Knud Aage Nielsen
Knud Aage Nielsen | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Imre Rietveld and Knud Aage Nielsen getting married on 17 April 1967 | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1937-03-01) 1 March 1937 (age 87) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1958 | Norwegian International | ![]() | ||
1959 | Dutch Open | ![]() | 18–13, 15–9 | ![]() |
1964 | German Open | ![]() | 7–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
1964 | All England | ![]() | 8–15, 17–15, 15–4 | ![]() |
1966 | Dutch Open | ![]() | 18–15, 15–9 | ![]() |
1966 | German Open | ![]() | ![]() | |
1966 | Denmark Open | ![]() | 3–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | Dutch Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–15, 15–9 | ![]() |
1963 | Swedish Open | ![]() | ![]() | ||
1965 | Swedish Open | ![]() | ![]() | ||
1966 | Dutch Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | German Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 9–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
References
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- ^ 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
- v
- t
- e
- 1900:
Sydney Howard Smith (ENG)
- 1901:
H. W. Davies (ENG)
- 1902:
Ralph Watling (ENG)
- 1903:
Ralph Watling (ENG)
- 1904:
Henry Norman Marrett (ENG)
- 1905:
Henry Norman Marrett (ENG)
- 1906:
Norman Wood (ENG)
- 1907:
Norman Wood (ENG)
- 1908:
Henry Norman Marrett (ENG)
- 1909:
Frank Chesterton (ENG)
- 1910:
Frank Chesterton (ENG)
- 1911:
Guy A. Sautter (ENG)
- 1912:
Frank Chesterton (ENG)
- 1913:
Guy A. Sautter (ENG)
- 1914:
Guy A. Sautter (ENG)
- 1920:
George Thomas (ENG)
- 1921:
George Thomas (ENG)
- 1922:
George Thomas (ENG)
- 1923:
George Thomas (ENG)
- 1924:
Gordon 'Curly' Mack (IRE)
- 1925:
Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1926:
Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1927:
Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1928:
Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1929:
Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1930:
Donald C. Hume (ENG)
- 1931:
Frank Devlin (IRE)
- 1932:
Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1933:
Raymond M. White (ENG)
- 1934:
Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1935:
Raymond M. White (ENG)
- 1936:
Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1937:
Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1938:
Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1939:
Tage Madsen (DEN)
- 1947:
Conny Jepsen (SWE)
- 1948:
Jørn Skaarup (DEN)
- 1949:
David Guthrie Freeman (USA)
- 1950:
Wong Peng Soon (MAL)
- 1951:
Wong Peng Soon (MAL)
- 1952:
Wong Peng Soon (MAL)
- 1953:
Eddy Choong (MAL)
- 1954:
Eddy Choong (MAL)
- 1955:
Wong Peng Soon (MAL)
- 1956:
Eddy Choong (MAL)
- 1957:
Eddy Choong (MAL)
- 1958:
Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1959:
Tan Joe Hok (INA)
- 1960:
Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1961:
Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1962:
Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1963:
Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1964:
Knud Aage Nielsen (DEN)
- 1965:
Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1966:
Tan Aik Huang (MAS)
- 1967:
Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1968:
Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1969:
Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1970:
Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1971:
Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1972:
Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1973:
Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1974:
Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1975:
Svend Pri (DEN)
- 1976:
Rudy Hartono (INA)
- 1977:
Flemming Delfs (DEN)
- 1978:
Liem Swie King (INA)
- 1979:
Liem Swie King (INA)
- 1980:
Prakash Padukone (IND)
- 1981:
Liem Swie King (INA)
- 1982:
Morten Frost (DEN)
- 1983:
Luan Jin (CHN)
- 1984:
Morten Frost (DEN)
- 1985:
Zhao Jianhua (CHN)
- 1986:
Morten Frost (DEN)
- 1987:
Morten Frost (DEN)
- 1988:
Ib Frederiksen (DEN)
- 1989:
Yang Yang (CHN)
- 1990:
Zhao Jianhua (CHN)
- 1991:
Ardy Wiranata (INA)
- 1992:
Liu Jun (CHN)
- 1993:
Hariyanto Arbi (INA)
- 1994:
Hariyanto Arbi (INA)
- 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)
- 2001:
Pullela Gopichand (IND)
- 2002:
Chen Hong (CHN)
- 2003:
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim (MAS)
- 2004:
Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2005:
Chen Hong (CHN)
- 2006:
Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2007:
Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2008:
Chen Jin (CHN)
- 2009:
Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2010:
Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
- 2011:
Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
- 2012:
Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2013:
Chen Long (CHN)
- 2014:
Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
- 2015:
Chen Long (CHN)
- 2016:
Lin Dan (CHN)
- 2017:
Lee Chong Wei (MAS)
- 2018:
Shi Yuqi (CHN)
- 2019:
Kento Momota (JPN)
- 2020:
Viktor Axelsen (DEN)
- 2021:
Lee Zii Jia (MAS)
- 2022:
Viktor Axelsen (DEN)
- 2023:
Li Shifeng (CHN)
- 2024:
Jonatan Christie (INA)
![]() | This biographical article relating to Danish badminton is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e