Sara Runesten Petersen (born 8 May 1975) is a Denmark-born female

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player from New Zealand.

Career

Petersen competed in

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in the mixed doubles with partner

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. They defeated

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and

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in the first round but lost to

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and

Rikke Olsen Rikke Olsen Siegemund (born 19 April 1975) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She won the mixed doubles title at the World Junior Championships in 1992 and the girls' doubles title at the European Junior Championships in 1993. Born in S ...

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in the round of 16.Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
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in the mixed doubles.

References

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