Steen Skovgaard
Steen Skovgaard (* around 1950 ) is a former Danish badminton player . He is the husband of Anne Skovgaard and the father of Christian Skovgaard (both also successful badminton players) and handball player Michelle Skovgaard .
Career
Steen Skovgaard was one of the most important badminton players of the 1970s. He won two silver and two bronze medals at European championships in the individual disciplines. He won gold twice with the team. His greatest success was winning the mixed title at the first badminton world championship in 1977. In 1980 he took bronze again.
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966/1967 | Denmark: Individual Championships for Juniors U17 | Men's doubles | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Preben Boesen, Holte |
| 1974 | All of England | Mixed | 3 | Steen Skovgaard / Pernille Kaagaard |
| 1974/1975 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Pernille Kaagaard, Gentofte BK |
| 1975 | Nordic championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen |
| 1975/1976 | Denmark: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen |
| 1975/1976 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Pernille Kaagaard, Gentofte BK |
| 1976 | All of England | Men's doubles | 2 | Svend Pri / Steen Skovgaard |
| 1976 | Nordic championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen |
| 1976 | European Championship | team | 1 | Denmark ( Flemming Delfs , Jesper Helledie , Steen Skovgaard, Jette Føge , Susan Hansen , Elo Hansen , Gert Hansen, Lene Køppen, Lonny Bostofte ) |
| 1976 | Sweden: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen |
| 1976 | European Championship | Mixed | 2 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen |
| 1976/1977 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Steen Skovgaard, Gentofte BK / Svend Pri, Søllerød-Nærum IK |
| 1976/1977 | Denmark: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen |
| 1976/1977 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen, Gentofte BK |
| 1977 | USSR International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Pia Nielsen |
| 1977 | USSR International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Morten Frost / Steen Skovgaard |
| 1977 | Nordic championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen |
| 1977/1978 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Steen Skovgaard, Gentofte BK / Flemming Delfs, Værløse |
| 1977/1978 | Denmark: International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Flemming Delfs |
| 1977/1978 | Denmark: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen |
| 1977/1978 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen, Gentofte BK |
| 1978 | Sweden: International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Flemming Delfs / Steen Skovgaard |
| 1978 | European Championship | Mixed | 2 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen |
| 1978 | All of England | Mixed | 2 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen |
| 1978 | Nordic championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen |
| 1978 | Nordic championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Flemming Delfs / Steen Skovgaard |
| 1978 | Canada: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Wendy Clarkson (CAN) |
| 1978/1979 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen, Gentofte BK |
| 1979 | Sweden: International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Flemming Delfs / Steen Skovgaard |
| 1979 | Nordic championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen |
| 1979/1980 | Denmark: International Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Flemming Delfs |
| 1979/1980 | Germany: International championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Jens Peter Nierhoff / Steen Skovgaard |
| 1979/1980 | Germany: International championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Anne Skovgaard |
| 1980 | Nordic championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen |
| 1980 | World Championship | Men's doubles | 3 | Steen Skovgaard / Flemming Delfs |
| 1980 | European Championship | team | 1 | Denmark (Lene Køppen, Kirsten Larsen, Pia Nielsen, Morten Frost, Flemming Delfs, Steen Fladberg , Steen Skovgaard, Anne Skovgaard) |
| 1980 | European Championship | Men's doubles | 3 | Flemming Delfs / Steen Skovgaard |
| 1980/1981 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Anne Skovgaard, Gentofte BK |
| 1980/1981 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Steen Skovgaard, Gentofte BK / Flemming Delfs, Greve Strand |
| 1981 | Nordic championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen |
| 1981/1982 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Anne Skovgaard, Gentofte BK |
| 1982 | Nordic championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Hanne Adsbol |
| 1982 | European Championship | Mixed | 3 | Steen Skovgaard / Anne Skovgaard |
| 1982/1983 | Denmark: individual championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Jens Peter Nierhoff, Gentofte BK |
| 1982/1983 | Denmark: Amateur Individual Championship | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Anne Skovgaard, Gentofte BK |
| 1982/1983 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Steen Skovgaard / Anne Skovgaard, Gentofte BK |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Skovgaard, Steen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1950 |