Marlene Thomsen

Marlene Thomsen (born 5 May 1971) is a former badminton player from Denmark.

Marlene Thomsen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1971-05-05) 5 May 1971 (age 54) Vejle, Syddanmark, Denmark
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Handedness	Left
Women and Mixed Doubles
Highest ranking	1 (XD with Thomas Lund)[1] (23 January 1995)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 1995 Lausanne Mixed doubles 1997 Glasgow Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 1993 Birmingham Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team Uber Cup 1996 Hong Kong Women's team 1998 Hong Kong Women's team European Championships 1996 Herning Women's doubles 1998 Sofia Women's doubles 1992 Glasgow Women's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1996 Herning Mixed team 1998 Sofia Mixed team 1992 Glasgow Mixed team European Junior Championships 1989 Manchester Girls' doubles 1989 Manchester Mixed doubles 1987 Warsaw Mixed team 1989 Manchester Mixed team 1987 Warsaw Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Career

Thomsen is a world-class level player in badminton especially in mixed doubles during the 90's decade.^[1] Thomsen managed to win the 1995 World Badminton Championships with her pair, Thomas Lund and grabbed another silver in 1997 World Badminton Championships with another pair, Jens Eriksen in that category.^[2][3] Thomsen is also a 3 times Denmark Open winners^[4] and won the illustrious All England Open in 1995.^[5] When she lost in Denmark Open quarterfinal mixed doubles against Simon Archer and Joanne Goode from England, She immediately retired from the sport due to broken bones in her foot.^[6][7]

1992 Summer Olympics

Thomsen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen. In the first round, they defeated Denyse Julien and Doris Piche of Canada 15-7, 15-7. In the second round, the eventual silver medalist, Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua of China, beat them 15-3, 15-12.

1996 Summer Olympics

She also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen. In the first round, they defeated Linda French and Erika von Heiland of the United States and in the second round Chung Jae-hee and Park Soo-yun of Korea. In quarterfinals they lost against Qin Yiyuan and Tang Yongshu of China 15-8, 15-3.

Personal life

Thomsen is married to her number 1 mixed doubles partner, the hall of famer Thomas Lund himself who works as the Secretary General of BWF.^[8]

Major achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Thomas Lund	Jens Eriksen Helene Kirkegaard	15–6, 15–2	Gold
1997	Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	Jens Eriksen	Liu Yong Ge Fei	5–15, 17–16, 4–15	Silver

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson	15–8, 11–15, 6–15	Silver
1996	Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark	Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard	6–15, 15–12, 15–10	Gold
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Rikke Olsen	Majken Vange Ann Jørgensen	15–2, 15–10	Gold

