Steen Skovgaard
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Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Steen Skovgaard is a retired male badminton player from Denmark who specialized in the doubles events and won national and international titles in both men's doubles and mixed doubles from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s. He played for the Gentofte BK.
Career
The tall, hard-hitting Skovgaard won the gold medal at the 1977 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Lene Køppen, defeating Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks by 15-12, 18-17 in the final. They also won the bronze medal at the 1980 IBF World Championships.
At the
Later life
After ending his active career, Skovgaard became a coach in
He has since 1981 worked for companies such as IBM Denmark, Errpege IBS, Kraks Forklag and Mercuri Urval. In 2004, he became a co-owner of People Capital Partner. In 2010, he became partner in the recruitment company Hansen Toft A/S.[1]
Achievements
World Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1980 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Flemming Delfs | Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono |
7–15, 7–15 | Bronze |
International tournaments
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1977 | Japan Open | Flemming Delfs | Nobutaka Ikeda Shoichi Toganoo |
15–9, 15–2 | Winner |
1977 | Denmark Open | Flemming Delfs | Thomas Kihlström Bengt Fröman |
6–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
1978 | Denmark Open | Flemming Delfs | Christian Hadinata Ade Chandra |
15–6, 15–11 | Winner |
1978 | Canada Open
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Flemming Delfs | Thomas Kihlström Bengt Fröman |
15–9, 10–15, retired | Runner-up |
1978 | Swedish Open | Flemming Delfs | Thomas Kihlström Bengt Fröman |
15–18, 15–9, 15–8 | Winner |
1979 | Swedish Open | Flemming Delfs | Steen Fladberg Morten Frost |
15–12, 12–15, 15–10 | Winner |
1980 | Copenhagen Cup | Flemming Delfs | Steen Fladberg Morten Frost |
Winner | |
1980 | Denmark Open | Flemming Delfs | Christian Hadinata Ade Chandra |
15–10, 10–15, 15–10 | Winner |
1980 | Chinese Taipei Open | Flemming Delfs | Hadibowo Susanto Bobby Ertanto |
Runner-up | |
1980 | Victor Cup | Flemming Delfs | Thomas Kihlström Claes Nordin |
5–15, 17–18 | Runner-up |
Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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World Championships
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1 | Mixed doubles (with Lene Køppen) |
1977 | Malmö, SWE |
3 | Mixed doubles (with Lene Køppen) |
1980 | Jakarta, INA |
Badminton World Cup | |||
3 | Men's doubles | 1979 | Tokyo, JPN |
European Championships | |||
2 | Mixed doubles (with Lene Køppen) |
1976 | Dublin, IRL |
2 | Mixed doubles (with Lene Køppen) |
1978 | Preston, ENG |
3 | Men's doubles (with Flemming Delfs) |
1980 | Groningen, NOR |
3 | Mixed doubles (with Anne Skovgaard )
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1982 | Böblingen, GER |
Open Championships | |||
1 | Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1979 1975, 1976, 1977 |
Denmark Open |
1 | Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1978 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 |
Nordic Championships |
1 | Mixed doubles | 1976 | Swedish Open |
1 | Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1977 1977 |
USSR International
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1 | Mixed doubles | 1978 | Canadian Open
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2 | Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1976 1978 |
All England |
National Championships | |||
1 | Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1977, 1978, 1981, 1983 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983 |
References
- ^ "Verdensmester i badminton fylder 60". mypresswire.com (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2017.
External links
- Steen Skovgaard - The stars of yesterday - BadmintonDenmark.com
- Steen Skovgaard's Profile - Badminton.dk