Helle Sofie Sagøy

Helle Sofie Sagøy (born 19 January 1998) is a Norwegian para badminton player who competes in international level events. She was born without her right lower leg and has used a prosthetic all her life.[1][2]

Helle Sofie Sagøy
Personal information
Country Norway
Born (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998
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 17 March 2022)
Current ranking2 (WS) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Para badminton
Representing  Norway
World Championships
2013 DortmundWomen's doubles
2015 Stoke MandevilleWomen's singles
2015 Stoke MandevilleWomen's doubles
2022 TokyoWomen's singles
2013 DortmundWomen's singles
2019 Basel Women's singles
2024 Pattaya Women's singles
European Championships
2014 MurciaWomen's singles
2014 MurciaMixed doubles
2018 RodezWomen's singles
2018 RodezWomen's doubles
2018 RodezMixed doubles
European Para Championships
2023 RotterdamWomen's singles
2023 RotterdamMixed doubles

She was awarded the BWF Para-Badminton Player of the Year in 2015 after winning two gold medal at the 2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Stoke Mandeville.[3]

Sagøy competed for Norway at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013[lower-alpha 1] Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany		 Katrin Seibert Paramee Panyachaem
Julie Thrane		 21–13, 21–12 Gold
Nipada Saensupa
Chanida Srinavakul		 21–12, 21–16
Parul Parmar
Wandee Kantam		 21–17, 21–13
2015[lower-alpha 2] Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England		 Katrin Seibert Véronique Braud
Faustine Noël		 21–11, 21–11 Gold
Siri Chandanna Chillari
Manasi Girishchandra Joshi		 21–4, 21–4
Wandee Kantam
Mamiko Toyoda		 27–25, 21–13
Parul Parmar
Julie Thrane		 21–13, 21–16

European Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014[lower-alpha 3] High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain Zehra Bağlar 21–11, 21–8 Gold
Thiéfaine Auvert 21–6, 21–6
Julie Thrane 21–17, 21–13
2018[lower-alpha 4] Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Emma Louise Stoner 21–9, 21–1 Gold
Véronique Braud 21–11, 21–17
Katrin Seibert 21–12, 21–17
Faustine Noël 21–13, 22–20

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018[lower-alpha 5] Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France		 Katrin Seibert Véronique Braud
Emma Louise Stoner		 21–4, 21–8 Gold
Catherine Naudin
Ivanna Redka		 21–9, 21–3
Zehra Bağlar
Katarzyna Ziębik		 21–17, 21–6
Coraline Bergeron
Cathrine Rosengren		 21–11, 21–18

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014[lower-alpha 6] High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain		 Bobby Griffin Muammer Çankaya
Zehra Bağlar		 21–15, 21–11 Gold
Pascal Baron
Thiéfaine Auvert		 21–2, 21–4
Daniel Bethell
Julie Thrane		 21–16, 23–21
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France		 Jan-Niklas Pott Lucas Mazur
Faustine Noël		 14–21, 11–21 Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[5][6]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Milena Surreau 21–9, 21–11 Winner
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Haruka Fujino 14–21, 21–11, 21–15 Winner
2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Haruka Fujino Walkover Winner
Faustine Noël 21–17, 21–12

International Tournaments (11 titles, 9 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Turkish Para Badminton International Zehra Bağlar 21–17, 21–12 Winner
2016[lower-alpha 7] Irish Para Badminton International Katrin Seibert 21–13, 23–25, 14–21 Runner-up
Véronique Braud 21–16, 21–7
Faustine Noël 21–18, 21–17
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International Faustine Noël 21–16, 21–17 Winner
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Katrin Seibert 21–10, 14–21, 21–16 Winner
2018 Irish Para Badminton International Leani Ratri Oktila 8–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Mary Margaret Wilson 21–17, 21–8 Winner
2019 Irish Para Badminton International Leani Ratri Oktila 21–14, 12–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2019[lower-alpha 8] Denmark Para Badminton International Chanida Srinavakul 21–19, 21–18 Winner
Mary Margaret Wilson 21–9, 21–10
Katrin Seibert 15–21, 21–12, 21–16
Haruka Fujino 21–11, 13–21, 23–21
2020 Peru Para Badminton International Haruka Fujino 20–22, 21–16, 14–21 Runner-up
2021[lower-alpha 9] Dubai Para Badminton International Salama Al Khateri 21–2, 21–0 Runner-up
Faustine Noël 21–14, 19–21, 21–16
Leani Ratri Oktila 11–21, 17–21
Sophie van den Broek 21–6, 21–6
2021 Spanish Para Badminton International Haruka Fujino 21–8, 21–7 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Irish Para Badminton International Katrin Seibert Mamiko Toyoda
Asami Yamada		 21–19, 21–9 Winner
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International Katrin Seibert Véronique Braud
Faustine Noël		 21–18, 21–16 Winner
2017 Japan Para Badminton International Katrin Seibert Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
Yang Qiuxia		 21–23, 15–21 Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Katrin Seibert Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
Mamiko Toyoda		 21–19, 21–12 Winner
2018[lower-alpha 10] Irish Para Badminton International Katrin Seibert Caitlin Dransfield
Celine Aurelie Vinot		 21–9, 21–10 Runner-up
Véronique Braud
Mary Margaret Wilson		 21–6, 21–15
Ekaterina Oginskaya
Vita Vimba		 21–7, 21–2
Leani Ratri Oktila
Khalimatus Sadiyah		 16–21, 9–21

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Turkish Para Badminton International Bobby Griffin Lucas Mazur
Faustine Noël		 8–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2016 Irish Para Badminton International Jan-Niklas Pott Lucas Mazur
Faustine Noël		 17–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International Jan-Niklas Pott Marcel Adam
Katrin Seibert		 21–17, 16–21, 21–19 Winner
2018[lower-alpha 11] Denmark Para Badminton International Jan-Niklas Pott Colin Leslie
Cathrine Rosengren		 26–24, 21–11 Winner
Oleksandr Chyrkov
Ivanna Redka		 21–8, 21–7
Rogerio Junior Xavier
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. "Badminton: SAGOEY Helle Sofie". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021.
  5. "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  6. "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.

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