Tom Bacher (born 16 November 1941) was a former Danish

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player. He was a Danish international from the mid 1960s until the mid 1970s. His greatest achievement was winning the 1970 All England Badminton Championships doubles title with Poul Petersen.

Leaderships roles and death

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. Tom was appointed as

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executive board members, deputy seat of IBF councils and became the IBF vice presidents from 1987 until 2003. Tom received the Herbert Scheele Trophy for extensive contribution to the badminton world and received an honorary vice presidents role in 2009. Besides his contribution for IBF, Tom also a former

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presidents from 2004 until 2010. Tom died on 4 October 2017 due to unsuccessful emergency heart surgery.

Achievements

International tournaments (10 titles, 8 runners-up)

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bacher, Tom Danish male badminton players Place of birth missing 1941 births 20th-century Danish sportsmen 2017 deaths