Agnete Friis (married name Varn) is a former Danish badminton player. She became Danish Champion in the women's singles in 1941 and 1944 and nine times in women's doubles from 1941–1958. She played for the national team until the end of the 1950s.
She also reached three All England Championship Finals in all three categories in 1953. In the singles final she lost to
Marie Ussing
Marie Ussing Nylen is a Danish-American biologist, dentist, microscopist, and badminton player known for her research on the morphology of tooth enamel and her contributions to refining the electron microscope as an aide in dental research at th ...
; the two of them lost the doubles final to
Iris Cooley and
June White of Great Britain and in the mixed doubles with
Poul Holm
Poul Holm is a former Danish badminton player. He won five All England titles and four Danish singles titles.
Medal Record at the All England Badminton Championships
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, they were defeated by
Eddy Choong and June White.
Medal Record at the
All England Badminton Championships
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References
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Danish female badminton players
20th-century Danish women