Thomas Lund

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Thomas Lund
Personal information
Birth nameThomas Haubro Lund
CountryDenmark
Born (1968-08-02) 2 August 1968 (age 56)
Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (XD with Pernille Dupont, also with Marlene Thomsen & also with Catrine Bengtsson)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Birmingham Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Lausanne Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Lausanne Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Copenhagen Mixed doubles
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Ho Chi Minh Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Macau Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Ho Chi Minh Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Glasgow Men's Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Herning Men's Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Glasgow Mixed Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Moscow Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Moscow Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Herning Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

Thomas Haubro Lund (born 2 August 1968) is a retired badminton player from Denmark who affiliate with Kastrup Magleby club. [1]

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Career

Lund was one of the world's leading doubles specialists of the 1990s, particularly in mixed doubles. He was a silver medalist in both men's and mixed doubles at the 1991 IBF World Championships. In 1993 and 1995 he won consecutive gold medals in mixed doubles at the IBF World Championships, the first with Sweden's Catrine Bengtsson and the second with his compatriot Marlene Thomsen. From 1990 through 1994 Lund won five consecutive mixed doubles titles with three different partners at the now defunct World Badminton Grand Prix. At the prestigious All England Open he captured titles in both men's doubles (1993) and mixed doubles (1993, 1995). Lund was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2008.

Summer Olympics

Lund competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Jon Holst-Christensen. In the first round they defeated Dean Galt and Kerrin Harrison of New Zealand and in second round they were beaten by Razif Sidek and Jalani Sidek of Malaysia. [2]

He also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with the same partner. They had a bye in the first round and lost against Ha Tae-kwon and Kang Kyung-jin of Korea in the second round. [2]

Major achievements

RankEventDateVenue
World Championships
1Mixed doubles 1993 Birmingham, ENG
1Mixed doubles 1995 Lausanne, SWI
2Mixed doubles 1991 Copenhaguen, DEN
European Championships
1
1
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
1992 Glasgow, SCO
1Men's doubles 1996 Herning, DEN
2Men's doubles 1990 Moscow, USSR
Open Championships
1Mixed doubles1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 World Grand Prix finals
1Mixed doubles 1991 Indonesia Open
1Mixed doubles1991, 1994, 2000 Singapore Open
1Mixed doubles1992, 1993, 1995 Korea Open
1Mixed doubles 1992, 1995 All England Open
1Mixed doubles1995 Swiss Open
2Mixed doubles 1991, 1993All England Open

World Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Moon-soo
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Joo-bong
10–15, 15–12, 16–17 Med 2.png Silver
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Rexy Mainaky
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Subagja
5–15, 2–15 Med 2.png Silver

World Cup

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994 Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Gunawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Bambang Suprianto
2–15, 10–15 Med 3.png Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Max Gandrup Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Paulsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Svarrer
12–15, 15–8, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1989 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Max Gandrup Flag of Denmark.svg Mark Christiansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen
15–7, 6–15, 10–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1990 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Max Gandrup Flag of Denmark.svg Mark Christiansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen
9–15, 17–16, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1990 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Bagus Setiadi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Subagja
15–10, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991 Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheah Soon Kit
Flag of Malaysia.svg Soo Beng Kiang
14–18, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1991German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Eddy Hartono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Gunawan
9–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1992German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Gunawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Bambang Suprianto
15–6, 2–15, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Paulsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Henrik Svarrer
18–16, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993 Korea Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Zhanzhong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Yumin
15–5, 10–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1993 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Hongyong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Kang
10–15, 15–2, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993 U.S. Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Antonius Ariantho
Flag of Indonesia.svg Denny Kantono
15–7, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Rexy Mainaky
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Subagja
17–14, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1993Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Paulsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Jim Laugesen
15–5, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994 Singapore Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Rexy Mainaky
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Subagja
6–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Antonius Ariantho
Flag of Indonesia.svg Denny Kantono
15–6, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Antonius Ariantho
Flag of Indonesia.svg Denny Kantono
8–15, 15–5, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995Korea Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Rexy Mainaky
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ricky Subagja
6–15, 15–11, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995 Swiss Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of England.svg Simon Archer
Flag of England.svg Chris Hunt
15–6, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995 Russian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Wijaya
15–8, 11–15, 17–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995 China Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Zhanzhong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiang Xin
8–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Ade Sutrisna
Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya
15–8, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Tony Gunawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Wijaya
16–17, 15–5, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996Swiss Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Dicky Purwotsugiono
15–12, 18–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Seng Kok Kiong
Flag of Indonesia.svg Victo Wibowo
15–11, 11–15, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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References

  1. "Thomas Lund" (PDF). badmintonmuseet.dk. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Thomas Lund". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.