Broddi Kristjansson (born 8 December 1960) is a retired male

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player from

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. After his retirement, he went onto win a gold medal at the BWF World Senior Championships in 2009.

Career

Kristjansson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in the first round to Teeranun Chiangta, of Thailand, 15–2, 15–12. He won more than 40 titles at the

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Achievements

World Senior Championships

IBF International

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

European results
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Broddi Kristjansson Broddi Kristjansson Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1960 births Living people 20th-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-badminton-bio-stub