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Helle Sofie Sagøy

Helle Sofie Sagøy
Personal information
Country Norway
Born (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 26)
Klæbu, Trøndelag, Norway
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
CoachSonja Wåland
Women's singles SL4
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking1 (WS 19 July 2022)
2 (WD with Katrin Seibert 1 January 2019)
8 (XD with Rickard Nilsson 15 March 2022)
Current ranking1 (WS) (24 September 2024)
Medal record
Para badminton
Representing  Norway
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Women's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dortmund Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dortmund Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Women's singles
European Para Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rotterdam Mixed doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Murcia Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Murcia Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rodez Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rodez Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Rodez Mixed doubles

Helle Sofie Sagøy (born 19 January 1998) is a Norwegian para-badminton player. She is a Paralympic bronze medallist, four-time world champion and five-time European champion, with one European Para Championships title and four European Championships titles. Sagøy was born without her right lower leg and has used a prosthetic all her life.[1][2] She was awarded the BWF Para-Badminton Player of the Year in 2015 after winning two gold medals at the 2015 World Championships.[3]

Sagøy made her Paralympic debut at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, where she placed fourth in the women's singles event.[4][5][6] She won the bronze medal in the women's single event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where she became the first Norwegian to medal in para-badminton at the Paralympic Games.[7][8]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Indonesia Khalimatus Sadiyah 21–10, 21–14 Bronze

World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany India Parul Parmar 19–21, 6–21 Silver Silver
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England France Faustine Noël 21–18, 21–17 Gold Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila 7–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Japan Haruka Fujino 21–9, 19–21, 21–10 Gold Gold
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand China Cheng Hefang 13–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013[a] Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		Germany Katrin Seibert Thailand Paramee Panyachaem
Denmark Julie Thrane 		21–13, 21–12 Gold Gold
Thailand Nipada Saensupa
Thailand Chanida Srinavakul 		21–12, 21–16
India Parul Parmar
Thailand Wandee Kantam 		21–17, 21–13
2015[a] Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England 		Germany Katrin Seibert France Véronique Braud
France Faustine Noël 		21–11, 21–11 Gold Gold
India Siri Chandanna Chillari
India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 		21–4, 21–4
Thailand Wandee Kantam
Japan Mamiko Toyoda 		27–25, 21–13
India Parul Parmar
Denmark Julie Thrane 		21–13, 21–16

European Para Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands France Faustine Noël 21–6, 21–6 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy,
Rotterdam, Netherlands 		Sweden Rickard Nilsson France Lucas Mazur
France Faustine Noël 		14–21, 14–21 Silver Silver

European Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014[a] High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain Turkey Zehra Bağlar 21–11, 21–8 Gold Gold
France Thiéfaine Auvert 21–6, 21–6
Denmark Julie Thrane 21–17, 21–13
2018[a] Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France England Emma Louise Stoner 21–9, 21–1 Gold Gold
France Véronique Braud 21–11, 21–17
Germany Katrin Seibert 21–12, 21–17
France Faustine Noël 21–13, 22–20

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018[a] Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France 		Germany Katrin Seibert France Véronique Braud
England Emma Louise Stoner 		21–4, 21–8 Gold Gold
France Catherine Naudin
Ukraine Ivanna Redka 		21–9, 21–3
Turkey Zehra Bağlar
Poland Katarzyna Ziębik 		21–17, 21–6
France Coraline Bergeron
Denmark Cathrine Rosengren 		21–11, 21–18

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014[a] High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain 		England Bobby Griffin Turkey Muammer Çankaya
Turkey Zehra Bağlar 		21–15, 21–11 Gold Gold
France Pascal Baron
France Thiéfaine Auvert 		21–2, 21–4
England Daniel Bethell
Denmark Julie Thrane 		21–16, 23–21
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France 		Germany Jan-Niklas Pott France Lucas Mazur
France Faustine Noël 		14–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (7 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[9][10]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 France Milena Surreau 21–9, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Japan Haruka Fujino 14–21, 21–11, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022[a] 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Japan Haruka Fujino Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
France Faustine Noël 21–17, 21–12
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Japan Haruka Fujino 21–12, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Japan Haruka Fujino 21–16, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Japan Haruka Fujino 21–17, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Japan Haruka Fujino 15–21, 21–15, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila 18–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

