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
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and
2000 Summer Olympics
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. In the national event, Neumann who played for the FC Langenfeld had won eight titles at the
National Championships
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. Neumann was the bronze medallists at the 1996
European Championships
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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''
References
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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