Sara Petersen (badminton)
Danish-New Zealand badminton player (born 1975)
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Sara Runesten Petersen (born 8 May 1975) is a Denmark-born female badminton player from New Zealand.
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| Born | 8 May 1975 Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Petersen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles with partner Daniel Shirley. They defeated Philippe Bourret and Denyse Julien of Canada in the first round but lost to Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark in the round of 16.[1]
They also won a bronze medal at the 2005 IBF World Championships in the mixed doubles.
