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Dennis Lens

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Dennis Lens
Personal information
Birth nameDennis Paul Andrew Lens
CountryNetherlands
Born (1977-09-25) 25 September 1977 (age 47)
Heemskerk, North Holland, Netherlands
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Nitra Boys' singles
BWF profile

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]

Achievements

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European Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1995 Športová hala Olympia, Nitra, Slovakia Denmark Peter Gade 2–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Hamburg Cup Netherlands Erica van den Heuvel Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen
15–8, 14–17, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Amor International Netherlands Quinten van Dalm Denmark Peder Nissen
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
11–10, 6–9, 8–11, 9–5, 4–9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Austrian International Netherlands Quinten van Dalm England Anthony Clark
England Ian Pearson
17–16, 11–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Hungarian International Netherlands Quinten van Dalm Bulgaria Mihail Popov
Bulgaria Svetoslav Stoyanov
6–9, 5–9, 4–9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Welsh International Netherlands Quinten van Dalm England James Anderson
England Ian Sullivan
5–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Amor International Netherlands Joris van Soerland Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Denmark Kasper Ødum
15–10, 8–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 BMW International Netherlands Quinten van Dalm Ukraine Vladislav Druzchenko
Ukraine Valeriy Streltsov
15–9, 11–15, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Amor International Netherlands Nicole van Hooren Netherlands Norbert van Barneveld
Netherlands Lotte Jonathans
18–15, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Austrian International Sweden Johanna Persson Denmark Kasper Kiim Jensen
Denmark Helle Nielsen
6–8, 8–7, 7–4, 8–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Dennis Lens". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Kansloze nederlaag Mia Audina" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Badmintonploeg schrijft geschiedenis met brons" (in Dutch). de Volkskrant. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Netherlands - Badminton Nederland". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
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