Steen Fladberg
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Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 11 October 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Steen Fladberg is a retired male badminton player from Denmark, noted for his speed of foot, who excelled during the 1980s. Though a strong international level singles player, his biggest achievements came in doubles.
Career[]
Fladberg won the gold medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Jesper Helledie, defeating Mike Tredgett and Martin Dew 15-10, 15-10 in the final. He was a silver medalist at the same tournament in mixed doubles with Pia Nielsen.[1]
He also won at the 1986 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Helledie, and the 1988 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with England's Gillian Clark. Fladberg and Clark are currently a commentary team for televised badminton.
Personal information[]
He married to the former Danish badminton player Kirsten Larsen. Their son Rasmus Fladberg is also a professional badminton player.[2]
Major achievements[]
Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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World Championships | |||
2 | Mixed doubles (with Pia Nielsen) | 1983 | Copenhaguen, DEN |
3 | Mixed doubles (with Pia Nielsen) | 1980 | Jakarta, INA |
European Championships | |||
1 | Men's doubles (with Jesper Helledie) | 1986 | Uppsala, SWE |
2 | Mixed doubles (with Gillian Clark) | 1988 | Kristiansand, NOR |
Open Championships | |||
1 | Men's doubles | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987 | Nordic Championships |
1 | Mixed doubles | 1984, 1987 | Malaysia Open |
1 | Mixed doubles | 1986 | Indonesia Open |
World Championships[]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1983 | Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | Jesper Helledie | Martin Dew Mike Tredgett |
15–10, 15–10 | Gold |
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 |
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1983 | Swedish Open | Jesper Helledie | Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson |
4–15, 18–13, 15–10 | Winner |
1984 | Chinese Taipei Open | Jesper Helledie | Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson |
3–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
1985 | Hong Kong Open | Jesper Helledie | Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen |
15–8, 7–15, 15–12 | Winner |
1985 | Dutch Open | Jesper Helledie | Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen |
15–8, 15–9 | Winner |
1985 | Jesper Helledie | Martin Dew Dipak Tailor |
15–12, 15–9 | Winner | |
1986 | German Open | Jesper Helledie | Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong |
8–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
1986 | Scandinavian Open | Jesper Helledie | Martin Dew Dipak Tailor |
15–9, 15–18, 15–7 | Winner |
1986 | Carlton-Intersport Cup | Jesper Helledie | Martin Dew Dipak Tailor |
9–15, 14–18 | Runner-up |
1988 | German Open | Jan Paulsen | Chen Hongyong Chen Kang |
15–8, 6–15, 18–13 | Winner |
1989 | Poona Open | |
10–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
References[]
- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 110.
- ^ "En familie med fjer på". sn.dk (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
External links[]
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Danish male badminton players