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Badminton Denmark
Badminton Denmark is the national governing body for the sport of badminton in Denmark. The organization represents above 700 clubs as of 2023. The highest authority in Badminton Denmark is the assembly where each member club is represented. The board of directors' duty is to ensure the organisation moves in the direction that the assembly decided. There is an administration that runs the organisation day-to-day. The organization maintains the rules of badminton for Denmark, usually in line with those of the Badminton World Federation. Badminton Denmark operates two elite centers where elite players can go to train under the supervision of such greats as Morten Frost and Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen. There is also a center for the development of youth players run by Lotte Olsen. In addition to overseeing the national club competitions and running the national championship tournaments (including youth and senior championships), Badminton Denmark organises international tournaments. Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brøndby Municipality
Brøndby Kommune (), a municipality () in the former Copenhagen County (now Region Hovedstaden), is on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 40,401 (2025). Its mayor is Kent Max Magelund, a member of the Social Democrats (''Socialdemokraterne'') political party. The site of its municipal council is the town of Brøndbyvester. Neighboring municipalities are Hvidovre to the east, Rødovre to the north, Glostrup to the north, Albertslund to the northwest, and Vallensbæk to the west. To the south is Køge Bay ('' Køge Bugt''). The geography of Brøndby municipality was not affected by the nationwide ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) on 1 January 2007. The 'towns' of Brøndby Brøndby consists of three cities: Brøndbyvester (west), Brøndbyøster (east) and to the south Brøndby Strand. Brøndbyvester is the "original" Brøndby and has seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotte Olsen
Lotte Olsen (born 23 November 1966) is a retired female badminton player from Denmark, who won a silver medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She won several international tournaments, and four Danish National Badminton Championships in women's doubles during her career. Lotte Olsen was a leading women's doubles player from her junior year, and won the Danish under-19 championship in 1984 and 1985. She won the silver medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen. They won silver medals at the 1994 European Badminton Championships, where Olsen also won silver medals with Christian Jacobsen in mixed doubles. Lotte is the older sister of badminton player Rikke Olsen, and together they won the 1995 Hamburg Open in women's doubles. She also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Ann Jørgensen and in mix with Christian Jakobsen. In women's doubles, she lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton In Denmark
Sport in Denmark is diverse. The national sport is running, but club sport is football with the most notable results being qualifying for the European Championships six times in a row (1984–2004) and winning the Championship in 1992. Other significant achievements include winning the Confederations Cup in 1995 and reaching the quarter final of the 1998 World Cup. Other popular sports include handball, esports, cycling, sailing sports, badminton, ice hockey, swimming, and recently also golf. A few youths also play basketball. Sport is encouraged in school, and there are local sports clubs in all cities and most towns. The national stadium for football is the Parken Stadium. Football Football is the most popular sport in Denmark, with over 313,000 players in more than 1600 clubs. The national football team in Denmark have reached high and notable results, like qualifying for the UEFA Championships six times in a row (1984–2004) and winning the UEFA Championship in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Members Of The Badminton World Federation
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Christmas
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Copenhagen Masters
The Copenhagen Masters is a high-ranking tournament in badminton. It is an invitation tournament held annually since 1993 in the week between Christmas and New Year in Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the .... The Danish top players meet thereby the remaining world point leaders. The venue was in the first eleven years the Cirkusbyningen, an old circus. Since 2004 it takes place on timber flooring in the Falconer Centret. In 2016 and 2017, the tournament will not be held due to a renovation of the venue. Previous champions References {{reflist External linksBadminton Denmark Homepage [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark Open
The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Badminton Denmark. The Denmark Open was part of the BWF Super Series Premier from 2011 to 2017. BWF categorised it as one of the five BWF World Tour Super 750 events per the BWF events structure since 2018. History The tournament started in 1936 and it is now the world's second oldest badminton tournament. It was interrupted by World War II and was on hiatus from 1956 through 1964. It seeks to draw the top players from around the World. The tournament is usually played in late October each year. Locations Eleven locations have been chosen to host the tournament. The 2007 and 2008 tournaments were held in Arena Fyn in Odense. Since 2008, the tournaments have been held in Odense. *1936–1939, 1946–1985: Copenhagen *1990: Aabenraa *1991: Solrød *1986, 1992: Aalborg *1989, 1993: Højbjerg *1987, 1994: Esbjerg *1996: Middelfart *1997–1999: Vejl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Football Association
The Danish Football Association (; DBU) is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues, alongside the men's and women's national teams. Based in the city of Brøndby, it is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA. The DBU has also been the governing body of futsal in Denmark since 2008. Beginnings The DBU was founded on 18 May 1889 and was the first national football association outside Great Britain and Ireland. However, it did not register games officially before the 1908 Summer Olympics, meaning that the win in the 1906 Intercalated Olympics tournament was not officially recorded by the DBU. List of presidents The following is a list of presidents since its creation in 1905. DBU competitions Men's *Leagues ** Superliga ** First Division () ** Second Divisions () ** Third Divisions () ** Denmark Series () (4 groups) *Cups ** DBU Pokalen Women's *Leagues ** Elite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen
Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (born 29 April 1971) is a Danish badminton player. Career Stuer-Lauridsen won bronze in the 1992 Olympic Games. He also played at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ..., where he was the flag-bearer of Denmark. Achievements Olympic Games ''Men's singles'' World Championships ''Men's singles'' World Cup ''Men's singles'' European Championships ''Men's singles'' IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' IBF International ''Men's singles'' ''Mixed doubles'' External links Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen's Profile – Badminton.dk* * 1971 births Living people Danish male badmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton Europe
Badminton Europe (BEC) is the Sport governing body, governing body of badminton in Europe. It is one of the five continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). It has 53 member associations and 1 associate member. It was founded on 27 September 1967 in Frankfurt, Germany. At its annual meeting held on 8 April 2006 the members decided to change the name from European Badminton Union, to Badminton Europe. Presidents Member associations * Federata Shqiptare Badminton, Albania * Badminton Federation of Armenia, Armenia * Österreichischer Badminton Verband, Austria * Badminton Federation of the Azerbaijan Republic, Azerbaijan * Belarussian Badminton Federation, Belarus (suspended) * Belgian Badminton Federation, Belgium * Badminton Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Bulgarian Badminton Federation, Bulgaria * Croatian Badminton Association, Croatia * Cyprus Badminton Federation, Cyprus * Ceský Badmintonový Svaz, Czech Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Frost
Morten Frost Hansen (born 4 April 1958) is a badminton player and later coach, who represented Denmark. As a player, he spent twelve years in the top three of the world rankings. After his retirement in 1991, he became director of performance for Badminton Denmark and also coaches in Malaysia and South Africa. He has been appointed Badminton Association of Malaysia's national technical director from 2015 to 2020, and later as the performance director of Badminton England. Badminton career During his career, Frost won almost every available top level championship, except the World Championships where he scored a silver medal twice (1985 and 1987). When he lost his second World Championship in the finals, the headlines rang out "The World's greatest badminton player may never be World Champion." While this may be the enduring footnote to his career, Frost dominated at the much coveted All England Open Badminton Championships. He won that tournament in 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1987. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
