Jesper Knudsen (badminton)

Jesper Knudsen (born 22 November 1960) is a former Danish badminton player from Skovshoved club.^[1] Jesper is a two-time former Nordic champion, winner of gold medals twice in European mixed team championships alongside winning individual bronze himself in mixed doubles and champion in several tournaments of World Grand Prix. His most notable achievements include runner-up performance in 1988 All England Open.

Jesper Knudsen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1960-11-22) 22 November 1960 (age 62)
Handedness	Right
Event	Doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark Sudirman Cup 1989 Jakarta Mixed team European Championships 1988 Kristiansand Mixed team 1990 Moscow Mixed team 1990 Moscow Mixed doubles European Junior Championships 1979 Mülheim Mixed team 1979 Mülheim Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

European Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Minor Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union	Lotte Olsen	Jan-Eric Antonsson   Maria Bengtsson	13–18, 5–15^[2]	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Mülheim, Germany	Torben Kjær	Harald Klauer   Gerhard Treitinger	4–15, 9–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Scottish Open	Henrik Svarrer	Billy Gilliland   Dan Travers	15–10, 15–10	Winner
1987	Carlton Intersport Cup	Henrik Svarrer	Mark Christiansen   Stefan Karlsson	6–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1990	Denmark Open	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	Tian Bingyi   Li Yongbo	8–15, 6–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Scottish Open	Nettie Nielsen	Andy Goode   Fiona Elliott	15–9, 3–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1986	Denmark Open	Nettie Nielsen	Martin Dew   Gillian Gilks	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1988	Dutch Open	Nettie Nielsen	Henrik Svarrer   Dorte Kjær	15–7, 15–11	Winner
1988	England Open	Nettie Nielsen	Wang Pengren   Shi Fangjing	9–15, 13–18	Runner-up
1988	Denmark Open	Nettie Nielsen	Rudy Gunawan   Lilik Sudarwati	15–7, 15–4	Winner
1989	Denmark Open	Nettie Nielsen	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson   Maria Bengtsson	15–6, 15–6	Winner

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Poona Open	Steen Fladberg	Zhou Jincan   Zhang Qiang	10–15, 6–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Welsh International	Nettie Nielsen		–, –	Winner
1987	Nordic Championships	Nettie Nielsen	Peter Buch   Grete Mogensen	15–5, 15–6^[3]	Winner
1987	English Masters	Nettie Nielsen	Richard Outterside   Karen Chapman	14–18, 15–9, 15–9	Winner
1988	Nordic Championships	Nettie Nielsen	Jan-Eric Antonsson   Maria Bengtsson	15–11, 16–17, 15–10^[4]	Winner
1988	English Masters	Nettie Nielsen	Steen Fladberg   Gillian Clark	15–11, 15–6	Winner

References

1. "Profile:Jesper Knudsen". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
2. "Badmintonmuseet.dk Danish annual magazine 1990–04" (PDF) (in Danish). p. 4, 5, 6.
3. "Badminton Museet magazine 1987–10" (PDF) (in Danish). p. 7.
4. "Badminton Museet magazine 1988–09" (PDF) (in Danish). p. 5.