Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (born 20 September 1965) is the current President of the Badminton World Federation and a retired Danish badminton player who won major international singles titles in the 1990s, and ranks among Denmark's badminton greats.
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| Born | 20 September 1965 Helsinge, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 398 Win, 93 Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Badminton career
Høyer Larsen competed in three Summer Olympics. In Barcelona 1992 he was defeated in quarterfinals by Ardy Wiranata. In Atlanta 1996 he won the gold medal in the men's singles after beating Dong Jiong in the final. In 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney he lost in the opening round.
He also won two All-England Open Badminton Championships in 1995 and 1996, and the European Badminton Championships in 1992, 1994 and 1996.
Høyer became President of Badminton Europe in 2010. In February 2007 he was nominated Vice-President of the Danmarks Badminton Forbund.[1] On 18 May 2013 Høyer was elected President of the Badminton World Federation.
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Georgia State University Gymnasium, Atlanta, United States |  |
15-12, 15-10 |  |
World Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1995 | Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland |  |
10-15, 7-15 |  |
| 1997 | Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | |
7-15, 17-14, 9-15 | |
| 1999 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
4-15, 6-15 | |
World Cup
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China |  |
7-15, 17-18 | |
European Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1990 | Moscow, Soviet Union |  |
10-15, 15-0, 11-15 | |
| 1992 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
15–10, 15–10 | |
| 1994 | Den Bosch, Netherlands |  |
15–9, 15-5 | |
| 1996 | Herning, Denmark | |
15–5, 15-11 | |
| 1998 | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
6-15, 6-15 | |
| 2000 | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | |
5-15, 11-15 |  |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1986 | Carlton Inter-sport Cup | .svg.png){kind=small} |
2-15, 17-14, 15-11 |  |
| 1986 | Scottish Open | |
4-15, 11-15 |  |
| 1987 | Dutch Open | |
15-4, 15-1 | |
| 1988 | Denmark Open | |
15-9, 18-16 | |
| 1989 | Poona Open | |
15-10, 15-8 | |
| 1989 | French Open | |
7-15, 3-15 | |
| 1990 | Japan Open | |
9-15, 4-15 | |
| 1990 | Swedish Open | |
8-15, 11-15 | |
| 1990 | Dutch Open | |
10-15, 6-15 | |
| 1990 | Denmark Open | |
4-15, 15-10, 17-15 | |
| 1991 | Dutch Open | |
18-17, 6-15, 15-10 | |
| 1991 | German Open | |
15-8, 15-8 | |
| 1991 | Denmark Open | |
15-8, 12-15, 8-15 | |
| 1992 | Denmark Open | |
11-15, 13-18 | |
| 1993 | Dutch Open | |
11-15, 15-5, 15-11 | |
| 1993 | Denmark Open | |
15-11, 15-2 | |
| 1994 | Swiss Open | |
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| 1994 | Dutch Open | |
15-7, 15-7 | |
| 1994 | German Open | |
15-3, 15-9 | |
| 1994 | Denmark Open | |
17-18, 15-4, 15-10 | |
| 1995 | All England Open | |
17-16, 15-6 | |
| 1995 | Denmark Open | |
17-18, 17-14, 17-15 | |
| 1995 | German Open | |
14-17, 11-15 | |
| 1995 | China Open | |
8-15, 9-15 | |
| 1996 | Swiss Open | |
15-9, 16-17, 15-10 | |
| 1996 | All England Open | |
15-7, 15-6 | |
| 1996 | U.S. Open | |
13-15, 13-15 | |
| 1996 | Dutch Open | |
1-15, 1-15 | |
| 1997 | Chinese Taipei Open | |
10-15, 15-18 | |
| 1997 | Swiss Open | |
15-17, 11-15 | |
| 1997 | Russian Open | |
15-2, 15-2 | |
| 1997 | U.S. Open | |
15-6, 7-15, 15-2 | |
| 1997 | German Open | |
15-12, 12-15 | |
| 1999 | Denmark Open | |
17-15, 15-4 | |
References
- Hoyer Larsen new DBF Vice-President, BadZine.info, 14 February 2007 Archived 17 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Poul-Erik Høyer's Profile - Badminton.dk
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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