Thomas Lund

Thomas Haubro Lund (born 2 August 1968) is a retired badminton player from Denmark who affiliate with Kastrup Magleby club.

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. In 1993 and 1995 he won consecutive gold medals in mixed doubles at the IBF World Championships, the first with Sweden's Catrine Bengtsson and the second with his compatriot Marlene Thomsen. From 1990 through 1994 Lund won five consecutive mixed doubles titles with three different partners at the now defunct World Badminton Grand Prix. At the prestigious All England Open he captured titles in both men's doubles (1993) and mixed doubles (1992, 1995). Lund was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2008.

Summer Olympics Lund competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Jon Holst-Christensen. In the first round they defeated Dean Galt and Kerrin Harrison of New Zealand and in second round they were beaten by Razif Sidek and Jalani Sidek of Malaysia.

He also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with the same partner. They had a bye in the first round and lost against Ha Tae-kwon and Kang Kyung-jin of Korea in the second round.

Major achievements

World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong 10–15, 15–12, 16–17 Silver Silver 1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Jon Holst-Christensen Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 5–15, 2–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Pernille Dupont Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee 5–15, 17–15, 9–15 Silver Silver 1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Catrine Bengtsson Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen 10–15, 15–6, 15–12 Gold Gold 1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Marlene Thomsen Jens Eriksen Helene Kirkegaard 15–6, 15–2 Gold Gold

World Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Michael Søgaard Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 2–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Macau Forum, Macau Pernille Dupont Rudy Gunawan Rosiana Tendean 10–15, 9–15 Silver Silver 1994 Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Catrine Bengtsson Chen Xingdong Gu Jun 10–15, 15–10, 15–2 Gold Gold

European Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Luzhniki,Moscow, Soviet Union Max Gandrup Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer 16–17, 6–15 Silver Silver 1992 Kelvin Hall,Glasgow, Scotland Jon Holst-Christensen Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer 15–9, 15–5 Gold Gold 1996 Herning Badminton Klub,Herning, Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Sogaard Henrik Svarrer 10–15, 15–12, 18–17 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Kelvin Hall,Glasgow, Scotland Pernille Dupont Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen 15–4, 9–15, 15–12 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (58 titles, 19 runner-ups) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1987 Scottish Open Gitte Paulsen Max Gandrup Grete Mogensen 15–13, 9–15, 15–8 Winner 1987 Denmark Open Pernille Dupont Mark Christiansen Maria Bengtsson 12–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1989 Malaysia Open Pernille Dupont Park Joo-bong Chung So-young 7–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1989 World Grand Prix Finals Pernille Dupont Eddy Hartono Verawaty Fadjrin 15–12, 7–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1990 Chinese Taipei Open Pernille Dupont Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson 15–4, 4–15, 15–10 Winner 1990 Japan Open Pernille Dupont Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee 10–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1990 Finnish Open Pernille Dupont Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen 18–14, 13–15, 15–10 Winner 1990 Denmark Open Pernille Dupont Henrik Svarrer Marlene Thomsen 15–4, 15–10 Winner 1990 World Grand Prix Finals Pernille Dupont Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen 12–15, 15–9, 15–8 Winner 1991 Chinese Taipei Open Pernille Dupont Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson 15–9, 10–15, 18–17 Winner 1991 Swedish Open Pernille Dupont Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson 15–7, 15–8 Winner 1991 Scottish Open Pernille Dupont Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen 15–2, 9–15, 14–18 Runner-up 1991 All England Open Pernille Dupont Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee 10–15, 15–10, 4–15 Runner-up 1991 Malaysia Open Pernille Dupont Lee Sang-bok Chung So-young 11–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1991 Indonesia Open Pernille Dupont Aryono Miranat Eliza Nathanael 15–8, 15–12 Winner 1991 Singapore Open Pernille Dupont Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson 15–8, 15–12 Winner 1991 German Open Pernille Dupont Jan Paulsen Gillian Gowers 15–12, 17–14 Winner 1991 Denmark Open Pernille Dupont Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen 15–7, 6–15, 15–7 Winner 1991 World Grand Prix Finals Pernille Dupont Shon Jin-Hwan Gil Young-ah 11–15, 15–7, 15–9 Winner 1992 Japan Open Pernille Dupont Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen 15–5, 15–11 Winner 1992 Korea Open Pernille Dupont Lee Sang-bok Shim Eun-jung 15–11, 15–9 Winner 1992 All England Open Pernille Dupont Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen 15–10, 15–1 Winner 1992 Malaysia Open Pernille Dupont Jon Holst-Christensen Lotte Olsen 15–8, 15–12 Winner 1992 Canada Open Pernille Dupont Chan Siu Kwong Chung Hoi Yuk 15–7, 15–4 Winner 1992 U.S. Open Pernille Dupont Jan-Eric Antonsson Lotte Olsen 15–5, 15–10 Winner 1992 German Open Pernille Dupont Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson 15–9, 15–12 Winner 1992 Denmark Open Pernille Dupont Jon Holst-Christensen Anne-Mette van Dijk 15–10, 15–9 Winner 1992 World Grand Prix Finals Pernille Dupont Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen 15–5, 15–2 Winner 1993 Japan Open Catrine Bengtsson Christian Jakobsen Marlene Thomsen 15–6, 15–6 Winner 1993 Korea Open Catrine Bengtsson Jon Holst-Christensen Anne Mette Bille 15–9, 12–15, 15–4 Winner 1993 Swedish Open Catrine Bengtsson Peter Axelsson Gillian Gowers 15–4, 15–10 Winner 1993 Scottish Open Catrine Bengtsson Jon Holst-Christensen Pernille Nedergaard 15–2, 13–11 Winner 1993 All England Open Catrine Bengtsson Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen 1–8 retired Runner-up 1993 Canada Open Catrine Bengtsson Christian Jakobsen Lotte Olsen 15–2, 15–9 Winner 1993 U.S. Open Catrine Bengtsson Michael Søgaard Gillian Gowers 15–7, 15–7 Winner 1993 German Open Erica Van Den Heuvel Michael Sogaard Gillian Gowers 15–4, 15–12 Winner 1993 Denmark Open Catrine Bengtsson Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo 15–4, 15–4 Winner 1993 World Grand Prix Finals Catrine Bengtsson Nick Ponting Gillian Clark 15–9, 15–7 Winner 1994 Singapore Open Marlene Thomsen Jon Holst-Christensen Rikke Olsen 15–4, 15–4 Winner 1994 German Open Marlene Thomsen Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo 14–18, 15–7, 15–8 Winner 1994 Denmark Open Marlene Thomsen Simon Archer Julie Bradbury 15–8, 15–3 Winner 1994 Hong Kong Open Marlene Thomsen Ha Tae-kwon Shim Eun-jung 17–14, 15–12 Winner 1994 China Open Marlene Thomsen Michael Sogaard Gillian Gowers 15–3, 15–8 Winner 1994 World Grand Prix Finals Marlene Thomsen Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo 15–4, 15–9 Winner 1995 Korea Open Marlene Thomsen Liu Jianjun Ge Fei 15–4, 18–15 Winner 1995 Japan Open Marlene Thomsen Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 15–4, 14–17, 15–10 Winner 1995 Swiss Open Marlene Thomsen Jon Holst-Christensen Rikke Olsen 15–11, 18–14 Winner 1995 All England Open Marlene Thomsen Jon Holst-Christensen Rikke Olsen 15–7, 15–7 Winner

IBF International (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Nordic Championships Pernille Dupont Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen 15–8, 15–12 Winner 1994 Hamburg Cup Marlene Thomsen Christian Jakobsen Lotte Olsen 15–8, 15–6 Winner

Invitation Event (3 titles)

Men's doubles