Lena Frier Kristiansen

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Lena Frier Kristiansen
Personal information
CountryFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Born (1983-03-12) 12 March 1983 (age 42)
Randers, Jutland, Denmark
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking8 (29 October 2009)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Women's badminton
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Herning Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Den Bosch Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Liverpool Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Warsaw Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Almere Women's team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Spała Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Spała Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Lena Frier Kristiansen (born 12 March 1983) is a badminton player from Denmark. [1] In 2001, she won the silver and bronze medals at the European Junior Championships in the mixed team and doubles respectively. [2] Partneres with Kamilla Rytter Juhl, they won the bronze medal the 2006 European Championships in the women's doubles event, and made it to the gold medal in 2008. [3] They also competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but was defeated in the first round by the Japanese pair Kumiko Ogura and Reiko Shiota in the rubber games. [4]

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Achievements

European Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Herning, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of England.svg Donna Kellogg
Flag of England.svg Gail Emms
21–18, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold
2006 Den Bosch, Netherlands Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Germany.svg Juliane Schenk
Flag of Germany.svg Nicole Grether
21–9, 14–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001 Spała, Poland Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Hasbak Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Andersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Nielsen
10–15, 5–15 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 World Superseries Finals Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Malaysia.svg Chin Eei Hui
Flag of Malaysia.svg Wong Pei Tty
17–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pan Pan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Yawen
20–22, 21–18, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Indonesia.svg Shendy Puspa Irawati
Flag of Indonesia.svg Meiliana Jauhari
21–16, 25–23Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder
Flag of Denmark.svg Helle Nielsen
15–12, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Steffensen Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Laybourn
Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl
11–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Finnish International Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Ananina
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Russkikh
21–17, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Dutch International Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Germany.svg Juliane Schenk
Flag of Germany.svg Nicole Grether
8–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2004 Dutch International Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petya Nedelcheva
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Neli Boteva
10–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002 Portugal International Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Mørk
Flag of Denmark.svg Helle Nielsen
2–7, 3–7, 0–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002 Slovenian International Flag of Denmark.svg Karina Sørensen Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Ananina
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Russkikh
7–11, 5–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001 Irish International Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Mørk
Flag of Denmark.svg Helle Nielsen
3–7, 3–7, 2–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003 Croatian International Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Andersen Flag of Denmark.svg Carsten Mogensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2–11, 3–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. "Lena Frier Kristiansen". Danmarks Badminton Forbund. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. "Europameisterschaft U19 in Spala, Polen" (in German). BLV-NRW. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. "European Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe . Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. "Sådan gik det danskerne ved OL" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport . Retrieved 5 February 2018.