Marlene Thomsen

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

Marlene Thomsen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1971-05-05) 5 May 1971 Vejle, Syddanmark, Denmark
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Handedness	Left
Event	Doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing Denmark World Championships 1995 Lausanne Mixed doubles 1997 Glasgow Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 1993 Birmingham Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team Uber Cup 1996 Hong Kong Women's team 1998 Hong Kong Women's team European Championships 1996 Herning Women's doubles 1998 Sofia Women's doubles 1992 Glasgow Women's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1996 Herning Mixed team 1998 Sofia Mixed team 1992 Glasgow Mixed team European Junior Championships 1989 Manchester Girls' doubles 1989 Manchester Mixed doubles 1987 Warsaw Mixed team 1989 Manchester Mixed team 1987 Warsaw Girls' doubles
BWF profile

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

Sources

• Smash - Marlene Thomsen

External links

• Marlene Thomsen's Profile - Badminton.dk