Jens Eriksen
Jens Dyrløv Eriksen 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 Championships, Eriksen won two silvers in 1995 and 1997, also two bronze medals in 2001 and 2006.
Career
2004 Olympics
He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles.In men's doubles, Eriksen and his partner Martin Lundgaard Hansen had a bye in the first round and defeated Howard Bach and Kevin Han of the United States in the second. In the quarterfinals, Eriksen and Hansen beat Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun of China 3-15, 15-11, 15-8. They lost the semifinal to Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung of Korea 9-15, 15-5, 15-3 and the bronze medal match against Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 15-13, 15-7 to finish fourth place.
He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Mette Schjoldager. They defeated Svetoslav Stoyanov and Victoria Wright of France in the first round and Kim Yong-hyun and Lee Hyo-jung of Korea in the second. In the quarterfinals, Eriksen and Schjoldager beat Nova Widianto and Vita Marissa of Indonesia 15-12, 15-8 to advance to the semifinals. There, they lost to Zhang Jun and Gao Ling of China 15-9, 15-5. In the bronze medal match, they defeated fellow Danish pair Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen 15-5, 15-5 to win the bronze medal.
He missed the chance to be the first Danish sportsman in 20 years to win two medals in the same Olympic Games.
Achievements
Olympic Games
Mixed doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2004 | Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece |  Mette Schjoldager | Jonas Rasmussen Rikke Olsen | 15–5, 15–5 | Bronze |
World Championships
Men's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain | Martin Lundgaard Hansen |  Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 21–23, 16–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2001 | Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain | Mette Schjoldager | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 2–15, 12–15 | Bronze |
| 1997 | Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | Marlene Thomsen | Liu Yong Ge Fei | 5–15, 17–16, 4–15 | Silver |
| 1995 | Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland | Helene Kirkegaard | Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen | 2–15, 6–15 | Silver |
World Cup
Men's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 14–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | Mette Schjoldager |  Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 15–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
European Championships
Men's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2008 | Messecenter, Herning, Denmark | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | 19–21, 16–21 | Silver |
| 2006 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | 21–15, 21–17 | Gold |
| 2004 | Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland | Martin Lundgaard Hansen |  Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson | 15–3, 15–9 | Gold |
| 2002 | Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson | 7–4, 1–7, 7–3, 2–7, 7–3 | Gold |
| 2000 | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Jesper Larsen |  Pär-Gunnar Jonsson Peter Axelsson | 15–7, 15–6 | Gold |
| 1994 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Christian Jakobsen | Simon Archer Chris Hunt | 12–15, 7–15, 12–15 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Mette Schjoldager | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl | 20–22, 15–21 | Silver |
| 2004 | Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland | Mette Schjoldager | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms | 16–17, 14–17 | Bronze |
| 2002 | Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden | Mette Schjoldager | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms | 7–5, 7–3, 7–1 | Gold |
| 2000 | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Mette Schjoldager | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 7–15, 12–15 | Silver |
| 1994 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Anne Mette Bille | Michael Søgaard Catrine Bengtsson | 8–15, 16–18 | 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 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
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Denmark Open | Martin Lundgaard Hansen |  Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong | 21–14, 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Swiss Open | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong | 21–17, 16–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | China Masters | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 21–17, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2006 | All England Open | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | 15–6, 14–17, 15–2 | Winner |
| 2005 | China Open | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | 16–17, 15–11, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Hong Kong Open | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 13–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Japan Open | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | 15–10, 15–3 | Winner |
| 2005 | German Open | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 15–6, 3–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Korea Open | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | 7–15, 15–13, 15–13 | Winner |
| 2004 | Singapore Open | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Alvent Yulianto Luluk Hadiyanto | 2–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | All England Open | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | 9–15, 15–13, 15–3 | Winner |
