Christian Jakobsen (badminton)

Christian Jakobsen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1971-08-27) 27 August 1971 (age 53) Horsens, Midtjylland, Denmark
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's doubles & Mixed doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing   Denmark European Championships 1994 Den Bosch Mixed doubles 1994 Den Bosch Men's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team European Junior Championships 1989 Manchester Boys' doubles 1989 Manchester Mixed doubles 1989 Manchester Mixed team
BWF profile

Christian Jakobsen (born 27 August 1971) is a Danish badminton player. Jakobsen competed in two events at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ^[1] He lost in round of 16 with Henrik Svarrer in men's doubles ^[2] and in mixed doubles with Lotte Olsen. ^[3] Nowadays, he is a chairman of Horsens badminton klub (HBK) in his birthplace, Horsens. ^[4]

Achievements

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Jens Eriksen	Simon Archer Chris Hunt	12–15, 7–15, 12–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Lotte Olsen	Michael Søgaard Catrine Bengtsson	6–15, 9–15	Silver

European Junior Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Armitage Centre, Manchester, England	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	Anthony Bush Ashley Spencer	15–6, 12–15, 15–9	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1989	Armitage Centre, Manchester, England	Marlene Thomsen	William Mellersh Joanne Goode	18–14, 15–2	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Scottish Open	Jon Holst-Christensen	Peter Axelsson Par-Gunnar Jonsson	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1993	Finnish Open	Henrik Svarrer	Jan-Eric Antonsson Mikael Rosen	15–7, 17–15	Winner
1994	Chinese Taipei Open	Jens Eriksen	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto	1–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1994	French Open	Henrik Svarrer	Aras Razak Aman Santosa	18–16, 16–17, 12–15	Runner-up
1994	Scottish Open	Jens Eriksen	Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	14–17, 15–13, 6–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Dutch Open	Marianne Rasmussen	Dave Wright Sara Sankey	15–5, 8–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1993	Japan Open	Marlene Thomsen	Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson	6–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1993	Canada Open	Lotte Olsen	Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson	2–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1993	Finnish Open	Marlene Thomsen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Polish Open	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	Yap Yee Guan Yap Yee Hup	15–10, 12–15, 15–5	Winner
1990	Czechoslovakian International	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	Igor Dmitriev Mikhail Korshuk	15–8, 15–9	Winner
1991	Norwegian International	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Stellan Osterberg	6–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1992	Polish Open	Max Gandrup	Rudy Gunawan Haditono Dicky Purwotjugiono	15–8, 14–18, 15–4	Winner
1992	Uppsala International	Max Gandrup	Robert Larsson Rikard Magnusson	15–12, 15–13	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Polish Open	Marlene Thomsen	Jerzy Dolhan Bozena Haracz	15–5, 10–15, 18–16	Winner
1990	Austrian International	Marlene Thomsen	Nikolai Zuyev Diana Koleva	15–5, 11–15, 15–6	Winner
1990	Czechoslovakian International	Marlene Thomsen	Peter Christensen Trine Johansson	17–14, 15–4	Winner
1991	Norwegian International	Marianne Rasmussen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo	15–18, 7–15	Runner-up
1992	Polish Open	Marianne Rasmussen	Max Gandrup Rikke Broen	15–5, 15–1	Winner
1992	Uppsala International	Marianne Rasmussen	Max Gandrup Astrid Crabo	15–6, 15–9	Winner
1993	Hamburg Cup	Marlene Thomsen	Jens Eriksen Anne-Mette van Dijk	10–15, 15–13, 15–11	Winner
1994	Hamburg Cup	Lotte Olsen	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen	8–15, 6–15	Runner-up

References

1. "Christian Jakobsen". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
2. "Atlanta 1996 doubles men Results - Olympic badminton". Olympics.com. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
3. "Atlanta 1996 Badminton Doubles mixed Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
4. Sørensen, Thomas Baden (30 April 2024). "- Det er sindssygt! For badminton er det, som da Rolling Stones kom til Horsens | hsfo.dk" [It's crazy! For badminton, it's like when the Rolling Stones came to Horsens]. hsfo.dk (in Danish). Horsens Folkeblad. Retrieved 19 July 2025.

External links

• Christian Jakobsen at BWFBadminton.com
• Christian Jakobsen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Christian Jakobsen at Olympics.com
• Christian Jakobsen at Olympedia