Pernille Dupont

Pernille Dupont (born 6 October 1967) is a retired female badminton player from Denmark. She is formerly played for Gentofte BK and representing Denmark in the international tournament.^[1]

Pernille Dupont
Personal information
Full name	Pernille Dupont Jensen
Country	Denmark
Born	(1967-10-06) 6 October 1967 (age 57) Gentofte, Denmark
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Handedness	Right
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 1991 Copenhagen Mixed doubles World Cup 1991 Macau Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team European Championships 1992 Glasgow Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

She won the silver medal at the 1991 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Thomas Lund.^[2] She competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Grete Mogensen.^[3] Pernille won several major honours in mixed doubles categories mostly with Thomas Lund including All England Open (1992),^[4] a European Championship Gold medal in 1992^[5] and also a 3 times winner of World Badminton Grand Prix Finals successively from 1990 until 1992.^[6]

Post-Career

Her magnificent performance during those active years awarded her with Badminton Denmark's badge of merit from Badminton Denmark.^[7] After retiring, she worked in both Copenhagen and New York and graduated with Master of Business Administration degrees from Columbia University which landed her a job as a private banker in Goldman Sachs private wealth management^[8] She since has left the job to set up her own business in India.^[9]

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Thomas Lund	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	5–15, 17–15, 9–15	Silver

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Macau Forum, Macau	Thomas Lund	Rudy Gunawan Rosiana Tendean	10–15, 9–15	Silver

European Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen	15–4, 9–15, 15–12	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (22 titles, 8 runners-up)

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

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Dutch Open	Grete Mogensen	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	15–11, 15–9	Winner
1990	German Open	Grete Mogensen	Dorte Kjaer Lotte Olsen	9–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1992	Canada Open	Lotte Olsen	Denyse Julien Joanne Muggeridge	15–7, 15–7	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Denmark Open	Thomas Lund	Mark Christiansen Maria Bengtsson	12–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1989	Malaysia Open	Thomas Lund	Park Joo-bong Chung So-young	7–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1989	World Grand Prix Finals	Thomas Lund	Eddy Hartono Verawaty Fadjrin	15–12, 7–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1990	Chinese Taipei Open	Thomas Lund	Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson	15–4, 4–15, 15–10	Winner
1990	Japan Open	Thomas Lund	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	10–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1990	Finnish Open	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen	18–14, 13–15, 15–10	Winner
1990	Denmark Open	Thomas Lund	Henrik Svarrer Marlene Thomsen	15–4, 15–10	Winner
1990	World Grand Prix Finals	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen	12–15, 15–9, 15–8	Winner
1991	Chinese Taipei Open	Thomas Lund	Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson	15–9, 10–15, 18–17	Winner
1991	Swedish Open	Thomas Lund	Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson	15–7, 15–8	Winner
1991	Scottish Open	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen	15–2, 9–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1991	All England Open	Thomas Lund	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	10–15, 15–10, 4–15	Runner-up
1991	Malaysia Open	Thomas Lund	Lee Sang-bok Chung So-young	11–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1991	Indonesia Open	Thomas Lund	Aryono Miranat Eliza Nathanael	15–8, 15–12	Winner
1991	Singapore Open	Thomas Lund	Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson	15–8, 15–12	Winner
1991	German Open	Thomas Lund	Jan Paulsen Gillian Gowers	15–12, 17–14	Winner
1991	Denmark Open	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen	15–7, 6–15, 15–7	Winner
1991	World Grand Prix Finals	Thomas Lund	Shon Jin-Hwan Gil Young-ah	11–15, 15–7, 15–9	Winner
1992	Japan Open	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen	15–5, 15–11	Winner
1992	Korea Open	Thomas Lund	Lee Sang-bok Shim Eun-jung	15–11, 15–9	Winner
1992	All England Open	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen	15–10, 15–1	Winner
1992	Malaysia Open	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Lotte Olsen	15–8, 15–12	Winner
1992	Canada Open	Thomas Lund	Chan Siu Kwong Chung Hoi Yuk	15–7, 15–4	Winner
1992	U.S. Open	Thomas Lund	Jan-Eric Antonsson Lotte Olsen	15–5, 15–10	Winner
1992	German Open	Thomas Lund	Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson	15–9, 15–12	Winner
1992	Denmark Open	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Anne-Mette van Dijk	15–10, 15–9	Winner
1992	World Grand Prix Finals	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen	15–5, 15–2	Winner

IBF International (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Portugal International	Lotte Olsen	7–11, 11–1, 11–6	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Portugal International	Lotte Olsen	Lillian Johannsson Anneli Johannsson	15–2, 15–7	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Portugal International	A. Choudhury	José Nascimento Lotte Olsen	7–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1990	Nordic Championships	Thomas Lund	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen	15–8, 15–12	Winner