Kirsten Larsen

Kirsten Larsen (born 14 March 1962) is a retired female badminton player from Denmark.

Kirsten Larsen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1962-03-14) 14 March 1962 (age 60)
Career title(s)	European Champion (1988)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Denmark World Cup 1980 Kyoto Women's singles 1985 Jakarta Women's singles 1986 Jakarta Women's singles Sudirman Cup 1989 Jakarta Mixed team European Championships 1988 Kristiansand Women's singles 1980 Groningen Mixed team 1986 Uppsala Mixed team 1988 Kristiansand Mixed team 1986 Uppsala Women's singles 1980 Groningen Women's doubles 1984 Preston Mixed team 1984 Preston Women's singles 1984 Preston Women's doubles European Junior Championships 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Girls' singles 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Mixed team 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Girls' doubles

Career

Larsen won the All England final in 1987 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 Danish champion in singles from 1981 to 1983 and again from 1986 to 1988, and she was called Lene Køppen's successor. Kirsten won the European Championships in singles in 1988 and became second in 1986. 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.^[1]

In 2014, she received the Women in Badminton Award by the Badminton World Federation, for her significant contribution towards the active participation of women in high-performance badminton.^[2]

Achievements

World Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Kyoto, Japan	Hiroe Yuki		Bronze
1985	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ivana Lie	9–11, 11–6, 2–11	Bronze
1986	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Li Lingwei	6–11, 4–11	Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Sally Podger	0–11, 11–6, 5–11	Bronze
1986	Uppsala, Sweden	Helen Troke	12–9, 3–11, 2–11	Silver
1988	Badmintonsenteret, Kristiansand, Norway	Christina Bostofte	11–8, 11–2	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Groningen, Netherlands	Pia Nielsen	Nora Perry   Jane Webster	8–15, 13–15	Silver
1984	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Dorte Kjær	Karen Beckman   Gillian Gilks	11–15, 9–15	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany	Else Thoresen	11–2, 11–4	Gold

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany	Kirsten Meier	Gillian Clark   Sally Leadbeater	9–15, 4–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Canadian Open	Denyse Julien	11–1, 11–1	Winner
1984	Dutch Open	Helen Troke	11–4, 7–11, 10–12	Runner-up
1984	Thailand Open	Helen Troke	5–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1985	Chinese Taipei Open	Helen Troke	5–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1985	Japan Open	Wu Jianqiu	7–11, 11–8, 7–11	Runner-up
1985	Dutch Open	Jane Sutton	11–6, 11–8	Winner
1985	India Open	Helen Troke	8–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1985	English Masters	Gillian Gowers	11–5, 11–0	Winner
1985	Scandinavian Cup	Kim Yun-ja	4–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1986	Chinese Taipei Open	Helen Troke	11–12, 11–6, 11–4	Winner
1986	Carlton Intersport Cup	Yao Fen	7–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1987	Chinese Taipei Open	Helen Troke	11–4, 5–11, 11–1	Winner
1987	All England Open	Qian Ping	9–7 retired	Winner
1987	English Masters	Christina Bostofte	11–4, 11–8	Winner
1988	Chinese Taipei Open	Pernille Nedergaard	11–3, 6–11, 11–6	Winner
1987	Hong Kong Open	Han Aiping	4–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1988	German Open	Han Aiping	8–11, 9–11	Runner-up
1989	Scottish Open	Pernille Nedergaard	11–5, 11–1	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Dutch Open	Dorte Kjær	Karen Beckman   Gillian Gilks	12–15, 10–15	Runner-up

International tournaments

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Czechoslovakian International	Sally Leadbeater	12–9, 11–6	Winner
1980	Czechoslovakian International	Rikke V. Sørensen	7–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1982	German Open	Wu Dixi	9–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1983	Taiwan Masters	Sherry Liu	11–3, 11–5	Winner
1983	German Open	Nettie Nielsen	12–11, 3–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1983	Japan Open	Han Aiping	2–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1983	India Open	Yoo Sang-hee	6–11, 1–11	Runner-up
1984	English Masters	Helen Troke	11–1, 12–10	Winner
1984	Scottish Open (II)	Dorte Kjær	11–5, 11–4	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Czechoslovakian International	Charlotte Pilgaard	Gillian Clark   Sally Leadbeater	9–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1980	Taiwan Masters	Lene Køppen	Nora Perry   Jane Webster		Runner-up

Personal information

She married the former Danish badminton player Steen Fladberg. Their son Rasmus Fladberg is also a professional badminton player.^[3]

References

1. "Kirsten Larsen". badmintonpeople.dk. Badminton Denmark. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
2. "BWF Salutes Sterling Servants". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
3. "En familie med fjer på". sn.dk (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

External links

• Kirsten Larsen at Olympedia