Mark Christiansen

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Mark Christiansen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1963-10-21) 21 October 1963 (age 61)
Aalborg, North Jutland Region, Denmark
HandednessRight
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Calgary Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Jakarta Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Uppsala Men's Doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Uppsala Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Edinburgh Boys' doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Edinburgh Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1981 Edinburgh Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Mark Christiansen (born 21 October 1963) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark. He won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Michael Kjeldsen.

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Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985 Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Yongbo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Bingyi
16–18, 18–14, 3–15 Med 3.png Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1986 Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlstrom
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Karlsson
8–15, 6–15 Med 3.png Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1981 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen Flag of England.svg Dipak Tailor
Flag of England.svg Andy Wood
15–4, 15–3 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1981 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland Flag of Denmark.svg Dorte Kjaer Flag of England.svg Dipak Tailor
Flag of England.svg Mary Leeves
7–15, 9–15 Med 2.png Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1984 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Gilliland
Flag of England.svg Dipak Tailor
15–9, 7–15, 18–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1984Scandinavian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Qiang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Jincan
15–17, 15–13, 15–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1985 Hong Kong Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Helledie
8–15, 15–7, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1985 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Heryanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hariamanto Kartono
17–18, 15–8, 17–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1985Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Helledie
8–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1985 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Moon-soo
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Joo-bong
15–7, 10–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1985 Thailand Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Heryanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Bobby Ertanto
9–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1985 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Gilliland
Flag of Scotland.svg Dan Travers
15–2, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1987Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Karlsson Flag of Indonesia.svg Eddy Hartono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Liem Swie King
4–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1987Dutch Open Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Karlsson Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Gunawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Bambang Subagio
15–8, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1987Carlton-Intersport Cup Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Karlsson Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Knudsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Svarrer
15–6, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1989Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen Flag of Denmark.svg Max Gandrup
Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund
15–7, 6–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1990Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen Flag of Denmark.svg Max Gandrup
Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund
15–9, 16–17, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1990 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen Flag of Malaysia.svg Rahman Sidek
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Ewe Chye
14–17, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1990Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Eric Antonsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
15–13, 10–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1987 Dutch Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica Van Den Heuvel Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Karlsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Bengtsson
15–10, 2–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1987 French Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica Van Den Heuvel Flag of South Korea.svg Park Joo-bong
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Yun-ja
10–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1987 Denmark Open Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Bengtsson Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Dupont
15–12, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner


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