Petra Overzier
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| Born | 8 March 1982 Cologne, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Petra Overzier (born 8 March 1982) is a German badminton player.[1] She is the first player originally from Germany to medal at the World Championships in the women's singles category in 2006. Her younger sister Birgit Overzier is also a professional badminton player.[2]
World Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain |  Zhang Ning |
19–21, 11–21 |  Bronze |
European Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland |  Victoria Kosheleva |
5–11, 11–4, 11–2 |  Gold |
| 2001 | Sports Hall, Spała, Poland |  Kamila Augustyn |
11–4, 5–11, 2–11 | Bronze |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland |  Anne Hönscheid |
 Karina Sørensen Helle Nielsen |
15–2, 8–15, 15–9 | Gold |
IBF/BWF International
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Canadian International |  Julia Mann |
3–11, 11–5, 13–10 |  Winner |
| 2003 | Spanish International | Xu Huaiwen |
4–11, 5–11 |  Runner-up |
| 2004 | Norwegian International |  Yuan Wemyss |
11–1, 11–6 | Winner |
| 2004 | Bitburger Open | Xu Huaiwen |
4–11, 2–11 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Dutch International |  Sara Persson |
11–8, 11–6 | Winner |
| 2005 | Australian International |  Huang Chia-chi |
11–4, 11–4 | Winner |
| 2005 | Norwegian International | Juliane Schenk |
6–11, 11–13 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Norwegian International | Juliane Schenk |
6–11, 11–13 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Dutch International | Juliane Schenk |
18–21, 21–19, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2006 | Finnish International | Sara Persson |
24–22, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2006 | Spanish International |  Judith Meulendijks |
21–18, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2006 | Belgian International | Ella Karachkova |
21–16, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2006 | Swedish International | Tine Rasmussen |
18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | Czech International | Kathrin Piotrowski |
Britta Andersen Lene Mørk |
14–17, 8–15 | Runner-up |
