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.

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

Post-Career She was awarded with Badminton Denmark's badge of merit from Badminton Denmark. 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 She since has left the job to set up her own business in India.

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 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 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 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