Badminton player
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| Birth name | Jens Christer Bertil Olsson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1964-12-15) 15 December 1964 (age 60) Ödeborg, Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jens Christer Bertil Olsson (born 15 December 1964) is a Swedish retired badminton player. He competed at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic Games and 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games in the men's singles event.
Achievements
European Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1994 | Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands |  Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
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9–15, 9–15 |  Bronze
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IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1988 | Swedish Open |  Xiong Guobao
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9–15, 4–15 |  Runner-up
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| 1993 | Denmark Open | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
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11–15, 2–15 | Runner-up
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| 1994 | German Open | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
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3–15, 9–15 | Runner-up
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| 1995 | Swiss Open |  Hendrawan
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15–9, 15–9 |  Winner
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References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jens Olsson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- "Jens OLSSON". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
External links
- Jens Olsson at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
(archived) - Jens Olsson at BWFBadminton.com
- Jens Olsson at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
- Jens Olsson at Olympics.com
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Färgelanda Municipality
- Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County
- Swedish male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Sweden
- 20th-century Swedish sportsmen
- Swedish sportspeople stubs
- European badminton biography stubs