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 Martin are the only Danish women to win both the World (1977) and All-England (1979, 1980) singles titles. In the first IBF World Championships in 1977 she captured mixed doubles (with Steen Skovgaard) as well as women's singles to become the first of only seven players, through 2010, to win two events in the same edition of this tournament. Notably, her badminton success came as she was studying and then practising dentistry.^[1] She was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 1998. She is the mother of badminton player Marie Røpke.

Lene Køppen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1953-05-05) 5 May 1953 (age 70)
Highest ranking	1
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 1977 Malmö Women's Singles 1977 Malmö Mixed Doubles 1980 Jakarta Women's Singles 1980 Jakarta Mixed Doubles World Games 1981 Santa Clara Women's singles 1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles World Cup 1979 Tokyo Women's singles 1980 Kyoto Women's singles 1982 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles European Championships 1978 Preston Women's singles 1982 Böblingen Women's singles 1974 Vienna Women's singles 1976 Dublin Women's singles 1978 Preston Women's doubles 1976 Dublin Mixed doubles 1972 Karlskrona Women's doubles 1982 Böblingen Women's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1976 Dublin Mixed team 1980 Groningen Mixed team 1972 Karlskrona Mixed team 1974 Vienna Mixed team 1978 Preston Mixed team 1982 Böblingen Mixed team European Junior Championships 1971 Gottwaldov Women's doubles 1971 Gottwaldov Mixed doubles

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Gillian Gilks	12–9, 12–11	Gold
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ivana Lie	11–12, 2–11	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Steen Skovgaard	Derek Talbot   Gillian Gilks	15–12, 18–17	Gold
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Steen Skovgaard	Christian Hadinata   Imelda Wiguna	11–15, 6–15	Bronze

World Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Tokyo, Japan	Hiroe Yuki	11–7, 11–6	Gold
1980	Kyoto, Japan	Hiroe Yuki	11–4, 12–10	Gold
1982	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Verawaty Fadjrin	11–2, 12–10	Gold

World Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States	Zhang Ailing	4–11, 1–11	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States	Steen Skovgaard	Mike Tredgett   Nora Perry	15–11, 4–15, 8–15	Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Vienna, Austria	Gillian Gilks	6–11, 5–11	Silver
1976	Dublin, Ireland	Gillian Gilks	6–11, 11–12	Silver
1978	Preston, England	Jane Webster	11–4, 9–11, 11–0	Gold
1982	Böblingen, West Germany	Karen Bridge	11–1, 11–9	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Karlskrona, Sweden	Annie Bøg Jørgensen	Margaret Beck   Julie Rickard	9–15, 7–15	Bronze
1982	Böblingen, West Germany	Anne Skovgaard	Gillian Clark   Gillian Gilks	6–15, 2–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Dublin, Ireland	Steen Skovgaard	Derek Talbot   Gillian Gilks	15–6, 12–15, 15–17	Silver
1978	Preston, England	Steen Skovgaard	Mike Tredgett   Nora Perry		Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia	Anne Berglund	Nora Gardner   Barbara Giles	15–11, 15–7	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia	Viggo Christiansen	Peter Gardner   Barbara Giles	13–15, 14–17	Bronze

