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Christine Magnusson

Birth name
Christine Kajumba Magnusson
Birthplace
Toro Kingdom, Uganda
Date of birth
November 21, 1964
Date of death
Ethnicity
* father – Swedish * mother – Batooro Ugandan
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Birth Name: Christine Kajumba Magnusson

Place of Birth: Toro Kingdom, Uganda

Date of Birth: November 21, 1964

Ethnicity: * father – Swedish * mother – Batooro Ugandan

Christine Magnusson is a Swedish badminton player. She won events in the Swedish National, open European, and other international tournaments.

She was born in Uganda, to a Swedish father and a Ugandan mother. The family left Uganda during the rule of Idi Amin, and moved to Sweden in 1975, after also living in Kenya for a while; where she first came in contact with badminton. Christine is married to Danish badminton player Max Gandrup, with whom she has two children.