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Hali Mery, Warsaw, Poland	Trine Johansson	Tracy Dineen Julie Munday	13–15, 13–15	Bronze
1989	Armitage Centre, Manchester, England	Trine Johansson	Helene Kirkegaard Camilla Martin	15–5, 13–15, 15–5	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Armitage Centre, Manchester, England	Christian Jakobsen	William Mellersh Joanne Goode	18–14, 15–2	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (24 titles, 25 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983-2006.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Finnish Open	Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	Natalya Ivanova Elena Rybkina	15–7, 15–9	Winner
1993	Finnish Open	Camilla Martin	Marina Andrievskaya Marina Yakusheva	15–1, 15–3	Winner
1993	Swiss Open	Anne-Mette van Dijk	Lotte Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	6–15, 15–3, 4–15	Runner-up
1993	Scottish Open	Anne-Mette van Dijk	Lotte Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	15–11, 10–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1994	German Open	Anne-Mette van Dijk	Zhang Jin Peng Xinyong	11–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1994	Denmark Open	Anne-Mette van Dijk	Christine Magnusson Lim Xiaoqing	12–15, 15–7, 2–15	Runner-up
1995	Swiss Open	Anne-Mette van Dijk	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	15–10, 5–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1995	Denmark Open	Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	15–11, 15–11	Winner
1996	Swiss Open	Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	15–10, 15–10	Winner
1996	Malaysia Open	Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	Liu Lu Qian Hong	10–15, 17–15, 17–15	Winner
1996	Hong Kong Open	Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban	15–9, 15–12	Winner
1996	Thailand Open	Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban	9–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1997	German Open	Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	15–4, 5–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1998	Swiss Open	Rikke Olsen	Ge Fei Gu Jun	7–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1998	Malaysia Open	Rikke Olsen	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	15–8, 15–4	Winner
1998	Brunei Open	Rikke Olsen	Huang Nanyan Yang Wei	11–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1998	Indonesia Open	Rikke Olsen	Eliza Nathanael Deyana Lomban	15–7, 15–17, 7–15	Runner-up
1998	World Grand Prix Finals	Rikke Olsen	Ge Fei Gu Jun	Walkover	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Denmark Open	Henrik Svarrer	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	4–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1990	Dutch Open	Henrik Svarrer	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Maria Bengtsson	15–13, 15–11	Winner
1992	Chinese Taipei Open	Henrik Svarrer	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Maria Bengtsson	6–15, 15–17	Runner-up
1992	Finnish Open	Max Gandrup	Jan Paulsen Fiona Smith	17–15, 8–15, 15–12	Winner
1993	Japan Open	Christian Jakobsen	Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson	6–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1993	Finnish Open	Christian Jakobsen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1994	Chinese Taipei Open	Peter Axelsson	Michael Sogaard Gillian Gowers	14–18, 10–15	Runner-up
1994	Korea Open	Peter Axelsson	Michael Sogaard Gillian Gowers	12–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1994	Swiss Open	Peter Axelsson	Jon Holst-Christensen Catrine Bengtsson	18–13, 15–9	Winner
1994	Singapore Open	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Rikke Olsen	15–4, 15–4	Winner
1994	German Open	Thomas Lund	Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo	14–18, 15–7, 15–8	Winner
1994	Denmark Open	Thomas Lund	Simon Archer Julie Bradbury	15–8, 15–3	Winner
1994	Hong Kong Open	Thomas Lund	Ha Tae-kwon Shim Eun-jung	17–14, 15–12	Winner
1994	China Open	Thomas Lund	Michael Sogaard Gillian Gowers	15–3, 15–8	Winner
1994	World Grand Prix Finals	Thomas Lund	Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo	15–4, 15–9	Winner
1995	Korea Open	Thomas Lund	Liu Jianjun Ge Fei	15–4, 18–15	Winner
1995	Japan Open	Thomas Lund	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	15–4, 14–17, 15–10	Winner
1995	Swiss Open	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Rikke Olsen	15–11, 18–14	Winner
1995	All England Open	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Rikke Olsen	15–7, 15–7	Winner
1995	Russian Open	Jens Eriksen	Chris Hunt Gillian Gowers	15–3, 18–16	Winner
1996	Hong Kong Open	Jens Eriksen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	8–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1997	Japan Open	Jens Eriksen	Liu Yong Ge Fei	8–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1997	Korea Open	Jens Eriksen	Liu Yong Ge Fei	13–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1997	Malaysia Open	Jens Eriksen	Liu Yong Ge Fei	12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1997	German Open	Jens Eriksen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–11, 12–15, 15–6	Winner
1997	Denmark Open	Jens Eriksen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–6, 18–14	Winner
1997	Thailand Open	Jens Eriksen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	5–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1998	Japan Open	Jens Eriksen	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	12–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1998	Swiss Open	Jens Eriksen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	18–13, 8–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1998	Brunei Open	Jens Eriksen	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	15–13, 15–6	Winner
1999	German Open	Janek Roos	Lars Paaske Jane F. Bramsen	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up

IBF International (8 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Czech International	Trine Johansson	Helene Kirkegaard Camilla Martin	17–14, 15–8	Winner
1992	Amor Tournament	Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben	10–15, 15–13, 15–3	Winner
1992	Nordic Championships	Lotte Olsen	Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson	6–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1993	Hamburg Cup	Anne-Mette van Dijk	Joanne Davies Joanne Goode	15–11, 15–7	Winner
1994	Hamburg Cup	Anne-Mette van Dijk	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	15–11, 15–12	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Polish Open	Christian Jakobsen	Jerzy Dolhan Bozena Haracz	15–5, 10–15, 18–16	Winner
1990	Czech International	Christian Jakobsen	Peter Christensen Trine Johansson	17–14, 15–4	Winner
1992	Amor Tournament	Jens Eriksen	Ron Michels Sonja Mellink	9–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1993	Hamburg Cup	Christian Jakobsen	Jens Eriksen Anne-Mette van Dijk	10–15, 15–13, 15–11	Winner
1994	Hamburg Cup	Thomas Lund	Christian Jakobsen Lotte Olsen	15–8, 15–6	Winner