Henrik Svarrer

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Henrik Svarrer
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1964-06-22) 22 June 1964 (age 60)
Esbjerg, Syddanmark, Denmark
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessLeft
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Bandung & Jakarta Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Moscow Men's Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Herning Men's Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Glasgow Men's Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Dan Bosch Men's Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Kristiansand Mixed Doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Kristiansand Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Moscow Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Herning Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Dan Bosch Mixed team
BWF profile

Henrik Svarrer is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.

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Svarrer competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Jan Paulsen. They lost in quarterfinals to Li Yongbo and Tian Bingyi, of China, 15-11, 12-15, 17-14.

Achievements

European Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996 Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund
Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
15–10, 12–15, 17–18 Med 2.png Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985 Canada Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Peter Nierhoff Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Gilliland
Flag of Scotland.svg Dan Travers
15–12, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1986 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Knudsen Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Gilliland
Flag of Scotland.svg Dan Travers
15–10, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1987Carlton Inter-sport Cup Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Knudsen Flag of Denmark.svg Mark Christiansen
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Karlsson
6–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1988Canada Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Peter Nierhoff Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Kesen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Shoutai
15–9, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1988Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Claus Thomsen Flag of Sweden.svg Rikard Rönnblom
Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Söderberg
15–12, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1989 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Paulsen Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund
Flag of Denmark.svg Max Gandrup
15–12, 8–15, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1989 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Paulsen Flag of Indonesia.svg Eddy Hartono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Gunawan
11–15, 2–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1991Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Paulsen Flag of Indonesia.svg Eddy Hartono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Gunawan
2–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1992 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Paulsen Flag of Indonesia.svg Eddy Hartono
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Gunawan
10–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1992 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Paulsen Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund
Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
16–18, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1993Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jim Laugesen Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Lund
Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
5–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up


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