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).svg1992 GlasgowMixed 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, 8 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 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
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 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1987 Portugal International Flag of Denmark.svg Lotte Olsen 7–11, 11–1, 11–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1987 Portugal International Flag of Denmark.svg Lotte Olsen Flag of Sweden.svg Lillian Johannsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Anneli Johannsson 		15–2, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1987 Portugal International Flag of England.svg A. Choudhury Flag of Portugal (official).svg José Nascimento
Flag of Denmark.svg Lotte Olsen 		7–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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

References

  1. ↑ "Om GBK (About Us)". Gentotfte Badminton Club (in Danish). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "China Holds on to the Singles Titles: The Final Results". The Straits Times. NewspaperSG. Government of Singapore. 13 May 1991. p. 29. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pernille Dupont Jensen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "All All-England Winners Since 1899". Badmintonspeak.com. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Rout, Abhiruchi (15 April 2024). "European Badminton Championships: Full list of title winners". Khelnow.com. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "history of World Cup champs". BadmintonCentral.com. 19 July 2005. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Awards: Badminton Denmark". Badminton.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "About-Dupont Jensen". dupontjensen.com. Nashville. Tennessee. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  9. ↑ Foster, Mike (28 November 2008). "Senior private banker quits Goldman in the UK". fnlondon.com. fn: financial news. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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