Jan-Eric Antonsson

Jan-Eric Antonsson
Personal information
Country	Sweden
Born	9 September 1961 (1961-09-09) (age 64) Karlskrona, Sweden
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Handedness	Right
Event	Doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing   Sweden World Championships 1995 Lausanne Mixed doubles World Cup 1988 Bangkok Mixed doubles 1989 Guangzhou Mixed doubles 1994 Ho Chi Minh Mixed doubles World Senior Championships 2023 Jeonju Men's singles 60+ 2023 Jeonju Men's doubles 60+ 2023 Jeonju Mixed doubles 55+ 2025 Pattaya Mixed doubles 60+ 2025 Pattaya Men's singles 60+ European Championships 1990 Moscow Mixed doubles 1986 Uppsala Men's doubles 1988 Kristiansand Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1988 Kristiansand Mixed team 1990 Moscow Mixed team 1986 Uppsala Mixed team European Junior Championships 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Boys' doubles 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Mixed doubles 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Mixed team
BWF profile

Jan-Eric Antonsson (born 9 September 1961) is a retired male badminton player from Sweden. ^[1]

Career

He won the bronze medal at the 1995 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Astrid Crabo. They also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics and lost in the round of 16 to Trikus Heryanto and Minarti Timur.

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Astrid Crabo	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen	15–12, 14–17, 9–15	Bronze

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Maria Bengtsson	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	6–15, 12–15	Bronze
1989	Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Maria Bengtsson	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	2–15, 8–15	Bronze
1994	Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Astrid Crabo	Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson	16–18, 12–15	Bronze

World Senior Championships

Men's singles

Year	Age	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	60+	Hwasan Indoor Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea	Chang Wen-sung	21–16, 21–13	Gold
2025	60+	Eastern National Sports Training Centre, Pattaya, Thailand	Narong Vanichitsarakul	12–21, 10–21	Silver	[2]

Men's doubles

Year	Age	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	60+	Hwasan Indoor Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea	Jan Bertram Petersen	Uun Santosa Simbarsono Sutanto	21–12, 15–21, 21–9	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Age	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	55+	Hwasan Indoor Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea	Hanne Bertelsen	Chou Tsai-shen Wang Ching-hui	21–17, 23–21	Gold
2025	60+	Eastern National Sports Training Centre, Pattaya, Thailand	Hanne Bertelsen	Jan Bertram Petersen Jeannette van der Werff	21–14, 17–21, 21–15	Gold	[2]

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	7–15, 5–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Badmintonsenteret, Kristiansand, Norway	Maria Bengtsson	Alex Meijer Erica van Dijck	15–10, 11–15, 10–15	Bronze
1990	Luzhniki, Moscow, Soviet Union	Maria Bengtsson	Jon-Holst Christensen Grete Mogensen	7–15, 8–15	Silver

European Senior Championships

Men's singles

Year	Age	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	60+	Dvorana Centre Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Karsten Großgebauer	21–16, 21–15	Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Age	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	35+	Dvorana Centre Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Dennis von Dahn	René Nichterwitz Sebastian Nieke	12–21, 16–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Age	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	60+	Dvorana Centre Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia	Hanne Bertelsen	Jan Bertram Petersen Jeannette van der Werff	21–9, 16–21, 21–17	Gold

