Conny Jepsen

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Conny Jepsen (born January 8, 1921 in Vejle , † February 3, 1989 in Lidingö ) was a Danish-Swedish badminton player .

Career

Conny Jepsen won the Danish national championships in 1939 and 1941. During the Second World War he went underground and emigrated to England and Sweden and fought against the German occupation forces in Denmark. After the war he kept Sweden as the center of his life and is therefore often listed in winners lists as starting for this country. In 1945 he won the Denmark Open and in 1947 the prestigious All England . At the time of his victory in London he started for a Swedish club, so this success is mostly awarded to Sweden.

Sporting successes

season event discipline space Surname
1938/1939 Denmark: individual championships Men's singles 1 Conny Jepsen, Skovshoved IF
1940/1941 Denmark: individual championships Men's singles 1 Conny Jepsen, Skovshoved IF
1945 Denmark Open Men's singles 1 Conny Jepsen
1947 All of England Men's singles 1 Conny Jepsen
1948 All of England Mixed 2 Conny Jepsen / Aase Svendsen
1948 All of England Men's doubles 2 Conny Jepsen / Nils Jonson

credentials

personal data
SURNAME Jepsen, Conny
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish badminton player
DATE OF BIRTH January 8, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Vejle
DATE OF DEATH 3rd February 1989
Place of death Lidingö