Jens Eriksen
| Jens Eriksen | |
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| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Jens Dyrløv Eriksen |
| Country |
 Denmark
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| Born |
December 30, 1969 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) |
| Coach | Steen Pedersen |
| Men's & Mixed Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 1 (men's doubles) 1 (mixed doubles) |
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Medal record
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| BWF profile | |
Jens Dyrløv Eriksen (born December 30, 1969) is a male badminton player from Denmark.
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.
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