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Mülheim, West Germany	Peter Isaksson	Harald Klauer Gerhard Treitinger	15–9, 16–17, 15–0	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Mülheim, West Germany	Ann-Sofi Bergman	Peter Isaksson Lena Axelsson	10–15, 12–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1987	Denmark Open	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	11–15, 7–15	Runner-up	[3]
1988	Chinese Taipei Open	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	Sawei Chanseorasmee Sakrapee Thongsari	15–11, 9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1989	Chinese Taipei Open	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	3–15, 2–15	Runner-up	[4]
1989	Japan Open	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	Lee Sang-bok Park Joo-bong	6–15, 5–15	Runner-up	[5]
1992	Swiss Open	Stellan Österberg	Patrik Andreasson Mikael Rosén	15–7, 15–7	Winner
1993	Finnish Open	Mikael Rosén	Christian Jakobsen Henrik Svarrer	7–15, 15–17	Runner-up	[6]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Chinese Taipei Open	Maria Bengtsson	Andy Goode Gillian Gowers	7–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1989	Poona Open	Maria Bengtsson	Jan Paulsen Gillian Gowers	15–18, 12–15	Runner-up
1989	All England Open	Maria Bengtsson	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	1–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1990	Chinese Taipei Open	Maria Bengtsson	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	4–15, 15–4, 10–15	Runner-up
1990	Swedish Open	Maria Bengtsson	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen	15–12, 8–15, 15–9	Winner
1990	Singapore Open	Maria Bengtsson	Jan Paulsen Gillian Gowers	9–15, 15–10, 15–7	Winner
1992	Swiss Open	Astrid Crabo	Mikael Rosén Maria Bengtsson	18–15, 12–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1992	U. S. Open	Lotte Olsen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	5–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1992	Scottish Open	Astrid Crabo	Jon Holst-Christensen Anne Mette Bille	15–11, 11–15, 15–10	Winner
1993	Swiss Open	Astrid Crabo	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Maria Bengtsson	15–11, 14–17, 7–15	Runner-up
1993	Dutch Open	Astrid Crabo	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Maria Bengtsson	18–13, 9–15, 15–9	Winner
1993	Denmark Open	Astrid Crabo	Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson	4–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1993	Finnish Open	Astrid Crabo	Christian Jakobsen Marlene Thomsen	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1994	Malaysia Open	Astrid Crabo	Liu Jianjun Ge Fei	15–9, 15–11	Winner
1994	German Open	Astrid Crabo	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen	18–14, 7–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1994	Scottish Open	Astrid Crabo	Michael Keck Karen Stechmann	15–12, 15–12	Winner
1994	World Grand Prix Finals	Astrid Crabo	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen	4–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1996	Swiss Open	Astrid Crabo	Simon Archer Julie Bradbury	15–7, 12–15, 15–11	Winner
1996	Dutch Open	Astrid Crabo	Peter Axelsson Catrine Bengtsson	9–0, 9–7, 9–6	Winner

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	USSR International	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	Ulf Persson Stellan Österberg	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1986	Nordic Championships	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	Steen Fladberg Morten Frost	10–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1988	Nordic Championships	Stellan Österberg	Michael Kjeldsen Jens Peter Nierhoff	0–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1991	Norwegian International	Stellan Österberg	Christian Jakobsen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	15–6, 15–5	Winner
1993	Uppsala International	Mikael Rosén	Max Gandrup Stellan Österberg	15–9, 15–9	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	USSR International	Lilian Johansson	Ulf Persson Charlotta Wihlborg	10–15, 17–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1986	Nordic Championships	Maria Bengtsson	Steen Fladberg Gitte Paulsen	17–16, 15–3	Winner
1988	Nordic Championships	Maria Bengtsson	Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen	11–15, 17–16, 10–15	Runner-up
1990	Stockholm International	Charlotta Wihlborg	Michael Søgaard Charlotte Madsen	12–15, 15–10, 15–8	Winner
1991	Norwegian International	Astrid Crabo	Christian Jakobsen Marianne Rasmussen	18–15, 15–7	Winner
1992	Nordic Championships	Astrid Crabo	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Maria Bengtsson	6–15, 15–12, 10–15	Runner-up
1993	Uppsala International	Astrid Crabo	Mikael Rosén Maria Bengtsson	15–6, 15–7	Winner

References

1. "Jan-Eric Antonsson". sok.se. Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
2. "Amazing Thailand-Pattaya BWF World Senior Championships 2025". bwfbadminton. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
3. "Carlsen claims Danish crown". The Straits Times. 26 October 1987. p. 31. Retrieved 17 July 2020– via NewspaperSG.
4. "BWF - Chinese Taipei 1989 - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
5. "BWF - Japan Open 1989 (I) - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
6. "Espersen's Finnish first" (PDF). World Badminton. December 1993. p. 13. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

External links

• Jan-Eric Antonsson at BWF Badminton.com
• Jan-Eric Antonsson at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link )
• Jan-Eric Antonsson at Olympics.com
• Jan-Eric Antonsson at Olympic.org (archived)
• Jan-Eric Antonsson at Olympedia
• Jan-Eric Antonsson at Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) ( in English )