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Danish badminton player
Badminton player
Kirsten Larsen Country Denmark Born (1962-03-14 ) 14 March 1962 (age 62) Career title(s) European Champion (1988)
Kirsten Larsen (born 14 March 1962) is a retired female badminton player from Denmark .
Larsen won the All England final in 1987 in singles. She also won three bronze medals at the Badminton World Cup in 1980, 1985 and 1986 and a gold medal in 1988 European championships. She was also Danish champion in singles from 1981 to 1983 and again from 1986 to 1988, and she was called Lene Køppen 's successor. Kirsten won the European Championships in singles in 1988 and became second in 1986 . She also became Nordic Champion in singles in 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 and 1988. Kirsten Larsen played for the national team 58 times from 1979 to 1990.[ 1]
In 2014, she received the Women in Badminton Award by the Badminton World Federation , for her significant contribution towards the active participation of women in high-performance badminton.[ 2]
European Championships [ edit ]
Women's singles
Year
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
1984
Guild Hall , Preston , England
Sally Podger
0–11, 11–6, 5–11
Bronze
1986
Uppsala , Sweden
Helen Troke
12–9, 3–11, 2–11
Silver
1988
Badmintonsenteret, Kristiansand , Norway
Christina Bostofte
11–8, 11–2
Gold
European Junior Championships [ edit ]
IBF World Grand Prix [ edit ]
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
Year
Tournament
Opponent
Score
Result
1983
Canadian Open
Denyse Julien
11–1, 11–1
Winner
1984
Dutch Open
Helen Troke
11–4, 7–11, 10–12
Runner-up
1984
Thailand Open
Helen Troke
5–11, 8–11
Runner-up
1985
Chinese Taipei Open
Helen Troke
5–11, 2–11
Runner-up
1985
Japan Open
Wu Jianqiu
7–11, 11–8, 7–11
Runner-up
1985
Dutch Open
Jane Sutton
11–6, 11–8
Winner
1985
India Open
Helen Troke
8–11, 8–11
Runner-up
1985
English Masters
Gillian Gowers
11–5, 11–0
Winner
1985
Scandinavian Cup
Kim Yun-ja
4–11, 2–11
Runner-up
1986
Chinese Taipei Open
Helen Troke
11–12, 11–6, 11–4
Winner
1986
Carlton Intersport Cup
Yao Fen
7–11, 7–11
Runner-up
1987
Chinese Taipei Open
Helen Troke
11–4, 5–11, 11–1
Winner
1987
All England Open
Qian Ping
9–7 retired
Winner
1987
English Masters
Christina Bostofte
11–4, 11–8
Winner
1988
Chinese Taipei Open
Pernille Nedergaard
11–3, 6–11, 11–6
Winner
1987
Hong Kong Open
Han Aiping
4–11, 8–11
Runner-up
1988
German Open
Han Aiping
8–11, 9–11
Runner-up
1989
Scottish Open
Pernille Nedergaard
11–5, 11–1
Winner
International tournaments [ edit ]
Women's singles
Year
Tournament
Opponent
Score
Result
1979
Czechoslovakian International
Sally Leadbeater
12–9, 11–6
Winner
1980
Czechoslovakian International
Rikke V. Sørensen
7–11, 8–11
Runner-up
1982
German Open
Wu Dixi
9–11, 3–11
Runner-up
1983
Taiwan Masters
Sherry Liu
11–3, 11–5
Winner
1983
German Open
Nettie Nielsen
12–11, 3–11, 4–11
Runner-up
1983
Japan Open
Han Aiping
2–11, 4–11
Runner-up
1983
India Open
Yoo Sang-hee
6–11, 1–11
Runner-up
1984
English Masters
Helen Troke
11–1, 12–10
Winner
1984
Scottish Open (II)
Dorte Kjær
11–5, 11–4
Winner
She married the former Danish badminton player Steen Fladberg . Their son Rasmus Fladberg is also a professional badminton player.[ 3]