| 2003 | Singapore Open | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | 15–9, 15–10 | Winner |
| 2002 | Dutch Open | Martin Lundgaard Hansen |  Kim Dong-moon Ha Tae-kwon | 8–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 2002 | Swiss Open | Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 7–5, 5–7, 2–7, 5–7 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | Swiss Open | Jesper Larsen | Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard | 7–4, 2–7, 7–1, 1–7, 3–7 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Denmark Open | Jesper Larsen | Flandy Limpele Eng Hian | 13–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Swiss Open | Jesper Larsen | Kim Dong-moon Ha Tae-kwon | 12–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Swiss Open | Jesper Larsen | Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard | 15–6, 12–15, 17–16 | Winner |
| 1999 | Korea Open | Jesper Larsen | Flandy Limpele Eng Hian | 15–6, 7–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1998 | Hong Kong Open | Jesper Larsen | Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya | 10–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Denmark Open | Jesper Larsen | Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Søgaard | 17–14, 8–15, 13–18 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Dutch Open | Jesper Larsen | Nick Ponting John Quinn | 7–15, 15–8, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1997 | German Open | Jesper Larsen | Simon Archer Chris Hunt | 15–1, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1994 | Chinese Taipei Open | Christian Jakobsen | Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto | 1–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | Korea Open | Mette Schjoldager | Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir | 21–23, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Japan Open | Mette Schjoldager |  Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam | 13–15, 17–14, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Korea Open | Mette Schjoldager | Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung | 14–17, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | China Open | Mette Schjoldager | Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting | 15–13, 13–15, 15–8 | Winner |
| 2003 | Japan Open | Mette Schjoldager | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 11–9, 8–11, 9–11 | Runner-up |
| 2003 | Swiss Open | Mette Schjoldager | Kim Yong-hyun Lee Hyo-jung | 11–7, 9–11, 11–5 | Winner |
| 2002 | All England Open | Mette Schjoldager | Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min | 3–7, 3–7, 0–7 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | Singapore Open | Mette Schjoldager | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 7–2, 4–7, 7–5, 7–5 | Winner |
| 2001 | Swiss Open | Mette Schjoldager | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 7–4, 7–2, 7–5 | Winner |
| 2000 | Grand Prix Finals | Mette Schjoldager | Tri Kusharyanto Minarti Timur | 8–7, 7–4, 7–4 | Winner |
| 2000 | Denmark Open | Mette Schjoldager | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 10–15, 15–8, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Chinese Taipei Open | Mette Schjoldager | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 5–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1998 | Brunei Open | Marlene Thomsen | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 15–13, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1998 | Swiss Open | Marlene Thomsen | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 18–13, 8–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 1998 | Japan Open | Marlene Thomsen | Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min | 12–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Thailand Open | Marlene Thomsen | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 5–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Denmark Open | Marlene Thomsen | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 15–6, 18–14 | Winner |
| 1997 | German Open | Marlene Thomsen | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 15–11, 12–15, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1997 | Malaysia Open | Marlene Thomsen | Liu Yong Ge Fei | 12–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Korea Open | Marlene Thomsen | Liu Yong Ge Fei | 13–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Japan Open | Marlene Thomsen | Liu Yong Ge Fei | 8–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | Hong Kong Open | Marlene Thomsen | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | 8–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | German Open | Anne Mette Bille | Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur | 1–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | Chinese Taipei Open | Rikke Olsen | Kim Dong-moon Kim Shin-young | 15–10, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1994 | U.S. Open | Rikke Olsen | Zheng Yushen Xu Huaiwen | 15–3, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1994 | Canadian Open | Rikke Olsen |  Jürgen Koch Irina Serova | 7–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
IBF International
Men's doubles| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1994 | Scottish Open | Christian Jakobsen |  Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev | 14–17, 15–13, 6–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1995 | Russian Open | Marlene Thomsen | Chris Hunt Gillian Gowers | 15–3, 18–16 | Winner |
| 1993 | Hamburg Cup | Anne Mette Bille | Christian Jakobsen Marlene Thomsen | 15–10, 13–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1992 | Amor International | Marlene Thomsen |  Ron Michels Sonja Mellink | 9–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |