Jørn Skaarup
Jørn Skaarup (* 1925 ) is a former Danish badminton player .
Athletic career
Skaarup was eleven times Danish champion in the individual disciplines in the period after the Second World War . He won the unofficial world championships, the All England , three times. In 1948 he won singles and mixed matches with Kirsten Thorndahl . In 1950 he won doubles with Preben Dabelsteen. In the final of the first edition of the Thomas Cup he lost in 1949 with the Danish team against Malaysia. At the German Open 1956 he won doubles with Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen.
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945/1946 | Denmark: International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Preben Dabelsteen , Nykøbing F |
| 1945/1946 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Preben Dabelsteen |
| 1946/1947 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's singles | 1 | - |
| 1946/1947 | Denmark: International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Preben Dabelsteen |
| 1946/1947 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Preben Dabelsteen, Frederiksberg BK |
| 1947 | All of England | Men's doubles | 2 | Jørn Skaarup |
| 1947/1948 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's singles | 1 | - |
| 1947/1948 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Tonny Ahm , Gentofte BK |
| 1947/1948 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Preben Dabelsteen, Københavns BK |
| 1947/1948 | Denmark: International Championships | Men's singles | 1 | - |
| 1948 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Kirsten Thorndahl |
| 1948 | All of England | Men's singles | 1 | - |
| 1948 | Thomas Cup | team | 2 | Denmark |
| 1949/1950 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's singles | 1 | - |
| 1950 | All of England | Men's doubles | 1 | Preben Dabelsteen |
| 1950 | All of England | Mixed | 2 | B. Rostgaard Frohne |
| 1950/1951 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Preben Dabelsteen |
| 1951/1952 | Denmark: International Championships | Men's singles | 1 | - |
| 1953/1954 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's singles | 1 | - |
| 1954 | Netherlands: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Annelise Hansen |
| 1954 | Netherlands: International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Preben Dabelsteen (DEN) |
| 1955/1956 | Germany: International championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
| 1955/1956 | Denmark: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Anni Jørgensen |
| 1955/1956 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Anni Jørgensen |
| 1955/1956 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Preben Dabelsteen |
| 1955/1956 | Germany: International championships | Mixed | 2 | Hanne Jensen |
| 1955/1956 | Germany: International championships | Men's singles | 3 | - |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Skaarup, Jørn |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1925 |