Monika Cassens

Monika Cassens
Personal information
Birth nameMonika Thiere
CountryEast Germany
Germany
Born (1953-02-28) 28 February 1953 (age 71)
Prestewitz, Bezirk Cottbus, East Germany
HandednessLeft
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  East Germany
Helvetia Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Leningrad Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Gottwaldov Girls' singles
BWF profile

Monika Cassens (née Thiere, born 28 February 1953) is a German former badminton player.

She started her career in Tröbitz. For this club she won 15 national titles. After her marriage to Claus Cassens, she changed to SG Gittersee, a badminton club in Dresden. During her career she won 101 international tournaments. She won 6 Polish Open titles in a row in women's singles and women's doubles, and six titles in mixed doubles. In 1990 she won the Malta International.

References

  • René Born: 1957–1997. 40 Jahre Badminton in Tröbitz – Die Geschichte des BV Tröbitz e.V., self-published (1997), 84 pages. (Online version)
  • René Born: Badminton in Tröbitz (Teil 1 – Die Anfänge, die Medaillengewinner, die Statistik), self-published (2007), 455 pages
  • European results


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