Sara Thygesen

Sara Thygesen
Personal information
Born (1991-01-20) 20 January 1991
Fredericia, Denmark
Years active2008–present
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking14 (WD with Maiken Fruergaard 15 January 2019)
15 (XD with Mathias Christiansen 12 October 2017)
Current ranking34 (WD with Maiken Fruergaard 25 March 2025)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Denmark
European Games
2015 Baku Mixed doubles
European Championships
2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Mixed doubles
2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Women's doubles
2018 Huelva Women's doubles
2021 Kyiv Women's doubles
2022 Madrid Women's doubles
2025 Horsens Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
2015 Leuven Mixed team
2017 Lubin Mixed team
2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
2014 Basel Women's team
2016 Kazan Women's team
2018 Kazan Women's team
2020 Liévin Women's team
2024 Łódź Women's team
European Junior Championships
2009 Milan Mixed team
2009 Milan Mixed doubles

Sara Thygesen (born 20 January 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles. She started playing badminton at Gårslev in 2002. She got an award for the best female athlete of the year 2007 in her hometown Fredericia. In 2014, she joined the Denmark national badminton team, then in 2015, she won a gold medal at the European Games with her partner in the mixed doubles Niclas Nøhr.