Jesper Bie

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Jesper Bie
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CountryFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Born (1920-12-11) 11 December 1920 (age 104)

Jesper Bie (born 11 December 1920) was a Danish badminton player. He was the Danish youth champion in 1938, the year that he finished runner up behind Ralph Nichols in the 1938 All England Badminton Championships. [1] [2] This opened up the floodgates of Danish stars that would then grace the Championships and dominate badminton for the next two decades. [3]

References

  1. Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN   0-85112-271-X.
  2. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  3. "Jesper Bie". Badminton Denmark.