Emil Holst

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Emil Holst
Emil Holst - 2018 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships.jpg
Holst at the 2018 Kazan European men's team championships
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 33)
Køge, Denmark
Residence Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Years active2007
HandednessRight
CoachKenneth Jonnasen
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking37 (MS 26 October 2017)
181 (MD 16 April 2015)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Thomas Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Kunshan Men's team
European Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Baku Men's singles
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Basel Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Kazan Men's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Milan Boys' singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Milan Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Milan Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Emil Holst (born 9 January 1991) is a Danish badminton player. [1] He competed at the 2015 European Games and won a silver medal in the men's singles. [2]

Contents

Achievements

European Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Abián 12–21, 21–23 Med 2.png Silver

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2009 Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie van Hooijdonk 21–12, 21–11 Med 1.png Gold

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Pedersen Flag of France.svg Sylvain Grosjean
Flag of Ireland.svg Sam Magee
25–27, 21–14, 18–21 Med 2.png Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2011 Norwegian International Flag of Finland.svg Ville Lång 21–19, 11–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012 Kharkiv International Flag of Ukraine.svg Vitaly Konov 21–17, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Bulgarian International Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wan Chia-hsin 21–16, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Finnish Open Flag of France.svg Lucas Corvée 21–6, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Polish Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Liew Daren 15–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 USA International Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yuhan Tan 21–16, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Orleans International Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Fladberg 21–17, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Iceland International Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Mikkelsen Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Colberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Paulsen
21–15, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Dutch International Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Fladberg Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Antonsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Delbo Larsen
15–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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References

  1. "Emil Holst biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. "Athletes: Emil Holst". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)