Finn Kobberø
Finn Kobberø (born March 13, 1936 in Copenhagen , † January 21, 2009 ibid) was a Danish badminton player .
Athletic career
Finn Kobberø is one of the most important doubles and mixed players of all time. He won the unofficial world championships, the All England , 15 times. In his career he has collected countless other titles nationally and around the world. He was successful in the USA, Sweden, Canada, Norway and France, among others.
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950/1951 | Denmark: Individual Championships for Juniors U17 | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø, KBK |
| 1951/1952 | Denmark: Individual Championships for Juniors U17 | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø, KBK |
| 1952/1953 | Denmark: Individual Championships for Juniors U19 | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø, København BK |
| 1953/1954 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Inge Birgit Anker Hansen , Københavns BK |
| 1953/1954 | Denmark: Individual Championships for Juniors U19 | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø, København BK |
| 1954 | All of England | Mixed | 2 | Finn Kobberø / Inge Birgit Hansen |
| 1954/1955 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø, Københavns BK |
| 1954/1955 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen , Københavns BK |
| 1955 | All of England | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen H. Hansen |
| 1955 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Kirsten Thorndahl |
| 1955 | Norway: International Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø |
| 1955 | Norway: International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
| 1955/1956 | Denmark: International Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø |
| 1955/1956 | Denmark: International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen / Finn Kobberø |
| 1956 | All of England | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
| 1956 | All of England | Men's singles | 2 | Finn Kobberø |
| 1956 | US Open / National | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Judy Devlin |
| 1956 | US Open / National | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø |
| 1956 | US Open / National | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
| 1956 | Norway: International Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø |
| 1956 | Norway: International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
| 1956/1957 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Lis Hagen Olsen , Københavns BK |
| 1956/1957 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen, Københavns BK |
| 1956/1957 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø, Københavns BK |
| 1957 | US Open / National | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø |
| 1957 | US Open / National | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
| 1957 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Kirsten Thorndahl |
| 1957 | Sweden: International Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø |
| 1957 | Sweden: International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Jørgen Hammergaard-Hansen / Finn Kobberø |
| 1957 | US Open / National | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Judy Devlin |
| 1957/1958 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø, Københavns BK |
| 1957/1958 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Lis Hagen Olsen, Københavns BK |
| 1957/1958 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen, Københavns BK |
| 1958 | Sweden: International Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø |
| 1958 | All of England | Mixed | 2 | Finn Kobberø / A. Winter |
| 1958 | US Open / National | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Anni Hammergaard Hansen |
| 1958 | US Open / National | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
| 1958 | All of England | Men's doubles | 2 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen H. Hansen |
| 1958 | All of England | Men's singles | 2 | Finn Kobberø |
| 1958/1959 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Bent Albertsen , Københavns BK |
| 1959/1960 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Bent Albertsen, Københavns BK |
| 1959/1960 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø, Københavns BK / Kirsten Thorndahl, Amager BC |
| 1959/1960 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø, Københavns BK |
| 1960 | Swedish Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Poul-Erik Nielsen |
| 1960 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Kirsten Granlund |
| 1960 | All of England | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Poul Erik Nielsen |
| 1960 | Canada: National and International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jean Miller |
| 1960 | US Open / National | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Charoen Wattanasin |
| 1960 | US Open / National | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Margaret Varner |
| 1961 | All of England | Men's singles | 2 | Finn Kobberø |
| 1961 | French Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Erland Kops |
| 1961 | All of England | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
| 1961 | Canada: National and International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jean Miller |
| 1961 | Canada: National and International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
| 1961 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Kirsten Granlund |
| 1961/1962 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø, Københavns BK / Kirsten Thorndahl, Valby BC |
| 1961/1962 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen, Københavns BK |
| 1961/1962 | Germany: International championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
| 1961/1962 | Germany: International championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Hanne Andersen |
| 1962 | All of England | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
| 1962 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Ulla Rasmussen |
| 1962 | French Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Bengt Nielsen |
| 1962 | French Open | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Tan Gaik Bee |
| 1962 | Sweden: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Anni Hammergaard Hansen |
| 1962 | Sweden: International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen / Finn Kobberø |
| 1962 | Paris International | Men's singles | 1 | Finn Kobberø |
| 1962/1963 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen, Københavns BK |
| 1962/1963 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Anne Flindt , Københavns BK |
| 1963 | All of England | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
| 1963 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Ulla Rasmussen |
| 1963/1964 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen, Københavns BK |
| 1963/1964 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Ulla Rasmussen, Københavns BK |
| 1963/1964 | Germany: International championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Bente Flindt |
| 1964 | All of England | Mixed | 2 | Finn Kobberø / Ulla Strand |
| 1964 | Nordic championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Ulla Rasmussen |
| 1964 | All of England | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
| 1964 | Sweden: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Anne Flindt |
| 1964 | Sweden: International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Jørgen Hammergaard-Hansen / Finn Kobberø |
| 1964/1965 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Ulla Rasmussen, Københavns BK |
| 1965 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Ulla Strand |
| 1965/1966 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen, Københavns BK |
| 1965/1966 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Ulla Strand, Københavns BK |
| 1965/1966 | Denmark: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Ulla Strand |
| 1966 | All of England | Men's doubles | 2 | Finn Kobberø / Jørgen H. Hansen |
| 1966 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Finn Kobberø / Ulla Strand |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kobberø, Finn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen , Denmark |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 2009 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen , Denmark |