Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (born September 20, 1965 in Esbønderup ) is a Danish badminton player , Olympic champion and badminton official.
Career
In the early 1990s he began to follow in Morten Frost's footsteps . As one of the very few top European players, he was able to hold its own against the seemingly overpowering Asians at the major tournaments. He drew attention to himself when he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona against the later silver medalist Ardy Wiranata (Indonesia).
The left-hander had the most successful year in 1996 when he won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Atlanta . In that year, after 1995, he also defended the men's singles title at the All England Championships and was European champion again after 1992 and 1994. He also won the men's singles at the Badminton Swiss Open that year .
In addition to numerous other tournaments, he won the Swedish Open in 1992 and the Russian Open in 2003 .
In February 2007 Høyer Larsen was elected Vice President of the Danish Badminton Federation, and in 2010 President of Badminton Europe . He has also been a member of the Danish Sports Hall of Fame since 2010 . In 2013 he became President of the Badminton World Federation . He has been an IOC member since 2014.
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981/1982 | Denmark: Individual Championships for Juniors U17 | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Helsinge |
| 1983/1984 | Denmark: Individual Championships for Juniors U19 | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Helsinge |
| 1983/1984 | Denmark: Individual Championships for Juniors U19 | Men's doubles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Helsinge / Henrik Jessen, Lyngby |
| 1984/1985 | Denmark: Amateur Individual Championship | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Helsinge |
| 1985 | Portugal International | Men's doubles | 1 | Niels Skeby / Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1985 | Norwegian International | Men's doubles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen / Claus Thomsen |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakian International | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakian International | Men's doubles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen / Peter Buch |
| 1985/1986 | Denmark: Amateur Individual Championship | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Gentofte BK |
| 1986 | Scottish Open | Men's singles | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1987 | Dutch Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1988 | Denmark Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1988 | Belgian International | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1988/1989 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Gentofte BK |
| 1990 | Nordic championships | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1990 | European Championship | team | 1 | Denmark ( Jon Holst-Christensen , Grete Mogensen, Morten Frost , Dorte Kjær , Nettie Nielsen, Pernille Nedergaard , Lotte Olsen, Henrik Svarrer , Jan Paulsen, Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Kirsten Larsen) |
| 1990 | Denmark Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1990 | European Championship | Men's singles | 3 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1991 | German Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1991 | Dutch Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1991 | Wimbledon Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1992 | Finnish International | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1992 | Swedish Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1992 | US Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1992 | European Championship | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1992/1993 | Denmark Open | Men's singles | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1993 | Swedish Open | Men's singles | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer-Larsen |
| 1993 | Denmark Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1993 | Dutch Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1994 | Swiss Open | Men's singles | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1994 | German Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1994 | Dutch Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1994 | Denmark Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1994 | European Championship | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1994/1995 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Lillerød |
| 1995 | World Championship | Men's singles | 3 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1995 | German Open | Men's singles | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1995 | Copenhagen Masters | Men's singles | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1995 | China Open | Men's singles | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1995 | All of England | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1995 | Denmark Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1995/1996 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Lillerød |
| 1996 | Copenhagen Masters | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1996 | European Championship | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1996 | Swiss Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1996 | Olympia | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1996 | All of England | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1997 | India: International Championships | Men's singles | 3 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1997 | German Open | Men's singles | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer-Larsen |
| 1997 | All of England | Men's singles | 3 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1997 | Swiss Open | Men's singles | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1997 | Taiwan Open | Men's singles | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1997 | US Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1997 | World Championship | Men's singles | 3 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1997 | Russian Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1997/1998 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Lillerød |
| 1998 | European Championship | Men's singles | 3 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1998 | Indonesia Open | Men's singles | 3 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1998 | Swiss Open | Men's singles | 3 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1999 | World Championship | Men's singles | 3 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1999 | Swiss Open | Men's singles | 3 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1999 | Taiwan Open | Men's singles | 5 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1999 | Denmark Open | Men's singles | 1 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 1999 | All of England | Men's singles | 3 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 2000 | Taiwan Open | Men's singles | 3 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 2000 | Olympia | Men's singles | 17th | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 2000 | European Championship | Men's singles | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 2000 | European Championship | team | 1 | Denmark ( Peter Gade , Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Kennath Jonasson, Jens Eriksen, Jesper Larsen, Camilla Martin, Mette Sørensen, Rikke Olsen, Helene Kirkegaard, Michael Soegaard) |
credentials
1992: Alan Budikusuma | 1996: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | 2000: Ji Xinpeng | 2004: Taufik Hidayat | 2008: Lin Dan | 2012: Lin Dan | 2016: Chen Long
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Høyer Larsen, Poul-Erik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Høyer, Poul-Erik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Esbønderup |