Dennis Lens

Not to be confused with Dennis Lenz.

Dennis Lens
Personal information
Birth name	Dennis Paul Andrew Lens
Country	Netherlands
Born	(1977-09-25) 25 September 1977 (age 47) Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's singles & doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing   Netherlands European Championships 2000 Glasgow Mixed team European Junior Championships 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]

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia	Peter Gade	2–15, 7–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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
1996	Hamburg Cup	Erica van den Heuvel	Jonas Rasmussen Ann-Lou Jørgensen	15–8, 14–17, 11–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
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
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

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.
3. "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe . Retrieved 24 March 2018.
4. "Badmintonploeg schrijft geschiedenis met brons" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant . Retrieved 24 March 2018.
5. "Netherlands - Badminton Nederland". Badminton Europe . Retrieved 24 March 2018.

External links

• Dennis Lens at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Dennis Lens at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)