CHRISTINE MAGNUSSON TO PLAY IN ATLANTA July 15, 1996 (D.Shuttlenws) - Christine Magnusson of Sweden has been included in the International Badminton Federation list of players who are competing in the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta later this month. Magnusson replaces Lim Xiaoqing, the Swedish-Chinese women's singles ace who last week pulled out of the Olympics due to a knee injury. The Chinese-Taipei women's doubles team of Chen Li-Chin and Tsai Huey-Min were also added to the roster of 1996 Olympic badminton players. Chen and Tsai replace Jurgen Koch of Austria and Maja Pohar of Slovakia who reportedly did not obtain the approval of their respective National Olympic Committees to participate in Atlanta. The latest list issued by the badminton federation has badminton's Olympic player quota of 192 split evenly between 96 men and 96 women. There are 49 entries for the men's singles event, 48 for the women's singles, 25 for the men's doubles, 27 for the women's doubles and 32 for the mixed doubles. The following are the 1996 Olympic badminton competitors and their events (arranged by country): Surname Given Name Country Events Entered ================ ========== ======= ================= Blackburn Peter AUS MD XD Campbell Lisa AUS LS XD Cator Rhonda AUS LD XD Hardy Amanda AUS LD XD Hocking Murray AUS MS XD Staight Paul AUS MD Stevenson Paul AUS XD Yang Song AUS LS Fuchs Hannes AUT MS Korchouk Mikail BLR MS XD Tcherniavskaia Vlada BLR LS XD Koleva Diana BUL LS LD Nedjalkova Neli BUL LS LD XD Velkov Todor BUL MS XD Dawson Jamie CAN MS MD Deng Sian CAN LD XD Julien Denyse CAN LS LD XD Kaul Anil CAN MS MD XD Piche Doris CAN LS XD Sydie Iain CAN MS MD XD Yung Darryl CAN MD XD Chen Xingdong CHN XD Chen Ying CHN LD Dong Jiong CHN MS Ge Cheng CHN MD Ge Fei CHN LD Gu Jun CHN LD Han Jingna CHN LS Huang Zhanzhong CHN MD Jiang Xin CHN MD Liu Jianjun CHN XD Peng Xingyong CHN LD XD Qin Yiyuan CHN LD Sun Jun CHN MS Sun Man CHN XD Tang Yongshu CHN LD Tao Xiaoqiang CHN MD XD Wang Xiaoyuan CHN XD Yao Yan CHN LS Ye Zhaoying CHN LS Yu Lizhi CHN MS Eriksen Jens DEN MD XD Holst-Christensen Jon DEN MD Hoyer-Larsen Poul-Erik DEN MS Jakobsen Christian DEN MD XD Jorgensen Ann DEN LD Kirkegaard Helene DEN LD XD Lund Thomas DEN MD Martin Camilla DEN LS Olsen Lotte DEN LD XD Olsen Rikke DEN LD XD Sogaard Michael DEN MD XD Sondergaard Anne DEN LS Stuer-Lauridsen Lisbet DEN LD Stuer-Lauridsen Thomas DEN MS Svarrer Henrik DEN MD Thomsen Marlene DEN LD Jantti Pontus FIN MS Liljequist Robert FIN MS Dimbour Sandra FRA LS Thobois Etienne FRA MS Archer Simon GBR MD XD Bradbury Julie GBR LD XD Gibson Anne GBR LS Hall Darren GBR MS MD Hunt Chris GBR MD XD Knowles Peter GBR MS MD Morgan Kelly GBR LS LD Muggeridge Joanne GBR LS LD XD Ponting Nick GBR MD XD Robertson Julian GBR MS MD Wright Joanne G. GBR LD XD Helber Michael GER MS MD Keck Michael GER MD XD Pongratz Oliver GER MS Schmidt Katrin GER LD Stechmann Karen GER XD Ubben Kerstin GER LD Erichsen Kenneth GUA MS Chan Oi Ni HKG XD Chan Siu Kwong HKG MD He Yi Ming (Tim) HKG MD XD