Kirsten Larsen (born 14 March 1962) is a retired female

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player from

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Career

Larsen won the All England final in

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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

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champion in singles from 1981 to 1983 and again from 1986 to 1988, and she was called

Lene Køppen Lene Køppen (born 5 May 1953) is a former badminton player from Denmark who won numerous Danish national and major international championships from the early 1970s through the early 1980s. Noted for her speed and athleticism, she and Camilla Mar ...

's successor. Kirsten won the European Championships in singles in

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and became second in

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. 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. In 2014, she received the Women in Badminton Award by the

Badminton World Federation The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...

, for her significant contribution towards the active participation of women in high-performance badminton.

Achievements

World Cup

European Championships

European Junior Championships

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

International tournaments

Personal information

She married the former Danish badminton player

Steen Fladberg Steen Fladberg is a retired male badminton player from Denmark, noted for his speed of foot, who excelled during the 1980s. Though a strong international level singles player, his biggest achievements came in doubles. Career Fladberg won the gold ...

. Their son

Rasmus Fladberg Rasmus Fladberg (born 30 January 1992) is a Danish badminton player. Personal information His parents Steen and Kirsten Fladberg are both former Danish badminton players. Achievements BWF World Junior Championships ''Boys' doubles'' ...

is also a professional badminton player.

References

External links

Kirsten Larsen's Profile - Badminton.dk
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Larsen, Kirsten Danish female badminton players Living people 1962 births Badminton players at the 1988 Summer Olympics