Tonny Ahm
Tonny Kristine Ahm (born September 21, 1914 , † April 7, 1993 , born Tonny Olsen ) was a Danish badminton player . She was one of the most important players in the sport in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
Career
In 1934 she won the Dutch Open, a title she was able to defend over the next two years. She also won the Scotland Open, Denmark Open and All England , the then unofficial world championships. In total, she was able to fight for 12 titles there.
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Netherlands: International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Bodil Clausen / Tonny Olsen |
| 1935 | Netherlands: International Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen |
| 1935 | Netherlands: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | K. Sandvad and Tonny Olsen |
| 1935 | Netherlands: International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Bodil Clausen / Tonny Olsen |
| 1935/1936 | Denmark: International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Tonny Olsen / Bodil Riise |
| 1935/1936 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Bodil Strømann , Skovshoved IF / Tonny Olsen, Gentofte BK |
| 1935/1936 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Poul Vagn Nielsen / Tonny Olsen, Gentofte BK |
| 1936 | Netherlands: International Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen |
| 1936 | Netherlands: International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Bodil Strøman / Tonny Olsen |
| 1936 | Netherlands: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | K. Sandvad and Tonny Olsen |
| 1936/1937 | Denmark: International Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen |
| 1937/1938 | Denmark: International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Tonny Olsen / Bodil Riise |
| 1937/1938 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen, Gentofte BK |
| 1937/1938 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Bodil Rise / Tonny Olsen, Gentofte BK |
| 1938/1939 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen, GentofteBK |
| 1938/1939 | Denmark: International Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen |
| 1938/1939 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Bodil Rise / Tonny Olsen, Gentofte BK |
| 1939 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 1 | Ruth Dalsgaard / Tonny Olsen |
| 1939/1940 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Bodil Duus / Tonny Olsen, Gentofte BK |
| 1939/1940 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen, Gentofte BK |
| 1941/1942 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen, Gentofte BK |
| 1942/1943 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Agnete Friis , Odense BK / Tonny Olsen, Gentofte BK |
| 1942/1943 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen, Gentofte BK |
| 1944/1945 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen, Gentofte BK |
| 1945/1946 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen, Gentofte BK |
| 1945/1946 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Agnete Friis / Tonny Olsen, Gentofte BK |
| 1945/1946 | Denmark: International Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen |
| 1946/1947 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Agnete Friis / Tonny Ahm, Gentofte BK |
| 1946/1947 | Denmark: International Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen |
| 1947 | All of England | Mixed | 1 | Poul Holm / Tonny Ahm |
| 1947 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 1 | Tonny Ahm / Kirsten Thorndahl |
| 1947/1948 | Denmark: International Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen |
| 1947/1948 | Denmark: International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Tonny Ahm / Kirsten Thorndahl |
| 1947/1948 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Jørn Skaarup , Frederiksberg BK / Tonny Ahm, Gentofte BK |
| 1947/1948 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Agnete Friis / Tonny Ahm, Gentofte BK |
| 1947/1948 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Ahm, Gentofte BK |
| 1948 | England: International Championships - All England | Ladies singles | 2 | Tonny Ahm |
| 1948/1949 | Denmark: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Chan Kon Leong (Malaya) / Tonny Ahm |
| 1948/1949 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Ahm, Gentofte BK |
| 1948/1949 | Denmark: International Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen |
| 1949 | England: International Championships - All England | Ladies doubles | 2 | Tonny Ahm / Kirsten Thorndahl |
| 1949/1950 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Poul Holm / Tonny Ahm, Gentofte BK |
| 1949/1950 | Denmark: International Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen |
| 1949/1950 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Ahm, Gentofte BK |
| 1949/1950 | Denmark: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | Børge Frederiksen / Tonny Ahm |
| 1950 | England: International Championships - All England | Mixed | 1 | Poul Holm / Tonny Ahm |
| 1950 | England: International Championships - All England | Ladies doubles | 1 | Tonny Ahm / Kirsten Thorndahl |
| 1950 | England: International Championships - All England | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Ahm |
| 1950/1951 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen / Tonny Ahm, Gentofte BK |
| 1950/1951 | Denmark: International Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Olsen |
| 1951 | England: International Championships - All England | Ladies singles | 2 | Tonny Ahm |
| 1951 | England: International Championships - All England | Mixed | 1 | Poul Holm / Tonny Ahm |
| 1951 | England: International Championships - All England | Ladies doubles | 1 | Tonny Ahm / Kirsten Thorndahl |
| 1951/1952 | Denmark: International Championships | Mixed | 1 | David Choong (Malaya) / Tonny Ahm |
| 1951/1952 | Denmark: individual championships | Mixed | 1 | Poul Holm / Tonny Ahm, Gentofte BK |
| 1951/1952 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Ahm, Gentofte BK |
| 1952 | England: International Championships - All England | Ladies doubles | 1 | Tonny Ahm / Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen |
| 1952 | England: International Championships - All England | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Ahm |
| 1952 | England: International Championships - All England | Mixed | 1 | Poul Holm / Tonny Ahm |
| 1956/1957 | Denmark: individual championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Ahm, Gentofte BK |
| 1957 | Scotland: International Championships | Ladies doubles | 1 | Tonny Ahm / Tonny Petersen |
| 1957 | Scotland: International Championships | Ladies singles | 1 | Tonny Ahm |
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ahm, Tonny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Olsen, Tonny; Ahm, Tonny Kristine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1914 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 1993 |