# Lena Frier Kristiansen

Lena Frier Kristiansen (born 12 March 1983) is a badminton player from Denmark. In 2001, she won the silver and bronze medals at the European Junior Championships in the mixed team and doubles respectively. Partneres with Kamilla Rytter Juhl, they won the bronze medal the 2006 European Championships in the women's doubles event, and made it to the gold medal in 2008. They also competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but was defeated in the first round by the Japanese pair Kumiko Ogura and Reiko Shiota in the rubber games.

## Achievements
### European Championships

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2008 | Herning, Denmark | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Donna Kellogg Gail Emms | 21–18, 21–18 | Gold |
| 2006 | Den Bosch, Netherlands | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Juliane Schenk Nicole Grether | 21–9, 14–21, 15–21 | Bronze |

### European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2001 | Spała, Poland | Peter Hasbak | Rasmus Andersen Mette Nielsen | 10–15, 5–15 | Bronze |

### BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | World Superseries Finals | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | 17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Denmark Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Pan Pan Zhang Yawen | 20–22, 21–18, 12–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Superseries Finals tournament
    BWF Superseries Premier tournament
    BWF Superseries tournament

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2008 | Dutch Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Shendy Puspa Irawati Meiliana Jauhari | 21–16, 25–23 | Winner |
| 2004 | Dutch Open | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Pernille Harder Helle Nielsen | 15–12, 15–8 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2004 | Dutch Open | Peter Steffensen | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl | 11–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2008 | Finnish International | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Ekaterina Ananina Anastasia Russkikh | 21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2006 | Dutch International | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Juliane Schenk Nicole Grether | 8–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Dutch International | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Petya Nedelcheva Neli Boteva | 10–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 2002 | Portugal International | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Lene Mørk Helle Nielsen | 2–7, 3–7, 0–7 | Runner-up |
| 2002 | Slovenian International | Karina Sørensen | Ekaterina Ananina Anastasia Russkikh | 7–11, 5–11 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | Irish International | Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Lene Mørk Helle Nielsen | 3–7, 3–7, 2–7 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2003 | Croatian International | Rasmus Andersen | Carsten Mogensen Kamilla Rytter Juhl | 2–11, 3–11 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament