Knud Aage Nielsen
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Imre Rietveld and Knud Aage Nielsen getting married on 17 April 1967 | |||||||||||||||
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Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1937-03-01) 1 March 1937 (age 87) | ||||||||||||||
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Knud Aage Nielsen (born 1937) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.
Career
With a singles game that featured consistency and excellent mobility, Nielsen played at a high international level from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s. In 1964 he won men's singles at the All England Open Badminton Championships, then considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, narrowly defeating fellow Dane Henning Borch in the final.[1] He played Thomas Cup (men's international team competition) singles for Denmark in the '60–'61 and '63–'64 campaigns, scoring Denmark's only singles victory in its controversial '64 Challenge Round loss to Indonesia.[2]
He is the younger brother of Poul-Erik Nielsen three times an All England doubles champion.[3]
Nielsen appeared in the Danish TV series Make badminton great again from 2022 about the history of Danish badminton.[4]
Achievements
International tournaments
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1958 | Norwegian International | Winner | ||
1959 | Dutch Open | Ferry Sonneville | 18–13, 15–9 | Winner |
1964 | German Open | Erland Kops | 7–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
1964 | All England | Henning Borch | 8–15, 17–15, 15–4 | Winner |
1966 | Dutch Open | Wolfgang Bochow | 18–15, 15–9 | Winner |
1966 | German Open | Erland Kops | Runner-up | |
1966 | Denmark Open | Svend Pri | 3–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1961 | Dutch Open | Ole Mertz | Wong B. K. Yeoh Kean Hua | 18–15, 15–9 | Winner |
1963 | Swedish Open | Henning Borch | Winner | ||
1965 | Swedish Open | Erland Kops | Winner | ||
1966 | Dutch Open | Elo Hansen | Punch Gunalan Oon Chong Hau | 4–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1964 | German Open | Kirsten Thorndahl | Finn Kobberø Bente Flindt | 9–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
References
- ^ Herbert Sheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., p. 164.
- ^ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967, Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1967, pp. 87, 90.
- ^ "Poul-Erik Nielsen". Badminton Denmark.
- ^ Make badminton great again (in Danish), Wikidata Q111291001
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- 1995: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN)
- 1996: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN)
- 1997: Dong Jiong (CHN)
- 1998: Sun Jun (CHN)
- 1999: Peter Gade (DEN)
- 2000: Xia Xuanze (CHN)
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