Marlene Thomsen

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.

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 Gold 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Jens Eriksen Liu Yong Ge Fei 5–15, 17–16, 4–15 Silver 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 Silver 1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard 6–15, 15–12, 15–10 Gold Gold 1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Rikke Olsen Majken Vange Ann Jørgensen 15–2, 15–10 Gold 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 Bronze 1989 Armitage Centre, Manchester, England Trine Johansson Helene Kirkegaard Camilla Martin 15–5, 13–15, 15–5 Gold 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 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 to 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