Marlene Thomsen is a former badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player from Denmark

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...

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1992 Summer Olympics

Thomsen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles

Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's Doubles

-Women's doubles round of 32:winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal-Women's doubles round of 16:winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal-Women's doubles quarterfinals:...

 with Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen. In the first round, they defeated Denyse Julien

Denyse Julien

Denyse Julien is a female badminton player from Canada notable for her versatility and longevity.-Career:...

 and Doris Piche of Canada 15-7, 15-7. In the second round they were beaten by the eventual silver medalist, Guan Weizhen

Guan Weizhen

Guan Weizhen is a retired Chinese badminton player who specialized in women's doubles.-Career:Guan won numerous major international doubles titles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is the only woman to have won three consecutive women's doubles titles at the BWF World Championships. She won...

 and Nong Qunhua

Nong Qunhua

Nong Qunhua is a former international badminton player from China who specialized in women's doubles.-Career:Nong was won of the world's leading women's doubles players of the early 1990s, winning the IBF World Championships in 1991 with Guan Weizhen and in 1993 with Zhou Lei...

 of China, 15-3, 15-12.

1996 Summer Olympics

She also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events held at the previous Games as well as a fifth event: mixed doubles. An additional change to the tournament was the playoff game for the bronze medal rather than the awarding of two bronzes.The tournament was single-elimination...

 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 quarterfinales they lost against Qin Yiyuan

Qin Yiyuan

Qin Yiyuan is a Chinese former world level women's badminton player.-Career:A doubles specialist, Qin played internationally for China from the mid 1990s through the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, a period during which her fellow countrywomen Ge Fei and Gu Jun dominated international women's doubles...

 and Tang Yongshu

Tang Yongshu

Tang Yongshu is a Chinese female badminton player who competed internationally in the 1990s.-Career:Specializing in women's doubles, Tang earned a bronze medal at the 1995 IBF World Championships and a silver medal at the 1997 IBF World Championships with her regular partner, Qin Yiyuan...

 of China 15-8, 15-3.

Major achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
World Championships BWF World Championships The BWF World Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation to crown the best badminton players in the world....
1	Mixed doubles	1995 1995 IBF World Championships The 9th IBF World Championships were held in Lausanne, Switzerland, between 22 May and 28 May 1995.-Medalists:-Men's Singles:- Women's Singles:- Men's Doubles:- Women's Doubles:- Mixed Doubles:-Medal account:-External links:*...   (with Thomas Lund Thomas Lund Thomas Lund is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.-Career:Lund was one of the world's leading doubles specialists of the 1990s, particularly in mixed doubles. He was a silver medalist in both men's and mixed doubles at the 1991 IBF World Championships... )	Lausanne, Switzerland
2	Mixed doubles	1997 1997 IBF World Championships The 10th IBF World Championships were held in Glasgow, Scotland, between 24 May and 1 June 1997.-Medalists:-Seeds:# Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen# Heryanto Arbi# Ardy Wiranata# Sun Jun# Park Sung-woo# Peter Rasmussen# Alan Budikusuma...   (with Jens Eriksen Jens Eriksen Jens Dyrløv Eriksen is a male badminton player from Denmark.-2004 Olympics:He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles.... )	Glasgow, Scotland
European Championships European Badminton Championships The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe . The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition is held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe....
1	Women's doubles	1996 1996 European Badminton Championships The 15th European Badminton Championships were held in Herning, Denmark, between 13 and 20 April 1996, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Danmarks Badminton Forbund.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:...   (with Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen -Career:She won the silver medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Lotte Olsen.Stuer-Lauridsen was from 1993 to 1997 ranked between 1 and 3 on the world ranking list in women's doubles.-Summer Olympics:... )	Herning, Denmark
1	Women's doubles	1998 1998 European Badminton Championships The 16th European Badminton Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria, between 18 and 25 April 1998, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Bulgarian Badminton Federation.-Medalists:-Medal account:-Sources:*...   (with Rikke Olsen Rikke Olsen -2004 Summer Olympics:Olsen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ann-Lou Jørgensen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Nicole Grether and Juliane Schenk of Germany in the second... )	Sofia, Bulgaria
2	Women's doubles	1992 1992 European Badminton Championships The 13th European Badminton Championships were held in Glasgow, Scotland, between 12 and 18 April 1992, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the BadmintonScotland.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:...   (with Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen -Career:She won the silver medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Lotte Olsen.Stuer-Lauridsen was from 1993 to 1997 ranked between 1 and 3 on the world ranking list in women's doubles.-Summer Olympics:... )	Glasgow, Scotland
Open Championships
1	Mixed doubles	1994	World Grand Prix finals World Badminton Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix was an annual badminton tournament organized by the International Badminton Federation to crown the best badminton player of the year. The tournament only invited the top eight players in the year-end world rankings. The tournament started in 1983, with the last...
1	Mixed doubles	1994	Singapore Open Singapore Open (badminton) The Singapore Open is an badminton event that has been held in Singapore annually since 1990, and which is now part of the BWF Super Series tournament that began 2007....
1 1	Mixed doubles Women's doubles	1994, 1995 1996	Swiss Open Swiss Open (badminton) The Swiss Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Switzerland since 1955 and become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007. 2011 the tournament was dropped down to a Grand Prix Gold event.-Previous winners:-Performances by nation:...
1	Mixed doubles	1995	Korea Open Korea Open (badminton) The Korea Open is an annual badminton event that commonly held in Seoul, South Korea. The tournament is also known as Korea Open Super Series because it become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007....
1	Mixed doubles	1995 1995 All England Open Badminton Championships The 1995 All England Open was the 85th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from March 14 to March 18, 1995, in Birmingham, England.It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was USD$125,000.-Final results:...	All England All England Open Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...
1 1	Mixed doubles Women's doubles	1994-95, 1997-98 1995-96	Denmark Open Denmark Open The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Danmarks Badminton Forbund.- History :...
2	Women's doubles	1998 1998 Indonesia Open (badminton) The 1998 Indonesia Open in badminton was held in Jakarta, from October 26 to November 1, 1998. It was a four-star tournament and the prize money was USD$120,000.-Final results:-External links:*...	Indonesia Open Indonesia Open (badminton) The Indonesia Open in an annual badminton tournament organized by Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia and held in Indonesia since 1982. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournament in 2007 and got the Premier Super Series status in 2011....

External links

• Marlene Thomsen's Profile - Badminton.dk