This article is about the badminton player. For other people of the same name, see Stefan Karlsson.
Stefan Karlsson (born 5 November 1955) is a retired badminton player from Sweden who competed at the highest world level.[1] He later changed name to Stefan Mellgård.[2]
Stefan Karlsson
Personal information
Country
Sweden
Born
(1955-11-05) 5 November 1955 (age 68)
Career title(s)
1980, 1982 European Champion 1983 All-England Champion
^European Badminton Championships History 2010-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2010-07-08
January 01, 1970
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This article is about the badminton player For other people of the same name see Stefan Karlsson Stefan Karlsson born 5 November 1955 is a retired badminton player from Sweden who competed at the highest world level 1 He later changed name to Stefan Mellgard 2 Stefan KarlssonPersonal informationCountrySwedenBorn 1955 11 05 5 November 1955 age 68 Career title s 1980 1982 European Champion 1983 All England ChampionMedal record Men s badminton Representing Sweden World Championships 1985 Calgary Mixed doubles World Games 1981 Santa Clara Men s doubles European Championships 1980 Groningen Men s doubles 1982 Boblingen Men s doubles 1986 Uppsala Men s doubles 1978 Preston Men s doubles 1988 Kristiansand Men s doubles 1986 Uppsala Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1982 Boblingen Mixed team 1988 Kristiansand Mixed team 1978 Preston Mixed team 1980 Groningen Mixed team 1986 Uppsala Mixed team European Junior Championships 1973 Edinburgh Boys doubles Contents 1 Career 2 Achievements 2 1 World Games 2 2 World Championships 2 3 European Championships 2 4 IBF World Grand Prix 3 ReferencesCareer editThough he played Thomas Cup singles for Sweden and won the Swedish national singles title twice his greatest successes came in doubles He won men s doubles at the biennial European Championships twice with Claes Nordin in 1980 and with Thomas Kihlstrom in 1982 3 In 1983 he shared the prestigious All England men s doubles title with Kihlstrom He won the silver medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Maria Bengtsson Achievements editWorld Games edit Men s doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1981 San Jose Civic Auditorium California United States nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Sun Zhian nbsp Yao Ximing 15 12 4 15 6 15 nbsp Silver World Championships edit Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1985 Olympic Saddledome Calgary Canada nbsp Maria Bengtsson nbsp Park Joo bong nbsp Yoo Sang hee 10 15 15 12 12 15 nbsp Silver European Championships edit Men s doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1982 Boblingen West Germany nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Mike Tredgett nbsp Martin Dew 15 9 15 3 nbsp Gold 1986 Uppsala Sweden nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Steen Fladberg nbsp Jesper Helledie 12 15 17 18 nbsp Silver IBF World Grand Prix edit The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation IBF from 1983 to 2006 Men s doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1980 English Masters nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Ade Chandra nbsp Christian Hadinata 12 15 12 15 nbsp Runner up 1981 Copenhagen Cup nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Rudy Heryanto nbsp Kartono Hariamanto 15 10 12 15 17 15 nbsp Winner 1981 Swedish Open nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Hadibowo nbsp Bobby Ertanto 15 6 15 4 nbsp Winner 1981 English Masters nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Mike Tredgett nbsp Martin Dew 9 15 15 2 10 15 nbsp Runner up 1981 India Open nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Rudy Heryanto nbsp Kartono Hariamanto 6 15 15 8 17 15 nbsp Winner 1982 Swedish Open nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Christian Hadinata nbsp Lius Pongoh 11 15 8 15 nbsp Runner up 1982 Scandinavian Cup nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Steen Fladberg nbsp Steen Skovgaard 15 13 13 15 15 10 nbsp Winner 1983 Chinese Taipei Open nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Hadibowo nbsp Bobby Ertanto 9 15 11 15 nbsp Runner up 1983 Japan Open nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Winner 1983 Swedish Open nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Steen Fladberg nbsp Jesper Helledie 15 4 13 15 10 15 nbsp Runner up 1983 All England Open nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Martin Dew nbsp Mike Tredgett 15 10 15 13 nbsp Winner 1983 English Masters nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Rudy Heryanto nbsp Kartono Hariamanto 12 15 15 8 15 11 nbsp Winner 1984 Chinese Taipei Open nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Steen Fladberg nbsp Jesper Helledie 15 3 15 6 nbsp Winner 1984 Japan Open nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Martin Dew nbsp Steve Baddeley 15 6 15 6 nbsp Winner 1984 Swedish Open nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Kim Moon soo nbsp Park Joo bong 8 15 15 10 8 15 nbsp Runner up 1984 Nordic Championships nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Mark Christiansen nbsp Michael Kjeldsen 15 11 14 18 18 14 nbsp Winner 1985 Swedish Open nbsp Thomas Kihlstrom nbsp Li Yongbo nbsp Di Qiqing 12 15 18 14 15 18 nbsp Runner up 1987 Chinese Taipei Open nbsp Mark Christiansen nbsp Eddy Hartono nbsp Liem Swie King 4 15 5 15 nbsp Runner up 1987 Dutch Open nbsp Mark Christiansen nbsp Rudy Gunawan nbsp Bambang Subagio 15 8 15 2 nbsp Winner 1987 Carlton Intersport Cup nbsp Mark Christiansen nbsp Jesper Knudsen nbsp Henrik Svarrer 15 6 15 10 nbsp WinnerReferences edit Sporthistoria se Badminton Sverige accessed 2010 07 08 in Swedish Badminton nu Hall of fame accessed 2010 07 08 European Badminton Championships History Archived 2010 03 12 at the Wayback Machine accessed 2010 07 08 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stefan Karlsson badminton amp oldid 1214335952, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
