Pernille Dupont

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FullnamePernille Dupont Jensen
Born (1967-10-06) 6 October 1967 (age 58)
Gentofte, Denmark
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
CountryDenmark
Pernille Dupont
Personal information
Full namePernille Dupont Jensen
Born (1967-10-06) 6 October 1967 (age 58)
Gentofte, Denmark
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1991 CopenhagenMixed doubles
World Cup
Silver medal – second place1991 MacauMixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place1991 CopenhagenMixed team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1992 GlasgowMixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place1992 GlasgowMixed team

Pernille Dupont (born 6 October 1967) is a retired female badminton player from Denmark. She is formerly played for Gentofte BK and representing Denmark in the international tournament.[1]

She won the silver medal at the 1991 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Thomas Lund.[2] She competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Grete Mogensen.[3] Pernille won several major honours in mixed doubles categories mostly with Thomas Lund including All England Open (1992),[4] a European Championship Gold medal in 1992[5] and also a 3 times winner of World Badminton Grand Prix Finals successively from 1990 until 1992.[6]

Post-Career

Her magnificent performance during those active years awarded her with Badminton Denmark's badge of merit from Badminton Denmark.[7] 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[8] She since has left the job to set up her own business in India.[9]

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