Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
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Born | 1930 | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 August 2013 | (aged 82–83)|||||||||||||||||
Event | Men' and mixed Doubles | |||||||||||||||||
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Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen (c. 1930 – 22 August 2013) was a Danish badminton player who won numerous major international titles from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s.[1]
Career
[edit]Though he competed in singles at a strong international level during the first half of his career, it was as a doubles player that he made his mark, capturing six All-England men's doubles titles with Finn Kobberø (1955, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964) and reaching the final round of the All-England mixed doubles on three occasions.[2] Noted for his powerful smash which included an ability to smash off his backhand with the heavy rackets of the day,[3] Hammergaard Hansen took part in five consecutive Thomas Cup (men's international team) campaigns for Denmark between 1952 and 1964, winning over 80 percent of his matches.[4] In 1998 he was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame.
Achievements
[edit]International tournaments
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1955 | All England | ![]() |
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15–9, 14–17, 15–11 | ![]() |
1955 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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7–15, 17–18 | ![]() |
1956 | German Open | ![]() |
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15–11, 15–11 | ![]() |
1956 | All England | ![]() |
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18–14, 15–5 | ![]() |
1956 | US Open | ![]() |
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15–8, 9–15, 15–7 | ![]() |
1957 | US Open | ![]() |
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15–12, 15–2 | ![]() |
1958 | All England | ![]() |
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7–15, 15–11, 8–15 | ![]() |
1959 | All England | ![]() |
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12–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
1961 | All England | ![]() |
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15–6, 15–5 | ![]() |
1961 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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15–8, 15–10 | ![]() |
1962 | German Open | ![]() |
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15–7, 15–13 | ![]() |
1962 | Belgian International | ![]() |
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15–9, 7–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
1962 | All England | ![]() |
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17–16, 15–3 | ![]() |
1963 | All England | ![]() |
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10–15, 15–4, 15–7 | ![]() |
1964 | German Open | ![]() |
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3–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
1964 | All England | ![]() |
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15–6, 15–3 | ![]() |
1966 | All England | ![]() |
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15–9, 9–15, 15–17 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1955 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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17–15, 15–11 | ![]() |
1956 | German Open | ![]() |
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15–8, 15–13 | ![]() |
1956 | All England | ![]() |
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15–18, 8–15 | ![]() |
1957 | All England | ![]() |
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3–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
1959 | All England | ![]() |
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17–14, 7–15, 3–15 | ![]() |
1961 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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3–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
1962 | German Open | ![]() |
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1962 | Belgian International | ![]() |
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References
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- ^ Gayle Alleyne (6 September 2013). "Remembering Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen". Badminton World Federation.
- ^ Herbert Scheele (1967) The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967. Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. pp. 168, 170.
- ^ Pat Davis (1983) The Guinness Book of Badminton. Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 155.
- ^ Herbert Scheele (1967) The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967. Canterbury, Kent, England: J.A. Jennings Ltd. pp. 68–87.