Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen

Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (born 20 September 1965) is the current President of the Badminton World Federation and a retired Danish badminton player who won major international singles titles in the 1990s, and ranks among Denmark's badminton greats. In 2014, Høyer became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he has been a board member of the Danish Olympic Committee since 2005.[1]

Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1965-09-20) 20 September 1965
Helsinge, Denmark
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
HandednessLeft
Men's singles
Career record398 wins, 93 losses
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Men's Singles
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Men's singles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Guangzhou Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Tokyo Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Glasgow Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1994 Den Bosch Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1996 Herning Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1990 Moscow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Herning Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sofia Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Glasgow Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Moscow Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sofia Men's singles

Badminton career

Høyer Larsen competed in three Summer Olympics. In Barcelona 1992, he was defeated in quarterfinals by Ardy Wiranata. In Atlanta 1996,[2] he won the gold medal in the men's singles after beating Dong Jiong in the final. In 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he lost in the opening round.

He also won two All-England Open Badminton Championships in 1995 and 1996, and the European Badminton Championships in 1992, 1994 and 1996.

Høyer became President of Badminton Europe in 2010. In February 2007, he was nominated Vice-President of the Danmarks Badminton Forbund.[3] On 18 May 2013, Høyer was elected President of the Badminton World Federation.[4]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1996 Georgia State University Gymnasium, Atlanta, United States China Dong Jiong 15–12, 15–10 Gold

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Indonesia Hariyanto Arbi 10–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland China Sun Jun 7–15, 17–14, 9–15 Bronze Bronze
1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark China Sun Jun 4–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Malaysia Foo Kok Keong 7–15, 17–18 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1990 Moscow, Soviet Union England Steve Baddeley 10–15, 15–0, 11–15 Bronze Bronze
1992 Glasgow, Scotland Denmark Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 15–10, 15–10 Gold Gold
1994 Den Bosch, Netherlands Sweden Tomas Johansson 15–9, 15–5 Gold Gold
1996 Herning, Denmark Denmark Peter Rasmussen 15–5, 15–11 Gold Gold
1998 Sofia, Bulgaria Denmark Kenneth Jonassen 6–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Denmark Peter Gade 5–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix (19 titles, 17 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1986 Carlton Inter-sport Cup Australia Sze Yu 2–15, 17–14, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986 Scottish Open England Steve Baddeley 4–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1987 Dutch Open England Darren Hall 15–4, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 Denmark Open China Zhang Qingwu 15–9, 18–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 Poona Open Denmark Michael Kjeldsen 15–10, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1989 French Open China Xiong Guobao 7–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990 Japan Open Denmark Morten Frost 9–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990 Swedish Open China Liu Jun 8–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990 Dutch Open Indonesia Hermawan Susanto 10–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990 Denmark Open Denmark Morten Frost 4–15, 15–10, 17–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Dutch Open Indonesia Hermawan Susanto 18–17, 6–15, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 German Open Indonesia Hermawan Susanto 15–8, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Denmark Open Indonesia Hermawan Susanto 15–8, 12–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Denmark Open England Darren Hall 11–15, 13–18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Dutch Open Indonesia Alan Budi Kusuma 11–15, 15–5, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Denmark Open Sweden Jens Olsson 15–11, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Swiss Open Denmark Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Dutch Open Denmark Peter Rasmussen 15–7, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 German Open Sweden Jens Olsson 15–3, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Denmark Open Indonesia Alan Budi Kusuma 17–18, 15–4, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 All England Open Indonesia Hariyanto Arbi 17–16, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Russian Open Indonesia Hendrawan 14–17, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Denmark Open Indonesia Hendrawan 17–18, 17–14, 17–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 German Open Indonesia Joko Suprianto 14–17, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 China Open China Dong Jiong 8–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Swiss Open Sweden Thomas Johansson 15–9, 16–17, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 All England Open Malaysia Rashid Sidek 15–7, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 U.S. Open Indonesia Joko Suprianto 13–15, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Dutch Open China Sun Jun 1–15, 1–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Chinese Taipei Open Denmark Peter Gade 10–15, 15–18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Swiss Open China Dong Jiong 15–17, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Russian Open Denmark Kenneth Jonassen 15–2, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 U.S. Open Denmark Peter Gade 15–6, 7–15, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 German Open Denmark Peter Gade 15–12, 12–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Denmark Open Malaysia Wong Choong Hann 17–15, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References
  1. "Poul-Erik Høyer". The International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. Mohapatra, Bikash (10 July 2021). "Dane & now: Poul-Erik Høyer’s Olympic triumph and thereafter", [Badzine]. Retrieved on 1 September 2021.
  3. Hoyer Larsen new DBF Vice-President, BadZine.info, 14 February 2007 Archived 17 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Duncan Mackay: Great Dane is new President of Badminton World Federation. In: Badminton › Articles. Inside the Games, 18 May 2013. InsideTheGames.biz, retrieved on 29 September 2023.
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