Jens Eriksen
Jens Eriksen (born December 30, 1969 in Glostrup ) is a Danish badminton player .
Career
In 1994 Jens Eriksen and his partner Christian Jakobsen won the bronze medal at the European championships in men's doubles.
In mixed he won the bronze medal at the European Championships in 1994 together with Anne-Mette Bille.
In 1997 Jens won the men's doubles at the German Open together with Jesper Larsen . In addition, he and Marlene Thomsen also won the mixed competition at this event.
In 1999 the two winners of the men's doubles at the Swiss Open in Basel .
In 2000 he and his partner Jesper Larsen became European champions in men's doubles. In the mixed competition at the same event he reached the final with Mette Schjoldager , which the two lost to the Danish pairing Michael Søgaard and Rikke Olsen .
In mixed he won the Swiss Open in 2001 and 2003 together with his partner Mette Schjoldager .
In 2002 and 2004 he defended his title as European champion in men's doubles with his new partner Martin Lundgaard Hansen . Mette Schjoldager and Jens were also European mixed champions against Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson in 2002 . However, the two could not successfully defend this title in 2004, it was only enough for the bronze medal.
He played badminton at the 2004 Olympics in men's doubles and mixed. In the men's doubles, Eriksen and his partner Martin Lundgaard Hansen had a bye in the first round and defeated Howard Bach and Kevin Han from the USA in the second round . In the quarter-finals they beat Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun from China with 3:15, 15:11, 15: 8. In the semifinals they were defeated by Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung from South Korea with 9:15, 15: 5, 15: 3 and also the match for the bronze medal against Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele from Indonesia with 15:13, 15: 7, and ended up fourth. In the mixed competition he played with his partner Mette Schjoldager. They defeated Svetolav Stoyanov and Victoria Wright from France in the first and Kim Yong-hyun and Lee Hyo-jung from South Korea in the second round. In the quarter-finals they beat Nova Widianto and Vita Marissa from Indonesia with 15:12, 15: 8 to advance to the semi-finals. There they lost to Zhang Jun and Gao Ling from China with 15: 9, 15: 5. In the match for the bronze medal they defeated the Danish compatriots Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen with 15: 5, 15: 5, and won the bronze medal . Eriksen missed the chance to become the first Danish athlete in 20 years (since Henning Lynge Jacobsen 1984) to win two medals at the same Summer Olympics .
In 2006 he was able to successfully defend his title as European champion in men's doubles with Martin Lundgaard. In mixed he was in 2006 together with Mette against the opponents Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Thomas Laybourn from the same country silver medalist. He won the Danish mixed title three times and the Danish doubles title twice .
In 2008 he was with the Danish national team in badminton European champion at the European team championships in Almere .
At the Danish Badminton Championships in 2008, Jens Eriksen and his partner Martin Lundgaard-Hansen were runner-up. Both lost in the final against the double world champions from 2003 Jonas Rasmussen and Lars Paaske in straight sets.
useful information
His parents, Birgit and Bjarne Eriksen, are line judges in international badminton tournaments.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Eriksen, Jens |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glostrup |