Preben Dabelsteen

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Preben Gustav Dabelsteen (born October 14, 1925 - January 23, 2017 ) was a Danish badminton player .

Career

Dabelsteen was Danish champion in men's doubles with Jørn Skaarup in 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951 and 1956 . He won the unofficial world championships, the All England , twice. In 1948 he won doubles with Børge Frederiksen and in 1950 once again with Jørn Skaarup. In 1946 and 1947 he won the Denmark Open and in 1954 the Dutch Open . In the final of the first edition of the Thomas Cup he lost in 1949 with the Danish team against Malaysia.

After his active career, he worked as a sports journalist.

successes

season event discipline space Surname
1945/1946 Denmark: International Championships Men's doubles 1 Preben Dabelsteen / Jørn Skaarup
1945/1946 Denmark: individual championships Men's doubles 1 Jørn Skaarup / Preben Dabelsteen, Nykøbing F
1946/1947 Denmark: individual championships Men's doubles 1 Jørn Skaarup, Nykøbing F BK / Preben Dabelsteen, Frederiksberg BK
1946/1947 Denmark: International Championships Men's doubles 1 Preben Dabelsteen / Jørn Skaarup
1947 All of England Men's doubles 2 Jørn Skaarup / Preben Dabelsteen
1947/1948 Denmark: individual championships Men's doubles 1 Jørn Skaarup, Frederiksberg BK / Preben Dabelsteen, Københavns BK
1948 All of England Men's doubles 1 Preben Dabelsteen / Børge Frederiksen
1950 All of England Men's doubles 1 Jørn Skaarup / Preben Dabelsteen
1950/1951 Denmark: individual championships Men's doubles 1 Jørn Skaarup / Preben Dabelsteen, Københavns BK
1954 Netherlands: International Championships Men's doubles 1 Jørn Skaarup / Preben Dabelsteen
1955/1956 Denmark: individual championships Men's doubles 1 Jørn Skaarup / Preben Dabelsteen, Københavns BK

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.danskesportsjournalister.dk/?news=25654
  2. http://www.navne.dk/dodsfald/preben-gustav-dabelsteen/49031164