International tournaments

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1973	India Open	Eva Twedberg	11–8, 8–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1973	USSR International	Alena Poboráková	11–0, 11–1	Winner
1973	Norwegian International	Joke van Beusekom		Runner-up
1974	Swedish Open	Eva Twedberg	11–9, 11–8	Winner
1974	Denmark Open	Hiroe Yuki	4–11, 12–9, 9–12	Runner-up
1975	Swedish Open	Joke van Beusekom	11–6, 12–10	Winner
1975	Denmark Open	Joke van Beusekom	11–1, 11–6	Winner
1975	Jamaica International	Joke van Beusekom	11–0, 11–10	Winner
1975	Norwegian International	Joke van Beusekom		Winner
1976	German Open	Gillian Gilks		Runner-up
1976	Denmark Open	Joke van Beusekom	11–4, 11–1	Winner
1977	All England Open	Hiroe Yuki	11–7, 3–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1978	Swedish Open	Jane Webster	11–5, 11–2	Winner
1978	Denmark Open	Atsuko Tokuda	11–4, 9–11, 11–9	Winner
1979	All England Open	Saori Kondo	13–9, 1–11, 11–8	Winner
1979	Swedish Open	Agnethe Juul	11–3, 11–1	Winner
1979	English Masters	Gillian Gilks	12–10, 11–4	Winner
1979	Dutch Open	Gillian Gilks	10–12, 9–12	Runner-up
1979	Denmark Open	Hiroe Yuki	11–8, 7–11, 11–2	Winner
1980	All England Open	Verawaty Fadjrin	11–2, 11–6	Winner
1980	Copenhagen Cup	Gillian Gilks	12–9, 11–2	Winner
1980	English Masters	Yoshiko Yonekura	11–5, 11–8	Winner
1980	Taiwan Masters	Jane Webster	12–9, 11–5	Winner
1981	All England Open	Hwang Sun-ai	1–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1981	English Masters	Zhang Ailing	6–11, 12–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1981	Dutch Open	Jane Webster	11–3, 11–3	Winner
1981	Scandinavian Cup	Zhang Ailing	11–6, 12–11	Winner
1981	Denmark Open	Saori Kondo	11–1, 11–2	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1973	India Open	Anne Berglund	Eva Twedberg   Joke van Beusekom	1–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1973	USSR International	Karin Lindquist	Tatiana Antropova   Tatiana Kochetkova	15–10, 15–3	Winner
1973	Norwegian International	Pernille Kaagaard	Joanna Flockhart   Fraser Gow		Winner
1975	Denmark Open	Inge Bergstrøm	Theresia Widiastuti   Imelda Wiguna	15–3, 3–15, 15–10	Runner-up
1975	Jamaica International	Joke van Beusekom	Lesley Harris   Barbara Welch	15–4, 15–12	Winner
1975	Norwegian International	Inge Bergstrøm	Anette Börjesson   Joke van Beusekom		Winner
1976	Denmark Open	Inge Bergstrøm	Marjan Luesken   Joke van Beusekom	12–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1979	Swedish Open	Joke van Beusekom	Nora Perry   Anne Skovgaard	15–10, 15–10	Winner
1980	Taiwan Masters	Kirsten Larsen	Nora Perry   Jane Webster	5–15, 7–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1973	USSR International	Elo Hansen	Roland Maywald   Tatiana Antropova	15–9, 6–15, 15–5	Winner
1975	Jamaica International	Elo Hansen	Lucio Fabris   Barbara Welch	15–10, 13–18, 15–3	Winner
1976	Swedish Open	Steen Skovgaard			Winner
1976	German Open	Steen Skovgaard	Mike Tredgett   Nora Gardner		Runner-up
1976	Denmark Open	Steen Skovgaard	David Eddy   Barbara Giles	15–8, 15–4	Winner
1977	Denmark Open	Steen Skovgaard	David Eddy   Barbara Giles	15–12, 15–8	Winner
1978	All England Open	Steen Skovgaard	Mike Tredgett   Nora Perry	7–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1978	Swedish Open	Steen Skovgaard	Mike Tredgett   Nora Perry	2–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1978	Denmark Open	Steen Skovgaard	Mike Tredgett   Nora Perry	15–9, 15–11	Winner
1979	Swedish Open	Steen Skovgaard	Mike Tredgett   Nora Perry	15–12, 17–18, 16–18	Runner-up
1979	Denmark Open	Steen Skovgaard	Ray Stevens   Nora Perry	12–15, 15–11, 13–15	Runner-up
1980	Denmark Open	Steen Skovgaard	Mike Tredgett   Nora Perry	11–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1981	English Masters	Morten Frost	Mike Tredgett   Nora Perry	5–15, 6–15	Runner-up

References

1. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 155.

External links

• Lene Køppen at the World Games