Nicole Grether (born 17 October 1974) is a badminton player from Germany. She competed at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Summer Olympics. Career Grether competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Juliane Schenk. They defeated Michelle Edwards and Chantal Botts of South Africa in the first round but were defeated by Ann-Lou Jørgensen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark in the round of 16. As of 2011, she now represents Canada with her partner Charmaine Reid. However, due to Grether still holding a German passport, the duo has been unable to compete as a Canadian team in a number of events. This issue has prevented the pair from qualifying to the 2012 Summer Olympics. Achievements European Championships Women's doubles European Junior Championships Girls' doubles BWF International Challenge/Series Women's singles Women's doubles BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament References External links Pictures of Nicole at Badmintonfotos.de Living people 1974 births Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) German female badminton players Canadian female badminton players Olympic badminton players of Germany Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics People from Lörrach (district)