Thomas Haubro Lund (born 2 August 1968) is a retired badminton player from Denmark who affiliate with Kastrup Magleby club.[1]

Thomas Lund
Personal information
Birth nameThomas Haubro Lund
CountryDenmark
Born (1968-08-02) 2 August 1968 (age 55)
Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (XD with Pernille Dupont, also with Marlene Thomsen & also with Catrine Bengtsson)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1995 Lausanne Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1991 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Lausanne Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 Ho Chi Minh Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1991 Macau Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Ho Chi Minh Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Glasgow Men's Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1996 Herning Men's Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1992 Glasgow Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1990 Moscow Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Moscow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Herning Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

Career edit

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 (1993, 1995). Lund was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2008.

Summer Olympics edit

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.[2]

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.[2]

Major achievements edit

Rank Event Date Venue
World Championships
1 Mixed doubles 1993 Birmingham, ENG
1 Mixed doubles 1995 Lausanne, SWI
2 Mixed doubles 1991 Copenhaguen, DEN
European Championships
1
1
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
1992 Glasgow, SCO
1 Men's doubles 1996 Herning, DEN
2 Men's doubles 1990 Moscow, USSR
Open Championships
1 Mixed doubles 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 World Grand Prix finals
1 Mixed doubles 1991 Indonesia Open
1 Mixed doubles 1991, 1994, 2000 Singapore Open
1 Mixed doubles 1992, 1993, 1995 Korea Open
1 Mixed doubles 1992, 1995 All England Open
1 Mixed doubles 1995 Swiss Open
2 Mixed doubles 1991, 1993 All England Open

World Championships edit

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
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland   Jon Holst-Christensen   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
5–15, 2–15   Silver

World Cup edit

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

IBF World Grand Prix edit

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 German Open   Max Gandrup   Jan Paulsen
  Henrik Svarrer
12–15, 15–8, 9–15   Runner-up
1989 Scottish Open   Max Gandrup   Mark Christiansen
  Michael Kjeldsen
15–7, 6–15, 10–15   Winner
1990 Chinese Taipei Open   Max Gandrup   Mark Christiansen
  Michael Kjeldsen
9–15, 17–16, 7–15   Runner-up
1990 Dutch Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Bagus Setiadi
  Ricky Subagja
15–10, 15–4   Winner
1991 Swedish Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang
14–18, 7–15   Runner-up
1991 German Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Eddy Hartono
  Rudy Gunawan
9–15, 11–15   Runner-up
1992 German Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Rudy Gunawan
  Bambang Suprianto
15–6, 2–15, 15–9   Winner
1992 Denmark Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Jan Paulsen
  Henrik Svarrer
18–16, 15–8   Winner
1993 Korea Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Huang Zhanzhong
  Zheng Yumin
15–5, 10–15, 8–15   Runner-up
1993 All England Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Chen Hongyong
  Chen Kang
10–15, 15–2, 15–10   Winner
1993 U.S. Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono
15–7, 15–7   Winner
1993 German Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
17–14, 15–12   Winner
1993 Denmark Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Jan Paulsen
  Jim Laugesen
15–5, 15–5   Winner
1994 Singapore Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
6–15, 8–15   Runner-up
1994 German Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono
15–6, 15–2   Winner
1994 Denmark Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono
8–15, 15–5, 9–15   Runner-up
1995 Korea Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
6–15, 15–11, 7–15   Runner-up
1995 Swiss Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Simon Archer
  Chris Hunt
15–6, 15–7   Winner
1995 Russian Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Tony Gunawan
  Rudy Wijaya
15–8, 11–15, 17–14   Winner
1995 China Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Huang Zhanzhong
  Jiang Xin
8–15, 11–15   Runner-up
1995 German Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Ade Sutrisna
  Candra Wijaya
15–8, 15–13   Winner
1995 Denmark Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Tony Gunawan
  Rudy Wijaya
16–17, 15–5, 15–6   Winner
1996 Swiss Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Sigit Budiarto
  Dicky Purwotsugiono
15–12, 18–13   Winner
1996 German Open   Jon Holst-Christensen   Seng Kok Kiong
  Victo Wibowo
15–11, 11–15, 15–3   Winner

References edit

  1. ^ "Thomas Lund" (PDF). badmintonmuseet.dk. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Thomas Lund". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

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