Elo Hansen
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Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career title(s) | 1970 European Men's doubles champion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elo Hansen is a retired male badminton player from Denmark who won international titles in all three events (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s.
Career
Hansen won the gold medal at the 1970 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Per Walsøe and the silver medal in singles in the same tournament. He was a singles silver medalist again at the European Championships in 1976. A highly impressive shotmaker, Hansen played in four consecutive Thomas Cup (men's international team) campaigns for Denmark, ('66–'67, '69–'70, '72–'73, '75–'76),[1][2][3] but never overtook his contemporary, Svend Pri, as Denmark's leading player of that era. Hansen's international singles titles included the French Open (1969), the Dutch Open (1970), the Swedish Open (1971), the Norwegian International (1973), and the Portugal International (1974). His finest moment in badminton probably came in Denmark's narrow (4–5) 1970 Thomas Cup semi-final loss to defending champion Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur when he defeated both Tan Aik Huang and Punch Gunalan in straight games.[4]
Achievements
International tournaments
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1974 | Portugal International | Flemming Delfs | David Hunt William Kidd | Runner-up | |
1975 | Jamaica International | Flemming Delfs | Mike Tredgett Ray Stevens | 15–13, 4–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
1976 | Swedish Open | Flemming Delfs | Winner | ||
1976 | Dutch Open | Flemming Delfs | Winner | ||
1976 | Denmark Open | Flemming Delfs | David Eddy Eddy Sutton | 13–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
References
- ^ Herbert Scheele (ed.) (1971) The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971. Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. p. 82.
- ^ Pat Davis (1983) The Guinness Book of Badminton. Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 125, 126.
- ^ Danmarksmesterskaber. badminton.dk
- ^ Herbert Scheele (ed.) (1971) The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971. Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. p. 29.
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- 1968: David Eddy & Roger Powell (ENG)
- 1970: Elo Hansen & Per Walsøe (DEN)
- 1972: Willi Braun & Roland Maywald (FRG)
- 1974: Willi Braun & Roland Maywald (FRG)
- 1976: Ray Stevens & Mike Tredgett (ENG)
- 1978: Ray Stevens & Mike Tredgett (ENG)
- 1980: Stefan Karlsson & Claes Nordin (SWE)
- 1982: Stefan Karlsson & Thomas Kihlström (SWE)
- 1984: Martin Dew & Mike Tredgett (ENG)
- 1986: Steen Fladberg & Jesper Helledie (DEN)
- 1988: Michael Kjeldsen & Jens Peter Nierhoff (DEN)
- 1990: Jan Paulsen & Henrik Svarrer (DEN)
- 1992: Thomas Lund & Jon Holst-Christensen (DEN)
- 1994: Simon Archer & Chris Hunt (ENG)
- 1996: Thomas Lund & Jon Holst-Christensen (DEN)
- 1998: Simon Archer & Chris Hunt (ENG)
- 2000: Jens Eriksen & Jesper Larsen (DEN)
- 2002: Jens Eriksen & Martin Lundgaard Hansen (DEN)
- 2004: Jens Eriksen & Martin Lundgaard Hansen (DEN)
- 2006: Jens Eriksen & Martin Lundgaard Hansen (DEN)
- 2008: Lars Paaske & Jonas Rasmussen (DEN)
- 2010: Lars Paaske & Jonas Rasmussen (DEN)
- 2012: Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen (DEN)
- 2014: Vladimir Ivanov & Ivan Sozonov (RUS)
- 2016: Mads Conrad-Petersen & Mads Pieler Kolding (DEN)
- 2017: Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen (DEN)
- 2018: Kim Astrup & Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (DEN)
- 2021: Vladimir Ivanov & Ivan Sozonov (RUS)
- 2022: Mark Lamsfuß & Marvin Seidel (GER)
- 2024: Kim Astrup & Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (DEN)
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