Kirsten Larsen


Kirsten Larsen 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
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1980Kyoto, Japan

European Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1984Guild Hall, Preston, England

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1979Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1983Canadian Opengold1

IBF International

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1979Czechoslovakian Internationalgold1

Personal information

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