Kenneth Jonassen (born 3 July 1974) is a Danish badminton coach and former player, who won
Danish national and international titles during the first decade of the 21st century. The big, hard fighting Dane was often ranked among the top few singles players of that era, but was rather overshadowed by his fellow countryman
. He has served the singles head coach of the
Malaysia national badminton team
The Malaysia national badminton team () is a badminton team that plays for Malaysia in international competitions. The men's team has won the Thomas Cup five times, most recently in 1992 and became runner-up nine times. In the Uber Cup competitio ...
since 4 January 2025.
He played
badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from 14 August through 21 August. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed do ...
in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to
Chen Hong of
China
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. Jonassen reached the quarterfinals of several
Badminton World Championships but never quite made it to the medal rounds.
He won the gold medal at the
2008 European Badminton Championships, late in his career.
This, along with victories in the 2003
Korea Open and the 2004
Singapore Open were perhaps his most impressive achievements.
Major achievements
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''
IBF International
''Men's singles''
''Men's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
References
External links
BWF Profile
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1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Herning Municipality
Danish male badminton players
Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players for Denmark
Badminton players from the Central Denmark Region