Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Martin Lundgaard Hansen is a Danish badminton player. He started his career in badminton as a singles player, and competed in the 1993 IBF World Championships. But as the years went by, he made a choice to play doubles. Teamed-up with Lars Paaske, they emerged as the men's doubles champion at the 1999, 2001 Denmark Open, and in 2000, he and Paaske participated at the Olympic Games. The career highlights for Hansen was when he partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo won the 2004 and 2006 All England Open, won gold at the European Championships, and was at the time a half years as No.1 in the world.
Career
2000 Summer Olympics
Hansen made his debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney, competed in the men's doubles event partnered with Lars Paaske. He and Paaske beat the Bulgarian pair Mikhail Popov and Svetoslav Stojanov in the first round, but was defeated by Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia in the second round.2004 Summer Olympics
Hansen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles with partner Jens Eriksen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Howard Bach/Kevin Han of the United States in the second. In the quarter-finals, Hansen and Eriksen beat the second seeded from China Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 3–15, 15–11, 15–8. They lost the semi-final to Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung of Korea 15–9, 5–15, 3–15 and the bronze medal match against Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 13–15, 7-15 to finish fourth place.2008 Summer Olympics
Hansen again qualified to compete at the Olympic Games for three consecutive times, and was partnered with Jens Eriksen. The duo were defeated in the early stage by the second seeded Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng with the score 12–21, 11–21.Achievements
World Championships
Men's doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain |  World CupMen's doubles
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