Kirsten Larsen

Kirsten Larsen (born 14 March 1962) is a Danish retired badminton player.

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, and the 1990 European Championships was her last tournament.

In 2014, Larsen 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.

Achievements

World Cup

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Kyoto, Japan	Template:Flagicon Hiroe Yuki	7–11, 5–11	Bronze Bronze
1985	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Ivana Lie	9–11, 11–6, 2–11	Bronze Bronze
1986	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Li Lingwei	6–11, 4–11	Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

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

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

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

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany]	Template:Flagicon Kirsten Meier	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Sally Leadbeater	9–15, 4–15	Bronze 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	Template:Flagicon Denyse Julien	11–1, 11–1	Winner
1984	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Helen Troke	11–4, 7–11, 10–12	Runner-up
1984	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Helen Troke	5–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1985	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Helen Troke	5–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1985	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Wu Jianqiu	7–11, 11–8, 7–11	Runner-up
1985	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Jane Sutton	11–6, 11–8	Winner
1985	India Open	Template:Flagicon Helen Troke	8–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1985	English Masters	Template:Flagicon Gillian Gowers	11–5, 11–0	Winner
1985	Scandinavian Cup	Template:Flagicon Kim Yun-ja	4–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1986	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Helen Troke	11–12, 11–6, 11–4	Winner
1986	Carlton Intersport Cup	Template:Flagicon Yao Fen	7–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1987	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Helen Troke	11–4, 5–11, 11–1	Winner
1987	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Qian Ping	9–7 retired	Winner
1987	English Masters	Template:Flagicon Christina Bostofte	11–4, 11–8	Winner
1988	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Pernille Nedergaard	11–3, 6–11, 11–6	Winner
1987	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Han Aiping	4–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1988	German Open	Template:Flagicon Han Aiping	8–11, 9–11	Runner-up
1989	Scottish Open	Template:Flagicon Pernille Nedergaard	11–5, 11–1	Winner

Women's doubles

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

IBF International

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Czechoslovakian International	Template:Flagicon Sally Leadbeater	12–9, 11–6	Winner
1980	Czechoslovakian International	Template:Flagicon Rikke V. Sørensen	7–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1982	German Open	Template:Flagicon Wu Dixi	9–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1983	Taiwan Masters	Template:Flagicon Sherry Liu	11–3, 11–5	Winner
1983	German Open	Template:Flagicon Nettie Nielsen	12–11, 3–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1983	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Han Aiping	2–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1983	India Masters	Template:Flagicon Yoo Sang-hee	6–11, 1–11	Runner-up
1983	Holland Masters	Template:Flagicon Ivana Lie	4–11, 10–12	Runner-up
1984	English Masters	Template:Flagicon Helen Troke	11–1, 12–10	Winner
1984	Scottish Open (II)	Template:Flagicon Dorte Kjær	11–5, 11–4	Winner
1984	Dutch Masters	Template:Flagicon Han Aiping	7–11, 0–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Czechoslovakian International	Template:Flagicon Charlotte Pilgaard	Template:Flagicon Gillian Clark Template:Flagicon Sally Leadbeater	9–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1980	Taiwan Masters	Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen	Template:Flagicon Nora Perry Template:Flagicon Jane Webster	5–15, 7–15	Runner-up

Personal information

Larsen married the former Danish badminton player Steen Fladberg. Their son Rasmus Fladberg is also a professional badminton player.

External links

• Kirsten Larsen at Badminton.dk (archived)
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