Dennis Paul Andrew Lens (born 25 September 1977) is a former

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player. He competed at the

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in the men's doubles event partnered with

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. Lens won the boys' singles bronze at the 1995 European Junior Championships in

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, and was part of the Netherlands national team that won the mixed team bronze at the 2000 European Championships in

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. He had collected 10 times

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titles, 9 in the men's doubles event and once in the mixed doubles event.

Achievements

European Junior Championships

''Boys' singles''

IBF International

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lens, Dennis 1977 births Living people People from Heemskerk Sportspeople from North Holland Dutch male badminton players Olympic badminton players for the Netherlands Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics