Dennis Lens | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Dennis Paul Andrew Lens | ||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands | 25 September 1977||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia | Peter Gade | 2–15, 7–15 | Bronze |
The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Hamburg Cup | Erica van den Heuvel | Jonas Rasmussen Ann-Lou Jørgensen | 15–8, 14–17, 11–15 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Amor International | Quinten van Dalm | Peder Nissen Jonas Rasmussen | 11–10, 6–9, 8–11, 9–5, 4–9 | Runner-up |
1997 | Austrian International | Quinten van Dalm | Anthony Clark Ian Pearson | 17–16, 11–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
1997 | Hungarian International | Quinten van Dalm | Mihail Popov Svetoslav Stoyanov | 6–9, 5–9, 4–9 | Runner-up |
1997 | Welsh International | Quinten van Dalm | James Anderson Ian Sullivan | 5–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
1998 | Amor International | Joris van Soerland | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Kasper Ødum | 15–10, 8–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
1999 | BMW International | Quinten van Dalm | Vladislav Druzchenko Valeriy Streltsov | 15–9, 11–15, 15–13 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Amor International | Nicole van Hooren | Norbert van Barneveld Lotte Jonathans | 18–15, 15–12 | Winner |
2002 | Austrian International | Johanna Persson | Kasper Kiim Jensen Helle Nielsen | 6–8, 8–7, 7–4, 8–6 | Winner |
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