Jens Eriksen

For the Danish cyclist, see Jens Juul Eriksen.

Jens Dyrløv Eriksen (born 30 December 1969) is a badminton player from Denmark. He competed in four consecutive Olympic Games from 1996 to 2008, and won a mixed doubles bronze medal in 2004 partnered with Mette Schjoldager. At the World Championships, Eriksen won two silvers in 1995 and 1997, and also two bronze medals in 2001 and 2006.^[1]

Jens Eriksen
Personal information
Birth name	Jens Dyrløv Eriksen
Country	Denmark
Born	(1969-12-30) 30 December 1969 (age 55) Glostrup, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Coach	Steen Pedersen
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (MD) 1 (XD)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 2004 Athens Mixed doubles World Championships 1997 Glasgow Mixed doubles 1995 Lausanne Mixed doubles 2006 Madrid Men's doubles 2001 Seville Mixed doubles World Cup 2005 Yiyang Men's doubles 2005 Yiyang Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 2005 Beijing Mixed team 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team 2001 Seville Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team Thomas Cup 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team 2004 Jakarta Men's team 2002 Guangzhou Men's team 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 1998 Hong Kong Men's team European Championships 2006 Den Bosch Men's doubles 2004 Geneva Men's doubles 2002 Malmö Men's doubles 2002 Malmö Mixed doubles 2000 Glasgow Men's doubles 2008 Herning Men's doubles 2006 Den Bosch Mixed doubles 2000 Glasgow Mixed doubles 2004 Geneva Mixed doubles 1994 Den Bosch Men's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2008 Herning Mixed team 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team 2004 Geneva Mixed team 2002 Malmö Mixed team 2000 Glasgow Mixed team 1998 Sofia Mixed team 1996 Herning Mixed team 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team European Men's Team Championships 2008 Almere Men's team 2006 Thessalonica Men's team
BWF profile

Career

2004 Olympics

He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles.

In men's doubles, Eriksen and his partner Martin Lundgaard Hansen had a bye in the first round and defeated Howard Bach and Kevin Han of the United States in the second. In the quarterfinals, Eriksen and Hansen beat Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun of China 3-15, 15-11, 15-8. They lost the semifinal to Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung of Korea 9-15, 15-5, 15-3 and the bronze medal match against Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 15-13, 15-7 to finish fourth place.

He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Mette Schjoldager. They defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov and Victoria Wright of France in the first round and Kim Yong-hyun and Lee Hyo-jung of Korea in the second. In the quarterfinals, Eriksen and Schjoldager beat Nova Widianto and Vita Marissa of Indonesia 15-12, 15-8 to advance to the semifinals. There, they lost to Zhang Jun and Gao Ling of China 15-9, 15-5. In the bronze medal match, they defeated fellow Danish pair Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen 15-5, 15-5 to win the bronze medal.

He missed the chance to be the first Danish sportsman in 20 years (since Henning Lynge Jakobsen at the 1984 Summer Olympics) to win two medals in the same Olympic Games.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Mette Schjoldager	Jonas Rasmussen Rikke Olsen	15–5, 15–5	Bronze

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	21–23, 16–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Helene Kirkegaard	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen	2–15, 6–15	Silver
1997	Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	Marlene Thomsen	Liu Yong Ge Fei	5–15, 17–16, 4–15	Silver
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Mette Schjoldager	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	2–15, 12–15	Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	14–21, 12–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Mette Schjoldager	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	15–21, 18–21	Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Christian Jakobsen	Simon Archer Chris Hunt	12–15, 7–15, 12–15	Bronze
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Jesper Larsen	Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–7, 15–6	Gold
2002	Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson	7–4, 1–7, 7–3, 2–7, 7–3	Gold
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson	15–3, 15–9	Gold
2006	Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	21–15, 21–17	Gold
2008	Messecenter, Herning, Denmark	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	19–21, 16–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Mette Schjoldager	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	7–15, 12–15	Silver
2002	Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden	Mette Schjoldager	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	7–5, 7–3, 7–1	Gold
2004	Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland	Mette Schjoldager	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	16–17, 14–17	Bronze
2006	Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Mette Schjoldager	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	20–22, 15–21	Silver

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[2] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.^[3] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Swiss Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	21–17, 16–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2007	Denmark Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	21–14, 14–21, 12–21	Runner-up

