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{{Short description|Danish-New Zealand badminton player (born 1975)}}
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| name                    = Sara Runesten-Petersen
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| birth_date              = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|5|8}}
| birth_place             = Denmark
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| height                  = 1.73 m
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| country                 = New Zealand
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| event                   = Doubles
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{{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{NZL}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IBF World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2005 IBF World Championships|2005 Anaheim]]|[[2005 IBF World Championships – Mixed doubles|Mixed doubles]]}}	
{{MedalCompetition|[[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[Badminton at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]]|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalSilver| [[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]]|Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalBronze|2002 Manchester|Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalBronze|2002 Manchester|Mixed team}}
{{MedalCountry | {{DEN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Junior Badminton Championships|European Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1993 European Junior Badminton Championships|1993 Sofia]] | Mixed doubles }}
{{MedalGold | 1993 Sofia | Mixed team }}
{{MedalSilver | 1993 Sofia | Girls' doubles }}
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'''Sara Runesten Petersen''' (born 8 May 1975) is a Denmark-born female [[badminton]] player from New Zealand.

==Career==
Petersen competed in [[badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] in the mixed doubles with partner [[Daniel Shirley]].  They defeated [[Philippe Bourret]] and [[Denyse Julien]] of [[Canada]] in the first round but lost to [[Jonas Rasmussen]] and [[Rikke Olsen]] of [[Denmark]] in the round of 16.<ref>[http://www.commonwealthgames.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?print=&mode=results&ContactID=2043 Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website]</ref>

They also won a bronze medal at the [[2005 IBF World Championships]] in the mixed doubles.

==References==
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{{2002 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team}}
{{2004 New Zealand Olympic team}}
{{2006 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team}}

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[[Category:Danish female badminton players]]
[[Category:New Zealand female badminton players]]
[[Category:Olympic badminton players for New Zealand]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]


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