# Pernille Dupont

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.

## Career

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

## Post-Career

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

## Achievements
### World Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1991 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Thomas Lund | Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee | 5–15, 17–15, 9–15 | Silver |

### World Cup

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1991 | Macau Forum, Macau | Thomas Lund | Rudy Gunawan Rosiana Tendean | 10–15, 9–15 | Silver |

### European Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1992 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | Thomas Lund | Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen | 15–4, 9–15, 15–12 | Gold |

### IBF World Grand Prix (22 titles, 7 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1989 | Dutch Open | Grete Mogensen | Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers | 15–11, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1990 | German Open | Grete Mogensen | Dorte Kjaer Lotte Olsen | 9–15, 14–17 | Runner-up |
| 1992 | Canada Open | Lotte Olsen | Denyse Julien Joanne Muggeridge | 15–7, 15–7 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1987 | Denmark Open | Thomas Lund | Mark Christiansen Maria Bengtsson | 12–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 1989 | Malaysia Open | Thomas Lund | Park Joo-bong Chung So-young | 7–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 1989 | World Grand Prix Finals | Thomas Lund | Eddy Hartono Verawaty Fadjrin | 15–12, 7–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 1990 | Chinese Taipei Open | Thomas Lund | Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson | 15–4, 4–15, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1990 | Japan Open | Thomas Lund | Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee | 10–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 1990 | Finnish Open | Thomas Lund | Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen | 18–14, 13–15, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1990 | Denmark Open | Thomas Lund | Henrik Svarrer Marlene Thomsen | 15–4, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1990 | World Grand Prix Finals | Thomas Lund | Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen | 12–15, 15–9, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1991 | Chinese Taipei Open | Thomas Lund | Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson | 15–9, 10–15, 18–17 | Winner |
| 1991 | Swedish Open | Thomas Lund | Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson | 15–7, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1991 | All England Open | Thomas Lund | Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee | 10–15, 15–10, 4–15 | Runner-up |
| 1991 | Malaysia Open | Thomas Lund | Lee Sang-bok Chung So-young | 11–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1991 | Indonesia Open | Thomas Lund | Aryono Miranat Eliza Nathanael | 15–8, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1991 | Singapore Open | Thomas Lund | Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson | 15–8, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1991 | German Open | Thomas Lund | Jan Paulsen Gillian Gowers | 15–12, 17–14 | Winner |
| 1991 | Denmark Open | Thomas Lund | Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen | 15–7, 6–15, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1991 | World Grand Prix Finals | Thomas Lund | Shon Jin-Hwan Gil Young-ah | 11–15, 15–7, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1992 | Japan Open | Thomas Lund | Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen | 15–5, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1992 | Korea Open | Thomas Lund | Lee Sang-bok Shim Eun-jung | 15–11, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1992 | All England Open | Thomas Lund | Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen | 15–10, 15–1 | Winner |
| 1992 | Malaysia Open | Thomas Lund | Jon Holst-Christensen Lotte Olsen | 15–8, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1992 | Canada Open | Thomas Lund | Chan Siu Kwong Chung Hoi Yuk | 15–7, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1992 | U.S. Open | Thomas Lund | Jan-Eric Antonsson Lotte Olsen | 15–5, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1992 | German Open | Thomas Lund | Par-Gunnar Jonsson Maria Bengtsson | 15–9, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1992 | Denmark Open | Thomas Lund | Jon Holst-Christensen Anne-Mette van Dijk | 15–10, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1992 | World Grand Prix Finals | Thomas Lund | Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen | 15–5, 15–2 | Winner |

### IBF International (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1990 | Nordic Championships | Thomas Lund | Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen | 15–8, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1991 | Scottish Open | Thomas LUnd | Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen | 15–2, 9–15, 14–18 | Runner-up |