Jens Peter Nierhoff (born 2 September 1960) is a retired
badminton
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player of
Denmark
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, noted for his powerful smash, who won a number of international titles in singles and men's doubles during the 1980s.
Career
Nierhoff won men's singles at the 1982
European Championships
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, and men's doubles at the 1988 European Championships with
Michael Kjeldsen
Michael Kjeldsen (; born 1962) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark. He is now 1st team coach in The elite club Måløv Badminton Club (MBC). MBC has started their season with two well played matches with Mister Kjeldsen as their coa ...
.. He competed at the
1983 IBF World Championships
The 1983 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in 1983 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Medalists Medal table
Events
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in men's singles and lost to
Han Jian in quarterfinals. Two years later he won the bronze medal at the
1985 IBF World Championships
The 1985 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Calgary, Canada, from June 10 to June 16, 1985.
Host city selection
Canada was selected over India and Netherlands by IBF during a meeting in May 1983.
Venue
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, losing to
Han Jian again, this time in semifinals. Niehoff's accomplishments included singles victories at the
Dutch (1984, 1988),
Swedish
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(1984)
Canadian
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(1985), and
Scottish
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(1987) Opens; and doubles titles at the
Swiss
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(1981), Dutch (1988), Canadian (1985, 1988), and Scottish (1987) Opens.
Achievements
World Championships
''Men's singles''
''Men's doubles''
World Cup
''Men's doubles''
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''
References
European resultsbadminton.dk
Danish male badminton players
Living people
1960 births
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