Finn Kobberø

Finn Kobberø
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1936-03-13)March 13, 1936
Died	January 21, 2009(2009-01-21) (aged 72)
Event	Doubles, singles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark Thomas Cup 1955 Tokyo Team 1964 Tokyo Team

Finn Kobberø (13 March 1936 – 21 January 2009) was a badminton player from Denmark, who won numerous international titles in all of badminton's three events (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s.

Career[]

He was one of the most successful players in the history of the All England Open Badminton Championships with 15 titles between 1955 and 1966, 7 in men's doubles, mainly with hard-hitting Jorgen Hammergaard Hansen, and 8 in mixed doubles. He was also a three-time singles finalist at the All-Englands^[1] despite a storied disdain for physical conditioning. A leading player on all of Denmark's Thomas Cup (men's international) teams from 1954 through 1964, he won 55 of 64 individual matches.^[2] Powerful, quick, and deceptive, he has been rated among the most talented players in the sport's history.^[3] He won 22 Danish national championships in all. He also won each of the three events at the Danish Open Championships though the tournament was not held during most of the years that he was active as a player.

Kobberø was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997.^[4] He later worked as a sports journalist for national television in Denmark. He died January 21, 2009.

Achievements[]

International tournaments[]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1955	All England	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Eddy Choong David Choong	15–9, 14–17, 15–11	Winner
1955	Malaysia Open	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Ong Poh Lim Ooi Teik Hock	7–15, 17–18	Runner-up
1956	All England	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Poul-Erik Nielsen	18–14, 15–5	Winner
1956	US Open	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Ong Poh Lim Ooi Teik Hock	15–8, 9–15, 15–7	Winner
1957	US Open	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Eddy Choong	15–12, 15–2	Winner
1958	All England	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Erland Kops Poul-Erik Nielsen	7–15, 15–11, 8–15	Runner-up
1961	All England	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Erland Kops Poul-Erik Nielsen	15–6, 15–5	Winner
1961	Canada Open	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Erland Kops Robert McCoig	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1962	German Open	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Erland Kops Poul-Erik Nielsen	15–7, 15–13	Winner
1962	Belgian International	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Oon Chong Teik	15–9, 7–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1962	All England	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Raphi Kanchanaraphi	17–16, 15–3	Winner
1963	All England	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Tan Joe Hock Ferry Sonneville	10–15, 15–4, 15–7	Winner
1964	German Open	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Erland Kops Poul-Erik Nielsen	3–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1964	All England	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Erland Kops Poul-Erik Nielsen	15–6, 15–3	Winner
1966	All England	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan	15–9, 9–15, 15–17	Runner-up

References[]

• Finn Kobberø's Profile - Badminton.dk

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