Lena Frier Kristiansen

Lena Frier Kristiansen
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born (1983-03-12) 12 March 1983 (age 41)
Randers, Jutland, Denmark
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking8 (29 October 2009)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Women's badminton
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Herning Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Den Bosch Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Liverpool Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Warsaw Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Almere Women's team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Spała Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Spała Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Lena Frier Kristiansen (born 12 March 1983) is a badminton player from Denmark.[1] In 2001, she won the silver and bronze medals at the European Junior Championships in the mixed team and doubles respectively.[2] Partneres with Kamilla Rytter Juhl, they won the bronze medal the 2006 European Championships in the women's doubles event, and made it to the gold medal in 2008.[3] They also competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but was defeated in the first round by the Japanese pair Kumiko Ogura and Reiko Shiota in the rubber games.[4]

  1. ^ "Lena Frier Kristiansen". Danmarks Badminton Forbund. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Europameisterschaft U19 in Spala, Polen" (in German). BLV-NRW. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. ^ "European Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Sådan gik det danskerne ved OL" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2018.