Martin Lundgaard Hansen (born 11 October 1972) is a

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player from

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. He started his career in badminton as a singles player, and competed in the 1993 IBF World Championships. But as the years went by, he made a choice to play doubles. Teamed-up with

Lars Paaske Lars Paaske (born 18 January 1976) is a badminton player from Denmark. Career He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Jonas Rasmussen. After an initial bye in the first round, then were defeated in the ...

, they emerged as the men's doubles champion at the 1999, 2001 Denmark Open, and in 2000, he and Paaske participated at the

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. The career highlights for Hansen was when he partnered with

Jens Eriksen Jens Dyrløv Eriksen (born 30 December 1969) is a badminton player from Denmark. He competed in four consecutive Olympic Games from 1996 to 2008, and won a mixed doubles bronze medal in 2004 partnered with Mette Schjoldager. At the World Champ ...

. The duo won the 2004 and 2006 All England Open, won gold at the European Championships, and was at the time a half years as No.1 in the world.

Career

2000 Summer Olympics

Hansen made his debut at the

in 2000 Sydney, competed in the men's doubles event partnered with

. He and Paaske beat the Bulgarian pair Mikhail Popov/ Svetoslav Stojanov in the first round, but was defeated by

Ricky Subagja Ricky Subagja (born 27 January 1971) is a former Indonesian badminton player. He was rated among the greatest doubles specialists in the sport's history. Career In 1993 the fast moving, faster hitting Subagja won men's doubles at the then bienni ...

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of Indonesia in the second round.

2004 Summer Olympics

Hansen competed in

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in the men's doubles with partner

. They had a bye in the first round and defeated

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of the United States in the second. In the quarterfinals, Hansen and Eriksen beat the second seeded from China

Cai Yun Cai Yun (born 19 January 1980) is a former professional badminton player representing China. He is the 2012 London Olympic gold medallist and a four-time World Champion in men's doubles. He is regarded as one of the greatest men's doubles player ...

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3–15, 15–11, 15–8. They lost the semifinal to

Lee Dong-soo Lee Dong-soo ( ; born 7 June 1974) is a former badminton player from South Korea who affiliate with the Samsung Electro-Mechanics. Competition Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Yoo Yo ...

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of Korea 15–9, 5–15, 3–15 and the bronze medal match against

Eng Hian Eng Hian (; born 17 May 1977) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. A men's doubles specialist, he won major international tournaments, most of them in partnership with Flandy Limpele, between 1999 and 2006. They earned a bronze medal in m ...

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of Indonesia 13–15, 7-15 to finish fourth place.

2008 Summer Olympics

Hansen again qualified to compete at the

for three consecutive times, and was partnered with

. The duo were defeated in the early stage by the second seeded

with the score 12–21, 11–21.

Achievements

World Championships

''Men's doubles''

World Cup

''Men's doubles''

European Championships

''Men's doubles''

European Junior Championships

''Boys' doubles''

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in

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, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by

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 ...

(BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end. ''Men's doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

IBF International

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

References

External links

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Martin Lundgaard's Profile - Badminton.dk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Martin Lundgaard 1972 births Living people People from Kolding Danish male badminton players Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of Denmark World No. 1 badminton players Sportspeople from the Region of Southern Denmark