Hans Sperre Jr.

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Hans Sperre Jr.
Personal information
CountryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Born (1967-09-13) 13 September 1967 (age 55)
Sandefjord, Norway
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Years active1989–1999
HandednessRight
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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.

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Career

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]

Achievements

IBF International

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1993 Hungarian International Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladislav Druzchenko 15–9, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991Amor International Flag of Norway.svg Erik Lia Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Claus Thomsen
1–15, 18–16, 15–12Gold medal icon.svg Winner
1991 Austrian International Flag of Norway.svg Erik Lia Flag of Germany.svg Michael Keck
Flag of Germany.svg Robert Neumann
3–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svg Runner-up

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References

  1. "Hans Sperre". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "Hans Sperre - Amor Tournament 1991 | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. "Hans Sperre - Austrian International 1991 | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. "Hans Sperre - Hungarian International 1993 I | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.