Pernille Dupont


Pernille Dupont is a retired female badminton player from Denmark. She is formerly played for Gentofte BK and representing Denmark in the international tournament.

Career

She won the silver medal at the 1991 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Thomas Lund. She competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Grete Mogensen. Pernille won several major honours in mixed doubles categories mostly with Thomas Lund including All England Open, a European Championship Gold medal in 1992 [European Badminton Championships|1992] and also a 3 times winner of World Badminton [Grand Prix Finals] successively from 1990 until 1992.

Post-Career

Her magnificent performance during those active years awarded her with Badminton Denmark's badge of merit from Badminton Denmark. After retiring, she worked in both Copenhagen and New York and graduated with Master of Business Administration degrees from Columbia University which landed her a job as a private banker in Goldman Sachs private wealth management She since has left the job to set up her own business in India.

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark

World Cup

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991Macau Forum, Macau

European Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992Kelvin Hall,
Glasgow, Scotland

IBF World Grand Prix (22 titles, 8 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989Dutch Open

IBF International (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1987Portugal Internationalgold1