Dennis Lens

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Dennis Lens
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Birth nameDennis Paul Andrew Lens
CountryNetherlands
Born (1977-09-25) 25 September 1977 (age 46)
Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Nitra Boys' singles
BWF profile

Dennis Paul Andrew Lens (born 25 September 1977) is a Dutch former badminton player. [1] He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event partnered with Quinten van Dalm. [2] Lens won the boys' singles bronze at the 1995 European Junior Championships in Nitra, [3] and was part of the Netherlands national team that won the mixed team bronze at the 2000 European Championships in Glasgow. [4] He had collected 10 times national titles, 9 in the men's doubles event and once in the mixed doubles event. [5]

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Achievements

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1995 Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Gade 2–15, 7–15 Med 3.png Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996Hamburg Cup Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen
15–8, 14–17, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997Amor International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quinten van Dalm Flag of Denmark.svg Peder Nissen
Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen
11–10, 6–9, 8–11, 9–5, 4–9Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Austrian International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quinten van Dalm Flag of England.svg Anthony Clark
Flag of England.svg Ian Pearson
17–16, 11–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Hungarian International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quinten van Dalm Flag of Bulgaria.svg Mihail Popov
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Svetoslav Stoyanov
6–9, 5–9, 4–9Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Welsh International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quinten van Dalm Flag of England.svg James Anderson
Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan
5–15, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998Amor International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joris van Soerland Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Ødum
15–10, 8–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 BMW International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quinten van Dalm Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladislav Druzchenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeriy Streltsov
15–9, 11–15, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998Amor International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole van Hooren Flag of the Netherlands.svg Norbert van Barneveld
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lotte Jonathans
18–15, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Austrian International Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Persson Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Kiim Jensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Helle Nielsen
6–8, 8–7, 7–4, 8–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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References

  1. "Players: Dennis Lens". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. "Kansloze nederlaag Mia Audina" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf . Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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