Pernille Dupont

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Pernille Dupont
Personal information
Full namePernille Dupont Jensen
CountryDenmark
Born (1967-10-06) 6 October 1967 (age 57)
Gentofte, Denmark
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Macau Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Glasgow Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

Pernille Dupont (born 6 October 1967) is a retired female badminton player from Denmark. She is formerly played for Gentofte BK and representing Denmark in the international tournament. [1]

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Career

She won the silver medal at the 1991 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Thomas Lund. [2] She competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Grete Mogensen. [3] Pernille won several major honours in mixed doubles categories mostly with Thomas Lund including All England Open (1992) [4] , a European Championship Gold medal in 1992 [5] and also a 3 times winner of World Badminton Grand Prix Finals successively from 1990 until 1992. [6]

Post-Career

Her magnificent performance during those active years awarded her with Badminton Denmark's badge of merit from Badminton Denmark. [7] After retiring, she worked in both Copenhagen and New York and graduated with Master of Business Administration degrees from Columbia University which landed her a job as a private banker in Goldman Sachs private wealth management [8] She since has left the job to set up her own business in India. [9]

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of South Korea.svg Park Joo-bong
Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Myung-hee
5–15, 17–15, 9–15 Med 2.png Silver

World Cup

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991 Macau Forum, Macau Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Gunawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rosiana Tendean
10–15, 9–15 Med 2.png Silver

European Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992 Kelvin Hall,
Glasgow, Scotland
Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Grete Mogensen
15–4, 9–15, 15–12 Med 1.png Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (22 titles, 7 runners-up)

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

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Grete Mogensen Flag of England.svg Gillian Clark
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gowers
15–11, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1990 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Grete Mogensen Flag of Denmark.svg Dorte Kjaer
Flag of Denmark.svg Lotte Olsen
9–15, 14–17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1992 Canada Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lotte Olsen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien
Flag of England.svg Joanne Muggeridge
15–7, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1987 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Denmark.svg Mark Christiansen
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Bengtsson
12–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1989 Malaysia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of South Korea.svg Park Joo-bong
Flag of South Korea.svg Chung So-young
7–15, 13–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1989 World Grand Prix Finals Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Eddy Hartono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Verawaty Fadjrin
15–12, 7–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1990 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Eric Antonsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Bengtsson
15–4, 4–15, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1990 Japan Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of South Korea.svg Park Joo-bong
Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Myung-hee
10–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1990 Finnish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Grete Mogensen
18–14, 13–15, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1990Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Svarrer
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
15–4, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1990 World Grand Prix Finals Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Grete Mogensen
12–15, 15–9, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Sweden.svg Par-Gunnar Jonsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Bengtsson
15–9, 10–15, 18–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991 Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Sweden.svg Par-Gunnar Jonsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Bengtsson
15–7, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of South Korea.svg Park Joo-bong
Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Myung-hee
10–15, 15–10, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1991Malaysia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-bok
Flag of South Korea.svg Chung So-young
11–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1991 Indonesia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Indonesia.svg Aryono Miranat
Flag of Indonesia.svg Eliza Nathanael
15–8, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991 Singapore Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Sweden.svg Par-Gunnar Jonsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Bengtsson
15–8, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Paulsen
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gowers
15–12, 17–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Grete Mogensen
15–7, 6–15, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991 World Grand Prix Finals Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of South Korea.svg Shon Jin-Hwan
Flag of South Korea.svg Gil Young-ah
11–15, 15–7, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992Japan Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Grete Mogensen
15–5, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992 Korea Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sang-bok
Flag of South Korea.svg Shim Eun-jung
15–11, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Grete Mogensen
15–10, 15–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992Malaysia Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Lotte Olsen
15–8, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992 Canada Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Hong Kong 1871.svg Chan Siu Kwong
Flag of Hong Kong 1871.svg Chung Hoi Yuk
15–7, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992 U.S. Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Eric Antonsson
Flag of Denmark.svg Lotte Olsen
15–5, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Sweden.svg Par-Gunnar Jonsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Bengtsson
15–9, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Anne-Mette van Dijk
15–10, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992 World Grand Prix Finals Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Grete Mogensen
15–5, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner

IBF International (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1990 Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Grete Mogensen
15–8, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas LUnd Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Grete Mogensen
15–2, 9–15, 14–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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