Maria Poulsen is a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 curler. She currently plays lead for the Lene Nielsen

Lene Nielsen

Lene Nielsen is a Danish curler.Nielsen played in her first international events in 2004, as an alternate for the Madeleine Dupont rink. Even though she was an alternate, she played many games. At the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships, the team finished 6th and at the 2004 Ford World Women's...

 rink.

Poulsen was the lead on the Denise Dupont

Denise Dupont

Denise Dupont is a Danish curler. She throws third rocks for the Danish national team, skipped by Angelina Jensen....

 rink that finished 9th place at the 2001 World Junior Curling Championships

World Junior Curling Championships

The World Junior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competition for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1975 and the women's 1988...

. At the 2004 World Junior Curling Championships

2004 World Junior Curling Championships

The 2004 World Junior Curling Championships were held in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada from 2004-03-20 to 2004-03-28. The venue was the Colisée de Trois-Rivières.-Men's:-Playoffs:-Women's:-Playoffs:...

, the rink, now skipped by Madeleine Dupont

Madeleine Dupont

Madeleine Dupont is a Danish curler from Hvidovre. She won the Frances Brodie Award in 2004...

 finished 6th. They then finished 8th at the 2004 Ford World Women's Curling Championship

2004 Ford World Women's Curling Championship

-Draw 2:April 17, 2004 18:30-Draw 3:April 18, 2004 12:00-Draw 4:4/18/2004 20:00-Draw 5:April 19, 2004 14:00-Draw 6:April 20, 2004 08:30-Draw 7:April 20, 2004 19:00-Draw 8:April 21, 2004 14:00...

 and in 8th at the 2004 European Curling Championships

2004 European Curling Championships

The 2004 European Curling Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from December 4 to 11.-Final round robin standings:-Draw 1:December 4th, 14:00-Draw 2:December 5th, 8:00-Draw 3:December 5th, 16:00-Draw 4:...

. They then finished in 5th place at the 2005 World Junior Curling Championships

2005 World Junior Curling Championships

The 2005 World Junior Curling Championships were held March 3-13, 2005 at the Pinerolo Palaghiaccio in Pinerolo, Italy.-Men's:-Playoffs:-Women's:-Playoffs:...

, followed by a 10th place finish at the 2005 World Women's Curling Championship

2005 World Women's Curling Championship

The 2005 World Women's Curling Championship was held from March 19-27, 2005 at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley, Scotland. The tournament was the first since the 1988 event to be held separately from the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship....

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During the 2005-06 season, Poulsen was the alternate for the Dorthe Holm

Dorthe Holm

Dorthe Holm is a Danish curler from Kastrup.Holm skipped the Danish women's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The team were the only athletes Denmark sent to the games, as such Holm carried the flag for Denmark in the opening ceremonies.Holm has had a long curling career, which internationally...

 rink that won a bronze medal at the 2005 European Curling Championships

2005 European Curling Championships

The 2005 European Curling Championships were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany December 9-17.-Final round robin standings:-Tie breaker:December 15th, 20:00-Playoffs:-Semifinals:December 16th, 16:00-Bronze Medal Game:...

 and in 8th place at the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

. That season she also played lead for Nielsen's junior rink, winning a bronze medal at the 2006 World Junior Curling Championships

2006 World Junior Curling Championships

The 2006 World Junior Curling Championships were held March 11–19, 2006 in Jeonju, South Korea.-Men's:-Playoffs:-Women's:-Playoffs:...

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With Nielsen, Poulsen won another bronze at the 2007 European Curling Championships

2007 European Curling Championships

The 2007 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Füssen, Germany December 1-8, 2007. Scotland, skipped by David Murdoch, won the gold medal by beating Norway's Thomas Ulsrud 5-3 in the final. Norway had not lost a single game entering the final....

, followed by a 5th place finish at the 2010 European Curling Championships

2010 European Curling Championships

Gold Medal GameSaturday, December 11, 16:00Bronze Medal GameSaturday, December 11, 8:00-Group B:16 men's berths were qualified for Group B, including the teams advancing from Group C and the teams relegated from last year's A Group...

. They represented Denmark at the 2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship

2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship

-Draw 2:Saturday, March 19, 9:00am-Draw 3:Saturday, March 19, 2:00pm-Draw 4:Sunday, March 20, 2:00pm-Draw 5:Sunday, March 20, 7:00pm-Draw 6:Monday, March 21, 9:00am-Draw 7:Monday, March 21, 2:00pm...

which was played in Denmark.