Knud Aage Nielsen
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![]() Imre Rietveld and Knud Aage Nielsen getting married on 17 April 1967 | |||||||||||||||
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Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||
Born | 1 March 1937 | ||||||||||||||
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Knud Aage Nielsen (born 1937) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.
Career
[edit]With a singles game that featured consistency and excellent mobility, Nielsen played at a high international level from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s. In 1964 he won men's singles at the All England Open Badminton Championships, then considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, narrowly defeating fellow Dane Henning Borch in the final.[1] He played Thomas Cup (men's international team competition) singles for Denmark in the '60–'61 and '63–'64 campaigns, scoring Denmark's only singles victory in its controversial '64 Challenge Round loss to Indonesia.[2]
He is the younger brother of Poul-Erik Nielsen three times an All England doubles champion.[3]
Nielsen appeared in the Danish TV series Make badminton great again from 2022 about the history of Danish badminton.[4]
Achievements
[edit]International tournaments
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1958 | Norwegian International | ![]() | ||
1959 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
18–13, 15–9 | ![]() |
1964 | German Open | ![]() |
7–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
1964 | All England | ![]() |
8–15, 17–15, 15–4 | ![]() |
1966 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
18–15, 15–9 | ![]() |
1966 | German Open | ![]() |
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1966 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
3–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1961 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
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18–15, 15–9 | ![]() |
1963 | Swedish Open | ![]() |
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1965 | Swedish Open | ![]() |
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1966 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
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4–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1964 | German Open | ![]() |
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9–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
References
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- ^ Herbert Sheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., p. 164.
- ^ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967, Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1967, pp. 87, 90.
- ^ "Poul-Erik Nielsen". Badminton Denmark.
- ^ Make badminton great again (in Danish), Wikidata Q111291001