Jens Olsson (badminton)

{{short description|Swedish badminton player}}

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{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Jens Olsson

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| birth_name = Jens Christer Bertil Olsson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|12|15}}

| birth_place = Ödeborg, Sweden

| height = 1.93 m

| weight = 84 kg

| event = Men's singles & doubles

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| country = Sweden

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| handedness = Right

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{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{SWE}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 1994 Den Bosch | Men's singles }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Mixed Team Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1994 Den Bosch | Mixed team }}

{{MedalSilver | 1990 Moscow | Mixed team }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Junior Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 1983 Helsinki | Mixed team }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 411

| bwf_id = 9B3F0F83-B30E-4525-96F4-B415509A102C

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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.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Jens Olsson |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ol/jens-olsson-1.html |accessdate=15 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006091610/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ol/jens-olsson-1.html |archivedate= 6 October 2016 }}{{cite web |title=Jens OLSSON |url=http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/biography.aspx?id=9B3F0F83-B30E-4525-96F4-B415509A102C |website= bwf.tournamentsoftware.com |publisher=Badminton World Federation|accessdate=15 August 2016}}

Achievements

= European Championships =

Men's singles

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" |1994

| align="left" | Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen

| align="left" | 9–15, 9–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= IBF World Grand Prix =

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 1988

| align="left" | Swedish Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Xiong Guobao

| align="left" | 9–15, 4–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 1993

| align="left" | Denmark Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen

| align="left" | 11–15, 2–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 1994

| align="left" | German Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen

| align="left" | 3–15, 9–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 1995

| align="left" | Swiss Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Hendrawan

| align="left" | 15–9, 15–9

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

References

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