Thomas Lund
Encyclopedia
Thomas Lund is a retired male badminton
player from Denmark
.
. 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 Championships 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.
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.
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.
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player from Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
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 Championships1991 IBF World Championships
-Medalists:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Women's Doubles:- Mixed Doubles :-Medal account:-External links:*...
. In 1993
1993 IBF World Championships
The 8th World Badminton Championships were held in Birmingham, England in 1993.-Medalists:-Men's Singles:- Women's Singles:- Men's Doubles:- Women's Doubles:- Mixed Doubles:-Medal account:-External links:*...
and 1995
1995 IBF World Championships
The 9th IBF World Championships were held in Lausanne, Switzerland, between 22 May and 28 May 1995.-Medalists:-Men's Singles:- Women's Singles:- Men's Doubles:- Women's Doubles:- Mixed Doubles:-Medal account:-External links:*...
he won consecutive gold medals in mixed doubles at the IBF World Championships, the first with Sweden's Catrine Bengtsson
Catrine Bengtsson
-Career:Bengtsson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles and women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson, and they lost in quarterfinals to Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua, of China, 15-4, 15-9....
and the second with his compatriot Marlene Thomsen
Marlene Thomsen
Marlene Thomsen is a former badminton player from Denmark.-1992 Summer Olympics: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...
. From 1990 through 1994 Lund won five consecutive mixed doubles titles with three different partners at the now defunct World Badminton Grand Prix
World Badminton Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix was an annual badminton tournament organized by the International Badminton Federation to crown the best badminton player of the year. The tournament only invited the top eight players in the year-end world rankings. The tournament started in 1983, with the last...
. At the prestigious All-England Championships he captured titles in both men's doubles (1993
1993 All England Open Badminton Championships
The 1993 All England Open was the 83rd edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from March 17 to March 21, 1993, in London, England.It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was USD$125,000.-Final results:...
) and mixed doubles (1993
1993 All England Open Badminton Championships
The 1993 All England Open was the 83rd edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from March 17 to March 21, 1993, in London, England.It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was USD$125,000.-Final results:...
, 1995
1995 All England Open Badminton Championships
The 1995 All England Open was the 85th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from March 14 to March 18, 1995, in Birmingham, England.It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was USD$125,000.-Final results:...
). Lund was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame
Badminton Hall of Fame
The Badminton Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at badminton, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game.There is also a USA Badminton Hall of Fame and a Badminton Canada's Hall of Fame ....
in 2008.
Summer Olympics
Lund competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer OlympicsBadminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Badminton had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was held from 28 July to 4 August 1992. Four events were held in the first competition of the sport: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles. Badminton was contested in the Pavelló de la...
in men's doubles with Jon Holst-Christensen
Jon Holst-Christensen
Jon Holst-Christensen is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.-Summer Olympics:Jon Holst-Christensen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Thomas Lund...
. In the first round they defeated Dean Galt
Dean Galt
-Career:Galt competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in the first round to Chris Jogis, of the United States, 15-1, 15-3....
and Kerrin Harrison
Kerrin Harrison
Kerrin Harrison is a New Zealand badminton player. Along with Glenn Stewart he won a bronze medal in the badminton men's doubles at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland....
of New Zealand and in second round they were beaten by Razif Sidek
Razif Sidek
Mohamad Razif Mohd Sidek is a former badminton player from Malaysia and a prominent world-class doubles player during the mid 1980s to early 1990s....
and Jalani Sidek
Jalani Sidek
Mohamed Jalani Mohamad Sidek is a former badminton player from Malaysia....
of Malaysia.
He also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events held at the previous Games as well as a fifth event: mixed doubles. An additional change to the tournament was the playoff game for the bronze medal rather than the awarding of two bronzes.The tournament was single-elimination...
in men's doubles with the same partner. They had a bye in the first round and lost against Ha Tae-kwon
Ha Tae-kwon
Ha Tae-kwon is a male badminton player from South Korea.Ha competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kim Dong-moon. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Robert Mateusiak and Michał Łogosz of Poland in the second. In the quarterfinals, Ha...
and Kang Kyung-jin of Korea in the second round.
