 GlasgowMixed doubles
1998 SofiaWomen's doubles
1998 SofiaMixed doubles
1996 HerningMixed doubles
2004 GenevaWomen's doubles
2004 GenevaMixed doubles
2000 GlasgowWomen's doubles
1996 HerningWomen's doubles
2002 MalmöMixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
2004 GenevaMixed team
2002 MalmöMixed team
2000 GlasgowMixed team
1998 SofiaMixed team
1996 HerningMixed team
World Junior Championships
1992 JakartaMixed doubles
European Junior Championships
1993 SofiaGirls' doubles
1993 SofiaMixed team
1993 SofiaGirls' singles
BWF profile

Rikke Olsen Siegemund (born 19 April 1975) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She won the mixed doubles title at the World Junior Championships in 1992 and the girls' doubles title at the European Junior Championships in 1993.

Born in Søndre Roskilde, Olsen came from the badminton family, and started playing at the age of six. She trained in Kastrup-Magleby BK and played for the team for eight seasons, won fourteen National titles, seven World Championships bronze medals, three times runner-up in All England Open, and reached in to the bronze medal match at the Olympic Games in 1996, 2000 and 2004. During her career, she was ranked as world No. 1 in the mixed doubles and No. 2 in the women's doubles. After retiring from the tournament, she became the national junior coach. She is currently performance manager at Badminton New Zealand.

Her sister Lotte Olsen also played badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is married to German badminton player Björn Siegemund and settled in Solrød Strand. The pair has two kids.