Lene Køppen

Lene Køppen (born May 5, 1953) is a former badminton player from Denmark who won numerous Danish national and major international championships from the early 1970s through the early 1980s. Noted for her speed and athleticism, she and Camilla Martin are the only Danish women to win both the World (1977) and All-England (1979, 1980) singles titles. In the first IBF World Championships in 1977 she captured mixed doubles (with Steen Skovgaard) as well as women's singles to become the first of only seven players, through 2010, to win two events in the same edition of this tournament. Notably, her badminton success came as she was studying and then practising dentistry.[1] She was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 1998. She is the mother of badminton player Marie Røpke.

Lene Køppen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1953-05-05) May 5, 1953
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
1977 Malmö Women's Singles
1977 Malmö Mixed Doubles
1980 Jakarta Women's Singles
1980 Jakarta Mixed Doubles
World Games
1981 Santa Clara Women's singles
1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles
World Cup
1979 Tokyo Women's singles
1980 Kyoto Women's singles
1982 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles
European Championships
1978 Preston Women's singles
1982 Böblingen Women's singles
1974 Vienna Women's singles
1976 Dublin Women's singles
1978 Preston Women's doubles
1976 Dublin Mixed doubles
1972 Karlskrona Women's doubles
1982 Böblingen Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
1976 Dublin Mixed team
1980 Groningen Mixed team
1972 Karlskrona Mixed team
1974 Vienna Mixed team
1978 Preston Mixed team
1982 Böblingen Mixed team
European Junior Championships
1971 Gottwaldov Women's doubles
1971 Gottwaldov Mixed doubles

Achievements

World Championships
Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1977 Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden Gillian Gilks 12–9, 12–11 Gold
1980 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Ivana Lie 11–12, 2–11 Bronze
Mixed doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1977 Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden Steen Skovgaard Derek Talbot
Gillian Gilks		 15–12, 18–17 Gold
1980 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Steen Skovgaard Christian Hadinata
Imelda Wiguno		 11–15, 6–15 Bronze

World Cup
Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1979 Tokyo, Japan Hiroe Yuki 11–7, 11–6 Gold
1980 Kyoto, Japan Hiroe Yuki 11–4, 12–10 Gold
1982 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Verawaty Fadjrin 11–2, 12–10 Gold

World Games
Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1981 San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States Zhang Ailing 4–11, 1–11 Bronze
Mixed doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1981 San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States Steen Skovgaard Mike Tredgett
Nora Perry		 15–11, 4–15, 8–15 Bronze

European Championships
Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1974 Vienna, Austria Gillian Gilks 6–11, 5–11 Silver
1976 Dublin, Ireland Gillian Gilks 6–11, 11–12 Silver
1978 Preston, England Jane Webster 11–4, 9–11, 11–0 Gold
1982 Böblingen, West Germany Karen Bridge 11–1, 11–9 Gold
Women's doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1972 Karlskrona, Sweden Annie Bøg Jørgensen Margaret Beck
Julie Rickard		 9–15, 7–15 Bronze
1982 Böblingen, West Germany Anne Skovgaard Gillian Clark
Gillian Gilks		 6–15, 2–15 Bronze
Mixed doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1976 Dublin, Ireland Steen Skovgaard Derek Talbot
Gillian Gilks		 15–6, 12–15, 15–17 Silver
1978 Preston, England Steen Skovgaard Mike Tredgett
Nora Perry		 Silver

European Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1971 Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia Anne Berglund Nora Gardner
Barbara Giles		 15–11, 15–7 Gold
Mixed doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1971 Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia Viggo Christiansen Peter Gardner
Barbara Giles		 13–15, 14–17 Bronze

International tournaments
Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1973 India Open Eva Twedberg 11–8, 8–11, 7–11 Runner-up
1973 USSR International Alena Poboráková 11–0, 11–1 Winner
1973 Norwegian International Joke van Beusekom Runner-up
1974 Swedish Open Eva Twedberg Winner
1974 Denmark Open Hiroe Yuki 4–11, 12–9, 9–12 Runner-up
1975 Swedish Open Joke van Beusekom Winner
1975 Denmark Open Joke van Beusekom 11–1, 11–6 Winner
1975 Jamaica International Joke van Beusekom 11–0, 11–10 Winner
1975 Norwegian International Joke van Beusekom Winner
1976 German Open Gillian Gilks Runner-up
1976 Denmark Open Joke van Beusekom 11–4, 11–1 Winner
1977 All England Open Hiroe Yuki 11–7, 3–11, 7–11 Runner-up
1978 Swedish Open Jane Webster 11–5, 11–2 Winner
1978 Denmark Open Atsuko Tokuda 11–4, 9–11, 11–9 Winner
1979 All England Open Saori Kondo 13–9, 1–11, 11–8 Winner
1979 Swedish Open Agnethe Juul 11–3, 11–1 Winner
1979 English Masters Gillian Gilks 12–10, 11–4 Winner
1979 Dutch Open Gillian Gilks 10–12, 9–12 Runner-up
1979 Denmark Open Hiroe Yuki 11–8, 7–11, 11–2 Winner
1980 All England Open Verawaty Fadjrin 11–2, 11–6 Winner
1980 English Masters Yoshiko Yonekura 11–5, 11–8 Winner
1980 Taiwan Masters Jane Webster Winner
1981 All England Open Hwang Sun-ai 1–11, 2–11 Runner-up
1981 English Masters Zhang Ailing 6–11, 12–11, 6–11 Runner-up
1981 Dutch Open Jane Webster 11–3, 11–3 Winner
1981 Scandinavian Cup Zhang Ailing 11–6, 12–11 Winner
1981 Denmark Open Saori Kondo 11–1, 11–2 Winner
Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1973 India Open Anne Berglund Eva Twedberg
Joke van Beusekom		 1–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1973 USSR International Karin Lindquist Tatiana Antropova
Tatiana Kochetkova		 15–10, 15–3 Winner
1973 Norwegian International Pernille Kaagaard Joanna Flockhart
Fraser Gow		 Winner
1975 Denmark Open Inge Bergstrøm Theresia Widiastuti
Imelda Wiguno		 15–3, 3–15, 15–10 Runner-up
1975 Jamaica International Joke van Beusekom Lesley Harris
Barbara Welch		 15–4, 15–12 Winner
1975 Norwegian International Inge Bergstrøm Anette Börjesson
Joke van Beusekom		 Winner
1976 Denmark Open Inge Bergstrøm Marjan Luesken
Joke van Beusekom		 12–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1979 Swedish Open Joke van Beusekom Nora Perry
Anne Skovgaard		 15–10, 15–10 Winner
1980 Taiwan Masters Kirsten Larsen Nora Perry
Jane Webster		 Runner-up
Mixed doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1973 USSR International Elo Hansen Roland Maywald
Tatiana Antropova		 15–9, 6–15, 15–5 Winner
1975 Jamaica International Elo Hansen Lucio Fabris
Barbara Welch		 15–10, 13–18, 15–3 Winner
1976 Swedish Open Steen Skovgaard Winner
1976 German Open Steen Skovgaard Mike Tredgett
Nora Gardner		 Runner-up
1976 Denmark Open Steen Skovgaard David Eddy
Barbara Giles		 15–8, 15–4 Winner
1977 Denmark Open Steen Skovgaard David Eddy
Barbara Giles		 15–12, 15–8 Winner
1978 All England Open Steen Skovgaard Mike Tredgett
Nora Perry		 7–11, 4–11 Runner-up
1978 Swedish Open Steen Skovgaard Mike Tredgett
Nora Perry		 2–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1978 Denmark Open Steen Skovgaard Mike Tredgett
Nora Perry		 15–9, 15–11 Winner
1979 Swedish Open Steen Skovgaard Mike Tredgett
Nora Perry		 15–12, 17–18, 16–18 Runner-up
1979 Denmark Open Steen Skovgaard Ray Stevens
Nora Perry		 12–15, 15–11, 13–15 Runner-up
1980 Denmark Open Steen Skovgaard Mike Tredgett
Nora Perry		 11–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1981 English Masters Morten Frost Mike Tredgett
Nora Perry		 5–15, 6–15 Runner-up

References
  1. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 155.


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