Tonny Holst-Christensen
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| Born | Tonny Petersen 25 January 1936 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 August 2024 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
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Tonny Holst-Christensen (nee Petersen) was a Danish badminton player. In 1962, the Badminton Association of Denmark decided not to enter Tonny in the All England Championships and she had to pay for the trip to England out of her own pocket. She then teamed up with Judy Devlin and remarkably won the title. She also won the Danish National Championship in 1956 and 1960 and was a member of the 1960 Uber Cup team. After retiring, She stayed with badminton mainly as coaches for 30 years. She died on 11 August 2024, at the age of 88.