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Chinese Taipei Open	Christian Jakobsen	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto	1–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1994	Scottish Open	Christian Jakobsen	Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	14–17, 15–13, 6–15	Runner-up
1997	German Open	Jesper Larsen	Simon Archer Chris Hunt	15–1, 15–8	Winner
1997	Dutch Open	Jesper Larsen	Nick Ponting John Quinn	7–15, 15–8, 15–6	Winner
1997	Denmark Open	Jesper Larsen	Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Søgaard	17–14, 8–15, 13–18	Runner-up
1998	Hong Kong Open	Jesper Larsen	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	10–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1999	Korea Open	Jesper Larsen	Eng Hian Flandy Limpele	15–6, 7–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1999	Swiss Open	Jesper Larsen	Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard	15–6, 12–15, 17–16	Winner
2000	Swiss Open	Jesper Larsen	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	12–15, 2–15	Runner-up
2000	Denmark Open	Jesper Larsen	Eng Hian Flandy Limpele	13–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2001	Swiss Open	Jesper Larsen	Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard	7–4, 2–7, 7–1, 1–7, 3–7	Runner-up
2002	Swiss Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	7–5, 5–7, 2–7, 5–7	Runner-up
2002	Dutch Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	8–15, 8–15	Runner-up
2003	Singapore Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	15–9, 15–10	Winner
2004	All England Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	9–15, 15–13, 15–3	Winner
2004	Singapore Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto	2–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2005	Korea Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	7–15, 15–13, 15–13	Winner
2005	German Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	15–6, 3–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2005	Japan Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	15–10, 15–3	Winner
2005	Hong Kong Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	13–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2005	China Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	16–17, 15–11, 13–15	Runner-up
2006	All England Open	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	15–6, 14–17, 15–2	Winner
2006	China Masters	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	21–17, 21–17	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Canadian Open	Rikke Olsen	Jürgen Koch Irina Serova	7–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1994	U.S. Open	Rikke Olsen	Zheng Yushen Xu Huaiwen	15–3, 15–4	Winner
1995	Chinese Taipei Open	Rikke Olsen	Kim Dong-moon Kim Shin-young	15–10, 15–5	Winner
1995	Russian Open	Marlene Thomsen	Chris Hunt Gillian Gowers	15–3, 18–16	Winner
1996	German Open	Anne Mette Bille	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	1–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1996	Hong Kong Open	Marlene Thomsen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1997	Japan Open	Marlene Thomsen	Liu Yong Ge Fei	8–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1997	Korea Open	Marlene Thomsen	Liu Yong Ge Fei	13–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1997	Malaysia Open	Marlene Thomsen	Liu Yong Ge Fei	12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1997	German Open	Marlene Thomsen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–11, 12–15, 15–6	Winner
1997	Denmark Open	Marlene Thomsen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–6, 18–14	Winner
1997	Thailand Open	Marlene Thomsen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	5–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1998	Japan Open	Marlene Thomsen	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	12–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1998	Swiss Open	Marlene Thomsen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	18–13, 8–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1998	Brunei Open	Marlene Thomsen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–13, 15–6	Winner
2000	Chinese Taipei Open	Mette Schjoldager	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	5–15, 9–15	Runner-up
2000	Denmark Open	Mette Schjoldager	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	10–15, 15–8, 10–15	Runner-up
2000	World Grand Prix Finals	Mette Schjoldager	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	8–7, 7–4, 7–4	Winner
2001	Swiss Open	Mette Schjoldager	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	7–4, 7–2, 7–5	Winner
2001	Singapore Open	Mette Schjoldager	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	7–2, 4–7, 7–5, 7–5	Winner
2002	All England Open	Mette Schjoldager	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	3–7, 3–7, 0–7	Runner-up
2003	Swiss Open	Mette Schjoldager	Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung	11–7, 9–11, 11–5	Winner
2003	Japan Open	Mette Schjoldager	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	11–9, 8–11, 9–11	Runner-up
2004	China Open	Mette Schjoldager	Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting	15–13, 13–15, 15–8	Winner
2005	Korea Open	Mette Schjoldager	Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung	14–17, 9–15	Runner-up
2005	Japan Open	Mette Schjoldager	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	13–15, 17–14, 7–15	Runner-up
2006	Korea Open	Mette Schjoldager	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	21–23, 18–21	Runner-up

IBF International

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Amor International	Marlene Thomsen	Ron Michels Sonja Mellink	9–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1993	Hamburg Cup	Anne Mette Bille	Christian Jakobsen Marlene Thomsen	15–10, 13–15, 11–15	Runner-up