Lena Frier Kristiansen

Lena Frier Kristiansen (born March 12, 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]

Lena Frier Kristiansen
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born (1983-03-12) 12 March 1983
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
2008 HerningWomen's doubles
2006 Den BoschWomen's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
2009 LiverpoolMixed team
European Women's Team Championships
2010 WarsawWomen's team
2008 AlmereWomen's team
European Junior Championships
2001 SpałaMixed team
2001 SpałaMixed doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Herning, Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl Donna Kellogg
Gail Emms		 21–18, 21–18 Gold
2006 Den Bosch, Netherlands Kamilla Rytter Juhl Juliane Schenk
Nicole Grether		 21–9, 14–21, 15–21 Bronze

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Spała, Poland Peter Hasbak Rasmus Andersen
Mette Nielsen		 10–15, 5–15 Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: 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.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 World Superseries Finals Kamilla Rytter Juhl Chin Eei Hui
Wong Pei Tty		 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2009 Denmark Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Pan Pan
Zhang Yawen		 20–22, 21–18, 12–21 Runner-up
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Dutch Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Shendy Puspa Irawati
Meiliana Jauhari		 21–16, 25–23 Winner
2004 Dutch Open Kamilla Rytter Juhl Pernille Harder
Helle Nielsen		 15–12, 15–8 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Dutch Open Peter Steffensen Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl		 11–15, 7–15 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Finnish International Kamilla Rytter Juhl Ekaterina Ananina
Anastasia Russkikh		 21–17, 21–15 Winner
2006 Dutch International Kamilla Rytter Juhl Juliane Schenk
Nicole Grether		 8–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2004 Dutch International Kamilla Rytter Juhl Petya Nedelcheva
Neli Boteva		 10–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2002 Portugal International Kamilla Rytter Juhl Lene Mørk
Helle Nielsen		 2–7, 3–7, 0–7 Runner-up
2002 Slovenian International Karina Sørensen Ekaterina Ananina
Anastasia Russkikh		 7–11, 5–11 Runner-up
2001 Irish International Kamilla Rytter Juhl Lene Mørk
Helle Nielsen		 3–7, 3–7, 2–7 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Croatian International Rasmus Andersen Carsten Mogensen
Kamilla Rytter Juhl		 2–11, 3–11 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References
  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.
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