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| Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1971 Vejle, Syddanmark, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marlene Thomsen (born 5 May 1971) is a former badminton player from Denmark.
Thomsen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen. In the first round, they defeated Denyse Julien and Doris Piche of Canada 15-7, 15-7. In the second round they were beaten by the eventual silver medalist, Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua of China, 15-3, 15-12.
She also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen. In the first round, they defeated Linda French and Erika von Heiland of the United States and in the second round Chung Jae-hee and Park Soo-yun of Korea. In quarterfinales they lost against Qin Yiyuan and Tang Yongshu of China 15-8, 15-3.
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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| World Championships | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1995 (with Thomas Lund) | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 2 | Mixed doubles | 1997 (with Jens Eriksen) | Glasgow, Scotland |
| European Championships | |||
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1996 (with Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen) | Herning, Denmark |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1998 (with Rikke Olsen) | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 2 | Women's doubles | 1992 (with Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen) | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Open Championships | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1994 | World Grand Prix finals |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1994 | Singapore Open |
| 1 1 | Mixed doubles Women's doubles | 1994, 1995 1996 | Swiss Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1995 | Korea Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1995 | All England |
| 1 1 | Mixed doubles Women's doubles | 1994-95, 1997-98 1995-96 | Denmark Open |
| 2 | Women's doubles | 1998 | Indonesia Open |
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