Steinar Klausen
Steinar Klausen (born April 16, 1982 ) is a badminton player from Norway .
Athletic career
Klausen won seven titles in the junior division from 1997 to 2001, before he was successful for the first time in the adult doubles with Erik Rundle in 2006 . Neither of them gave up this Norwegian double title until 2009. In 2007 Steinar Klausen also won the men's singles for the first time. In 2008 and 2009 he successfully defended this title. In 2010 he was again victorious in doubles and singles. In the men's singles he defeated Marius Fartum in the semifinals and Jim Ronny Andersen in the final in two sets.
In 2007 he represented his country at the European Team Championships, a year later he started at the European Championships. There he won his first match with Hallstein grandma in doubles against Matthew Gleave and Alexander Sim from Ireland, but lost the next game against the Germans Michael Fuchs and Roman Spitko . In the singles he also lost his second game against Petr Koukal . In 2009 Klausen started at a badminton world championship for the first time. In the men's singles he was eliminated in round 1 against Park Sung-hwan from South Korea with 21:18, 13:21 and 18:21.
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Norwegian Championship U15 | Mixed | Steinar Klausen / Astrid Bønnelykke, Moss BK |
| 1997 | Norwegian Championship U15 | Men's singles | Steinar Klausen, Moss BK |
| 1998 | Norwegian Championship U17 | Men's singles | Steinar Klausen, Moss BK |
| 1999 | Norwegian Championship U17 | Men's singles | Steinar Klausen, Moss BK |
| 1999 | Norwegian Championship U17 | Men's doubles | Steinar Klausen / Kim Ove Grenby, Moss BK-Sotra BC |
| 2001 | Norway: Junior Individual Championships | Men's singles | Steinar Klausen |
| 2001 | Norway: Junior Individual Championships | Men's doubles | Steinar Klausen / Kim Ove Grenby |
| 2006 | Norway: individual championships | Men's doubles | Steinar Klausen / Erik Rundle |
| 2007 | Norway: individual championships | Men's singles | Steinar Klausen |
| 2007 | Norway: individual championships | Men's doubles | Steinar Klausen / Erik Rundle |
| 2008 | Norway: individual championships | Men's singles | Steinar Klausen |
| 2008 | Norway: individual championships | Men's doubles | Steinar Klausen / Erik Rundle |
| 2009 | Norway: individual championships | Men's singles | Steinar Klausen |
| 2009 | Norway: individual championships | Men's doubles | Steinar Klausen / Erik Rundle |
| 2010 | Norway: individual championships | Men's singles | Steinar Klausen |
| 2010 | Norway: individual championships | Men's doubles | Steinar Klausen / Erik Rundle |
| 2014 | Norway: individual championships | Men's doubles | Steinar Klausen / Erik Rundle |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klausen, Steinar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1982 |