Hans Sperre Jr. | |||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||
Born | Sandefjord, Norway | 13 September 1967||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 1989–1999 | ||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Hans Sperre Jr. (born 13 September 1967) is a Norwegian badminton player. He competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1] Sperre Jr. is a 16-time national champion in men's singles and has won the men's doubles title numerous times in the national championships with Jorn Myrestrand, Tor Egil Kristensen and Erik Lia.
Sperre Jr. followed in his father Hans Sperre's footsteps in 1986 when he won his first Norwegian title in men's singles. In April 1991, he won the Amor International with his partner Erik Lia after defeating Michael Kjeldsen and Claus Thomsen of Denmark in the final. [2] In that same month, Sperre Jr. and Lia reached the final of the Austrian International but lost to Michael Keck and Robert Neumann of Germany in the final. [3]
Sperre Jr. made his Olympic debut in the 1992 Summer Olympics when he competed in the men's singles tournament. He lost in the first round against Foo Kok Keong of Malaysia.
In 1993, he won the Hungarian International after defeating Vladislav Druzchenko of Ukraine in the final with a score of 15–9, 15–11. [4]
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1985 | Pressbaum, Austria | Jorn Myrestrand | Jan Paulsen Lars Pedersen | 15–18, 10–15 | Bronze |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1993 | Hungarian International | Vladislav Druzchenko | 15–9, 15–11 | Winner |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1991 | Amor International | Erik Lia | Michael Kjeldsen Claus Thomsen | 1–15, 18–16, 15–12 | Winner |
1991 | Austrian International | Erik Lia | Michael Keck Robert Neumann | 3–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
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