Odor Andrea HUN LS Antonius S. INA MD Arbi Heryanto INA MS Audina Mia INA LS Budi Kusuma Allan INA MS Eliza INA LD Finarsih INA LD Flandy Nimpele INA XD Gunawan Rudy INA MD Heryanto Trikus INA XD Kantono Denny INA MD Mainaky Rexy INA MD Riseu Rosalina INA XD Sentoso Yuliani INA LS Subagja Ricky INA MD Suprianto Bambang INA MD Suprianto Joko INA MS Susanti Susi INA LS Tampi Lili INA LD Timur Minarti INA XD Zelin Rosiana INA LD Bhattacharya Deepankar IND MS Lakshmi P.V.V. IND LS Nielsen Elsa ISL LS Machida Fumihiko JPN MS Matsuo Tomomi JPN LD Miyamura Aiko JPN LD Miyamura Akiko JPN LD Mizui Hisako JPN LS Mizui Yasuko JPN LS Sakamoto Masako JPN LD Bang Soo Hyun KOR LS Chung Jae Hee KOR LD Gil Young Ah KOR LD XD Ha Tae Kwon KOR MD Jang Hye Ock KOR LD Kang Kyung Jin KOR MD Kim Dong Moon KOR MD XD Kim Hak Kyun KOR MS Kim Ji Hyun KOR LS Kim Mee Hyang KOR LD Kim Shin Young KOR LD Lee Kwang Jin KOR MS Park Joo Bong KOR XD Park Soo Hyun KOR LD Park Sung Woo KOR MS Ra Kyung Min KOR LS XD Yoo Yung Sung KOR MD Chan Chia Fong MAS LS Cheah Soon Kit MAS MD Ong Ewe Hock MAS MS Sidek Rashid MAS MS Soo Beng Kiang MAS MD Tan Kim Her MAS MD Yap Kim Hock MAS MD Beeharry Stephane MRI MS MD XD Clarisse Eddy MRI MS MD XD De Souza Martine MRI LS LD XD Jean-Pierre Marie-Josephe MRI LS LD XD Coene Eline NED LD Michels Ron NED MS XD van den Heuvel Erica NED LD XD van Dijk Jeroen NED MS van Soerland Joris NED MS Akinsanya Kayode NGR MS XD Olorunsola Obigeli NGR LS XD Jenkins Tammy NZL LD Robertson Rhona NZL LS LD Carulla Schultz Mario PER MS Lim Amparo PHI LS Krasowska Katarzyna POL LS Antropov Andreij RUS MS MD Rybkhina Elena RUS LS LD Uvarov Pavel RUS MS Yakusheva Marina RUS LS LD XD Zuev Nikolaj RUS MD XD Abdullah Zarinah SIN LS Wapp Thomas SUI MS XD Wibowo Santi SUI LS XD Brandon Oscar SUR MS Antonsson Jan-Eric SWE XD Axelsson Peter SWE MD XD Bengtsson Catrine SWE LS XD Bengtsson Maria SWE LD Borg Margit SWE LS LD Crabo Astrid SWE XD Johansson Tomas SWE MS Jonsson Par-Gunnar SWE MD Magnusson Christine SWE LS Olsson Jens SWE MS Jaroensiri Somharuthai THA LS Kitikul Kitipon THA MS Plungwech Pornsawan THA LS Siripool Siripong THA MD Sudhisodhi Khunakorn THA MD Teerawiwatana Pramote THA MD Thongsari Sakrapee THA MD Chang Jeng-Shyong TPE MS Chen Li-Chin TPE LD Huang Chia-Chi TPE LS Jeng Shwu-Zen TPE LS Liu En-Horng TPE MS Tsai Huey-Min TPE LD O'Connor Debra TRI LS Druzchenko Vladislav UKR MS XD Evtoushenko Victoria UKR LD XD Nosdran Elena UKR LS LD French Linda USA LD Han Kevin USA MS von Heiland Erika USA LS LD (Legend - Country:AUS-Australia,AUT-Austria,BLR-Belarus,BUL-Bulgaria, CAN-Canada,CHN-China,DEN-Denmark,FIN-Finland,FRA-France,GBR-Great Britain,GER-Germany,GUA-Guatemala,HKG-Hong Kong,INA-Indonesia,IND- India,ISL-Iceland,JPN-Japan,KOR-Korea,MAS-Malaysia,MRI-Mauritius, NED-Netherlands,NGR-Nigeria,NZL-New Zealand,PER-Peru,PHI-Philippines, POL-Poland,RUS-Russia,SIN-Singapore,SUI-Switzerland,SUR-Surinam,SWE- Sweden,THA-Thailand,TPE-Taipei,TRI-Trinidad,UKR-Ukraine,USA-United States of America. 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