International Tournaments (11 titles, 9 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Turkish Para Badminton International Turkey Zehra Bağlar 21–17, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016[a] Irish Para Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert 21–13, 23–25, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
France Véronique Braud 21–16, 21–7
France Faustine Noël 21–18, 21–17
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International France Faustine Noël 21–16, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert 21–10, 14–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Irish Para Badminton International Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila 8–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Scotland Mary Margaret Wilson 21–17, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Irish Para Badminton International Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila 21–14, 12–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019[a] Denmark Para Badminton International Thailand Chanida Srinavakul 21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Scotland Mary Margaret Wilson 21–9, 21–10
Germany Katrin Seibert 15–21, 21–12, 21–16
Japan Haruka Fujino 21–11, 13–21, 23–21
2020 Peru Para Badminton International Japan Haruka Fujino 20–22, 21–16, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021[a] Dubai Para Badminton International United Arab Emirates Salama Al Khateri 21–2, 21–0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
France Faustine Noël 21–14, 19–21, 21–16
Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila 11–21, 17–21
Netherlands Sophie van den Broek 21–6, 21–6
2021 Spanish Para Badminton International Japan Haruka Fujino 21–8, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Irish Para Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert Japan Mamiko Toyoda
Japan Asami Yamada 		21–19, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert France Véronique Braud
France Faustine Noël 		21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Japan Para Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
China Yang Qiuxia 		21–23, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
Japan Mamiko Toyoda 		21–19, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018[a] Irish Para Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert Australia Caitlin Dransfield
Australia Celine Aurelie Vinot 		21–9, 21–10 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
France Véronique Braud
Scotland Mary Margaret Wilson 		21–6, 21–15
Russia Ekaterina Oginskaya
Russia Vita Vimba 		21–7, 21–2
Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila
Indonesia Khalimatus Sadiyah 		16–21, 9–21

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Turkish Para Badminton International England Bobby Griffin France Lucas Mazur
France Faustine Noël 		8–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Irish Para Badminton International Germany Jan-Niklas Pott France Lucas Mazur
France Faustine Noël 		17–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International Germany Jan-Niklas Pott Germany Marcel Adam
Germany Katrin Seibert 		21–17, 16–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018[a] Denmark Para Badminton International Germany Jan-Niklas Pott Scotland Colin Leslie
Denmark Cathrine Rosengren 		26–24, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Ukraine Oleksandr Chyrkov
Ukraine Ivanna Redka 		21–8, 21–7
Brazil Rogerio Junior Xavier
Scotland Mary Margaret Wilson 		21–18, 21–8

References

  1. ^ "Helle Sofie Sagoy - Team Norway". Team Norway (in Norwegian). 13 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Jeg har alltid villet klare meg like godt som andre". kk.no (in Norwegian). 8 September 2016.
  3. ^ "BWF Awards". Badminton Europe. 13 June 2020.
  4. ^ NTB (2021-09-04). "Sagøy slått ut i semifinalen i Paralympics-badminton". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  5. ^ NTB, (NTB) (2021-09-05). "(+) Sagøy tapte bronsekampen mot Ma i Paralympics-badminton". itromso.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  6. ^ "Badminton: SAGOEY Helle Sofie". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021.
  7. ^ NTB (2024-09-02). "Helle Sofie Sagøy tok bronse i badminton i Paralympics". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  8. ^ NTB (2024-09-02). "(+) Rørt Helle Sofie Sagøy etter badmintonbronsen i Paralympics: – Dette var deilig!". fosna-folket.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  9. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  10. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l This tournament uses a round robin system.
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