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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox badminton player 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

Rank Event Date Venue
1
Mixed doubles 1955, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966 All England Open
1 Singles 1956, 1957 U.S. Open
Men's doubles 1958, 1960
Mixed doubles 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960
1 Men's doubles 1961, 1962 French Open
Mixed doubles 1962
2 Men's singles 1956, 1958, 1961 All England Open
Mixed doubles 1954, 1958, 1964

International tournaments

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1955 All England Шаблон:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Шаблон:Flagicon Eddy Choong
Шаблон:Flagicon David Choong
15–9, 14–17, 15–11 Шаблон:Gold1 Winner
1955 Malaysia Open Шаблон:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Шаблон:Flagicon Ong Poh Lim
Шаблон:Flagicon Ooi Teik Hock
7–15, 17–18 Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up
1956 All England Шаблон:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Шаблон:Flagicon John Nygaard
Шаблон:Flagicon Poul-Erik Nielsen
18–14, 15–5 Шаблон:Gold1 Winner
1956 US Open Шаблон:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Шаблон:Flagicon Ong Poh Lim
Шаблон:Flagicon Ooi Teik Hock
15–8, 9–15, 15–7 Шаблон:Gold1 Winner
1957 US Open Шаблон:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Шаблон:Flagicon Eddy Choong
Шаблон:Flagicon Bert Fergus
15–12, 15–2 Шаблон:Gold1 Winner
1958 All England Шаблон:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Шаблон:Flagicon Erland Kops
Шаблон:Flagicon Poul-Erik Nielsen
7–15, 15–11, 8–15 Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up
1961 All England Шаблон:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Шаблон:Flagicon Erland Kops
Шаблон:Flagicon Poul-Erik Nielsen
15–6, 15–5 Шаблон:Gold1 Winner
1961 Canada Open Шаблон:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Шаблон:Flagicon Erland Kops
Шаблон:Flagicon Robert McCoig
15–8, 15–10 Шаблон:Gold1 Winner
1962 German Open Шаблон:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Шаблон:Flagicon Erland Kops
Шаблон:Flagicon Poul-Erik Nielsen
15–7, 15–13 Шаблон:Gold1 Winner
1962 Belgian International Шаблон:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Шаблон:Flagicon Oon Chong Teik
Шаблон:Flagicon Ole Mertz
15–9, 7–15, 6–15 Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up
1962 All England Шаблон:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Шаблон:Flagicon Narong Bhornchima
Шаблон:Flagicon Raphi Kanchanaraphi
17–16, 15–3 Шаблон:Gold1 Winner
1963 All England Шаблон:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Шаблон:Flagicon Tan Joe Hock
Шаблон:Flagicon Ferry Sonneville
10–15, 15–4, 15–7 Шаблон:Gold1 Winner
1964 German Open Шаблон:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Шаблон:Flagicon Erland Kops
Шаблон:Flagicon Poul-Erik Nielsen
3–15, 6–15 Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up
1964 All England Шаблон:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Шаблон:Flagicon Erland Kops
Шаблон:Flagicon Poul-Erik Nielsen
15–6, 15–3 Шаблон:Gold1 Winner
1966 All England Шаблон:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Шаблон:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee
Шаблон:Flagicon Tan Yee Khan
15–9, 9–15, 15–17 Шаблон:Silver2 Runner-up

References

Шаблон:Reflist

Шаблон:Footer All England Open Championships Badminton Doubles Men Шаблон:Footer All England Open Championships Badminton Doubles Mixed Шаблон:Footer World Invitation Tournament Champions Badminton Singles Men Шаблон:Footer World Invitation Tournament Champions Badminton Doubles Men Шаблон:Footer World Invitation Tournament Champions Badminton Doubles Mixed Шаблон:Badminton Hall of Fame members


Шаблон:Denmark-badminton-bio-stub

  1. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1967) 166-170.
  2. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A, Jennings Ltd., 1967) 71-87.
  3. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England, 1983) 112.
  4. Шаблон:Cite web