Dennis Paul Andrew Lens (born 25 September 1977) is a Dutch former badminton player.[1] He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event partnered with Quinten van Dalm.[2] Lens won the boys' singles bronze at the 1995 European Junior Championships in Nitra,[3] and was part of the Netherlands national team that won the mixed team bronze at the 2000 European Championships in Glasgow.[4] He had collected 10 times national titles, 9 in the men's doubles event and once in the mixed doubles event.[5]
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| Birth name | Dennis Paul Andrew Lens | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 September 1977 Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editEuropean Junior Championships
editBoys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1995 | Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia |  Peter Gade
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2–15, 7–15 |  Bronze
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IBF World Grand Prix
editThe World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Hamburg Cup |  Erica van den Heuvel
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Jonas Rasmussen Ann-Lou Jørgensen
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15–8, 14–17, 11–15 |  Runner-up
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IBF International
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1997 | Amor International | Quinten van Dalm
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Peder Nissen Jonas Rasmussen
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11–10, 6–9, 8–11, 9–5, 4–9 | Runner-up
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| 1997 | Austrian International | Quinten van Dalm
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 Anthony Clark Ian Pearson
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17–16, 11–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
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| 1997 | Hungarian International | Quinten van Dalm
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 Mihail Popov Svetoslav Stoyanov
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6–9, 5–9, 4–9 | Runner-up
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| 1997 | Welsh International | Quinten van Dalm
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James Anderson Ian Sullivan
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5–15, 4–15 | Runner-up
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| 1998 | Amor International | Joris van Soerland
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Joachim Fischer Nielsen Kasper Ødum
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15–10, 8–15, 5–15 | Runner-up
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| 1999 | BMW International | Quinten van Dalm
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 Vladislav Druzchenko Valeriy Streltsov
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15–9, 11–15, 15–13 |  Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1998 | Amor International | Nicole van Hooren
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Norbert van Barneveld Lotte Jonathans
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18–15, 15–12 | Winner
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| 2002 | Austrian International |  Johanna Persson
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Kasper Kiim Jensen Helle Nielsen
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6–8, 8–7, 7–4, 8–6 | Winner
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References
edit- ^ "Players: Dennis Lens". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Kansloze nederlaag Mia Audina" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Badmintonploeg schrijft geschiedenis met brons" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Netherlands - Badminton Nederland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
External links
edit- Dennis Lens at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Dennis Lens at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