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1993 1993 IBF World Championships The 8th World Badminton Championships were held in Birmingham, England in 1993.-Medalists:-Men's Singles:- Women's Singles:- Men's Doubles:- Women's Doubles:- Mixed Doubles:-Medal account:-External links:*... |
Birmingham, ENG |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1995 1995 IBF World Championships The 9th IBF World Championships were held in Lausanne, Switzerland, between 22 May and 28 May 1995.-Medalists:-Men's Singles:- Women's Singles:- Men's Doubles:- Women's Doubles:- Mixed Doubles:-Medal account:-External links:*... |
Lausanne, SWI |
| 2 2 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1991 1991 IBF World Championships -Medalists:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Women's Doubles:- Mixed Doubles :-Medal account:-External links:*... |
Copenhaguen, DEN |
| 2 | Men's doubles | 1995 1995 IBF World Championships The 9th IBF World Championships were held in Lausanne, Switzerland, between 22 May and 28 May 1995.-Medalists:-Men's Singles:- Women's Singles:- Men's Doubles:- Women's Doubles:- Mixed Doubles:-Medal account:-External links:*... |
Lausanne, SWI |
| European Championships European Badminton Championships The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe . The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition is held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe.... |
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| 1 1 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1992 1992 European Badminton Championships The 13th European Badminton Championships were held in Glasgow, Scotland, between 12 and 18 April 1992, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the BadmintonScotland.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:... |
Glasgow, SCO |
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1996 1996 European Badminton Championships The 15th European Badminton Championships were held in Herning, Denmark, between 13 and 20 April 1996, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Danmarks Badminton Forbund.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:... |
Herning, DEN |
| 2 | Men's doubles | 1990 1990 European Badminton Championships The 12th European Badminton Championships were held in Moscow, Soviet Union, between 8 and 14 April 1990, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Sovietic Badminton Federation.-Medalists:-Medal account:-References:... |
Moscow, USSR |
| Open Championships | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 | World Grand Prix finals World Badminton Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix was an annual badminton tournament organized by the International Badminton Federation to crown the best badminton player of the year. The tournament only invited the top eight players in the year-end world rankings. The tournament started in 1983, with the last... |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1991 1991 Indonesia Open (badminton) The 1991 Indonesia Open in badminton was held in Bandung, from July 10 to July 14, 1991. It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was USD$135,000.-Final results:-External links:*... |
Indonesia Open Indonesia Open (badminton) The Indonesia Open in an annual badminton tournament organized by Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia and held in Indonesia since 1982. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournament in 2007 and got the Premier Super Series status in 2011.... |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1991, 1994, 2000 | Singapore Open Singapore Open (badminton) The Singapore Open is an badminton event that has been held in Singapore annually since 1990, and which is now part of the BWF Super Series tournament that began 2007.... |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1992, 1993, 1995 | Korea Open Korea Open (badminton) The Korea Open is an annual badminton event that commonly held in Seoul, South Korea. The tournament is also known as Korea Open Super Series because it become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007.... |
| 1 1 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1993 1993 All England Open Badminton Championships The 1993 All England Open was the 83rd edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from March 17 to March 21, 1993, in London, England.It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was USD$125,000.-Final results:... 1992 1992 All England Open Badminton Championships The 1992 All England Open was the 82nd edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from March 11 to March 15, 1992, in London, England.It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was USD$125,000.-Final results:... , 1995 1995 All England Open Badminton Championships The 1995 All England Open was the 85th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from March 14 to March 18, 1995, in Birmingham, England.It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was USD$125,000.-Final results:... |
All England Open All England Open Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898... |
| 1 1 |
Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1995, 1996 1995 |
Swiss Open Swiss Open (badminton) The Swiss Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Switzerland since 1955 and become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007. 2011 the tournament was dropped down to a Grand Prix Gold event.-Previous winners:-Performances by nation:... |
| 2 | Mixed doubles | 1991 1991 All England Open Badminton Championships The 1991 All England Open was the 81st edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from March 20 to March 24, 1991, in London, England.It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was USD$125,000.-Final results:... , 1993 |
All England Open |