Anne Statt

Anne Statt (married Anne Skovgaard) was a badminton player from England, who later represented Denmark.

Career

Statt won the gold medal at the 1978 European Championships in the women's doubles with Nora Perry.

Statt represented England and won double gold in the team event and women's doubles, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Statt married to Steen Skovgaard and later changed her family name and switched nationality to represent Denmark. She won the team event at 1980 European Badminton Championships in team event, winning 2 out of 3 matches in group 1. Skovgaard also managed to win German Open with her husband.

Post retirement and death

Skovgaard became coach and managed most of her time in her local club Gentofte BK in Denmark. On 31 October 2024, Skovgaard died after a brief period fighting her illnesses. The funeral service took place in the Holte Church.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Clare Drake Arena, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Claire Backhouse Template:Flagicon Jane Youngberg	10–15, 15–2, 15–12	Gold Gold

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Jane Webster Template:Flagicon Barbara Sutton	15–7, 15–7	Gold Gold
1980	Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands	Template:Flagicon Dorte Kjær	Template:Flagicon Jane Webster Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	4–15, 6–15	Bronze Bronze
1982	Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany	Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks	6–15, 2–15	Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany	Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard	Template:Flagicon Martin Dew Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks	12–15, 8–15	Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1973	Meadowbank, Edinburgh, Scotland	Template:Flagicon Kathleen Whiting	Template:Flagicon Mette Myhre Template:Flagicon Susanne Berg	15–10, 7–15, 18–14	Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (2 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard	Template:Flagicon Martin Dew Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks	10–15, 16–17	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1983	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard	Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	16–18, 15–11, 6–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

International tournaments (10 titles, 5 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon		Template:Gold1 Winner
1976	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Paula Kilvington	8–11, 9–11	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Kathleen Whiting	Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon		Template:Gold1 Winner
1973	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Kathleen Whiting	Template:Flagicon Barbara Beckett Template:Flagicon Sue Alfieri	6–15, 15–11, 7–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1974	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Margo Winter	Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon		Template:Gold1 Winner
1976	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Jane Webster	Template:Flagicon Barbara Giles Template:Flagicon Kathleen Whiting	15–5, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
1977	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Karen Bridge	Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon		Template:Gold1 Winner
1978	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gilks Template:Flagicon Paula Kilvington	15–9, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1978	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Marjan Ridder Template:Flagicon Joke van Beusekom	15–5, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
1978	Scottish Open	Template:Flagicon Paula Kilvington	Template:Flagicon Jane Webster Template:Flagicon Sue Whittaker	15–17, 15–5, 9–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1978	German Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Barbara Sutton Template:Flagicon Jane Webster	17–15, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1979	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Atsuko Tokuda Template:Flagicon Mikiko Takada	11–15, 9–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1979	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen Template:Flagicon Joke van Beusekom	10–15, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1973	Welsh International	Template:Flagicon Michael Wilks	Template:Flagicon Alan Connor Template:Flagicon Kathleen Whiting	15–10, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
1980	German Open	Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard	Template:Flagicon Billy Gilliland Template:Flagicon Christine Heatly	15–6, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner

External links

• European results
• Statistics at badmintonengland.co.uk
• Statistics at badminton.dk