Thomsen is a world-class level player in badminton especially in mixed doubles during the 90's decade. Thomsen managed to win the
1995 World Badminton Championships with her pair,
Thomas Lund and grabbed another silver in
1997 World Badminton Championships with another pair,
Jens Eriksen in that category. Thomsen is also a 3 times
Denmark Open winners and won the illustrious
All England Open in
1995. When she lost in
Denmark Open quarterfinal mixed doubles against
Simon Archer and
Joanne Goode from
England, She immediately retired from the sport due to broken bones in her foot.
1992 Summer Olympics Thomsen competed in
badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen. In the first round, they defeated
Denyse Julien and
Doris Piche of Canada 15-7, 15-7. In the second round, the eventual silver medalist,
Guan Weizhen and
Nong Qunhua of China, beat them 15-3, 15-12.
1996 Summer Olympics She also competed in
badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen. In the first round, they defeated
Linda French and
Erika von Heiland of the United States and in the second round
Chung Jae-hee and
Park Soo-yun of Korea. In quarterfinals they lost against
Qin Yiyuan and
Tang Yongshu of China 15-8, 15-3. ==Personal life==