Karen Neumann (born 15 September 1971; née Stechmann) is a German

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player. She competed at the

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

and

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

. In the national event, Neumann who played for the FC Langenfeld had won eight titles at the

National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...

. Neumann was the bronze medallists at the 1996

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in the mixed doubles event, and at the 1989 European Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event.

Achievements

European Championships

''Mixed doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Mixed doubles''

IBF International

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Neumann, Karen 1971 births Living people People from Stade Sportspeople from Lower Saxony German female badminton players Olympic badminton players for Germany Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics 20th-century German sportswomen