Dennis Paul Andrew Lens (born 25 September 1977) is a Dutch former
badminton
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player. He competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in the men's doubles event partnered with
Quinten van Dalm. Lens won the boys' singles bronze at the 1995
European Junior Championships in
Nitra
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, and was part of the
Netherlands national team that won the mixed team bronze at the
2000 European Championships in
Glasgow
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. He had collected 10 times
national
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titles, 9 in the men's doubles event and once in the mixed doubles event.
Achievements
European Junior Championships
''Boys' singles''
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
''Mixed doubles''
IBF International
''Men's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
References
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1977 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Heemskerk
Dutch male badminton players
Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players for the Netherlands
20th-century Dutch sportsmen