Marlene Thomsen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1971-05-05) 5 May 1971
Vejle, Syddanmark, Denmark
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessLeft
EventDoubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Lausanne Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1997 Glasgow Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Hong Kong Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Women's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Herning Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sofia Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1992 Glasgow Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Herning Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sofia Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Manchester Girls' doubles
Gold medal – first place 1989 Manchester Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1987 Warsaw Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1989 Manchester Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Warsaw Girls' doubles
BWF profile

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

Career

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 they were beaten by the eventual silver medalist, Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua of China, 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 quarterfinales they lost against Qin Yiyuan and Tang Yongshu of China 15-8, 15-3.

Major achievements

Rank Event Date Venue
World Championships
1 Mixed doubles 1995
(with Thomas Lund)		 Lausanne, Switzerland
2 Mixed doubles 1997
(with Jens Eriksen)		 Glasgow, Scotland
European Championships
1 Women's doubles 1996
(with Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen)		 Herning, Denmark
1 Women's doubles 1998
(with Rikke Olsen)		 Sofia, Bulgaria
2 Women's doubles 1992
(with Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen)		 Glasgow, Scotland
Open Championships
1 Mixed doubles 1994 World Grand Prix finals
1 Mixed doubles 1994 Singapore Open
1
1		 Mixed doubles
Women's doubles		 1994, 1995
1996		 Swiss Open
1 Mixed doubles 1995 Korea Open
1 Mixed doubles 1995 All England
1
1		 Mixed doubles
Women's doubles		 1994-95, 1997-98
1995-96		 Denmark Open
2 Women's doubles 1998 Indonesia Open

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