Jesper Helledie

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Jesper Helledie
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1954-09-05) 5 September 1954 (age 70)
Residence Farum, Denmark
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Copenhagen Men's doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Jakarta Mixed doubles
World Senior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Punta Umbría Men's doubles 50+
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Punta Umbría Mixed doubles 50+
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Katowice Men's doubles 60+
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Huelva Men's singles 65+
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Helsingborg Mixed doubles 55+
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Helsingborg Men's doubles 60+
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Huelva Men's doubles 60+
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1982 London Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Uppsala Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Uppsala Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1982 Böblingen Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973 Edinburgh Boys' singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973 Edinburgh Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973 Edinburgh Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1973 Edinburgh Boys' doubles

Jesper Helledie (born 5 September 1954) is a Danish badminton player. Though a highly regarded prospect in men's singles as a young player, he eventually became a doubles specialist. Helledie was the men's doubles gold medalists at the 1983 World Championships. He has played 46 international matches for Denmark from 1974–1986. [1] He overcoming two ruptures of his achilles tendon during his career. [2]

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Career

Helledie is a Farum origin (now parts of Furesø Municipality), started his badminton journey in Hvidovre badminton club trained by Søren Ewald. [2] He has shown his talent in his youth winning the 1973 European Junior Championships in the boys' singles. [1] During of his career, he has spent most of his career in Hvidovre badminton club, except for 7 years when he lived in Calgary, Canada. He received Honorary Member of Hvidovre Badminton Club in 2000. [2]

Helledie won the gold medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in the men's doubles with Steen Fladberg, defeating Mike Tredgett and Martin Dew 15-10, 15-10 in the final. [2]

He also won at the 1986 European Championships in the men's doubles with the same partner.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg Flag of England.svg Martin Dew
Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
15–10, 15–10 Med 1.png Gold

World Cup

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of England.svg Sally Podger Flag of England.svg Martin Dew
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
9–15, 7–15 Med 3.png Bronze
1985 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lin Ying Flag of Indonesia.svg Christian Hadinata
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ivana Lie
16–17, 15–12, 1–15 Med 3.png Bronze

World Senior Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenueEventOpponentScoreResultRef
2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, SpainMen's singles 65+ Flag of Denmark.svg Karsten Meier 15–21, 21–14, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver [3]

Men's doubles

YearVenueEventPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2009 Pabellón Municipal de Deportes,
Punta Umbría, Spain
Men's doubles 50+ Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg Flag of Thailand.svg Surapong Suharitdumrong
Flag of Thailand.svg Taveesup Waranusast
21–13, 20–22, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold [4]
2015 Helsingborg Arena,
Helsingborg, Sweden
Men's doubles 60+ Flag of Denmark.svg Claus B. Andersen Flag of Thailand.svg Jiamsak Panitchaikul
Flag of Thailand.svg Surapong Suharitdumrong
21–18, 8–21, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze [5]
2019 Spodek,
Katowice, Poland
Men's doubles 60+ Flag of Scotland.svg Dan Travers Flag of Denmark.svg Per Juul
Flag of Denmark.svg Birger Steenberg
21–12, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold [6]
2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
Men's doubles 60+ Flag of Scotland.svg Dan Travers Flag of Denmark.svg Per Juul
Flag of Denmark.svg Birger Steenberg
21–12, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold [7]

Mixed doubles

YearVenueEventPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2009 Pabellón Municipal de Deportes,
Punta Umbría, Spain
Mixed doubles 50+ Flag of Israel.svg Svetlana Zilberman Flag of Scotland.svg Dan Travers
Flag of Scotland.svg Christine Black
19–21, 21–16, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold [8]
2015 Helsingborg Arena,
Helsingborg, Sweden
Mixed doubles 55+ Flag of Denmark.svg Hanne Adsbøl Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Frey
Flag of Germany.svg Heidi Bender
21–17, 12–21, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze [9]

European Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1986 Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Karlsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
15–12, 18–17 Med 1.png Gold

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1973 Edinburgh, Scotland Flag of Norway.svg Petter Thoresen 15–1, 15–7 Med 1.png Gold

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1973 Edinburgh, Scotland Flag of Denmark.svg Jacob Dynnes Hansen Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Karlsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Willy Nilsson
9–15, 12–15 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1973 Edinburgh, Scotland Flag of Denmark.svg Susanne Johansen Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Olaf Birkholm
Flag of Denmark.svg Mette Myhre
15–8, 15–10 Med 1.png Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983 Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Karlsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
4–15, 18–13, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1984 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Karlsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
3–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1984 Scottish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Frost Flag of England.svg Duncan Bridge
Flag of England.svg Nigel Tier
15–11, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1985 Hong Kong Open Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg Flag of Denmark.svg Mark Christiansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen
15–8, 7–15, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1985 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg Flag of Denmark.svg Mark Christiansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen
15–8, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1985Scandinavian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg Flag of England.svg Martin Dew
Flag of England.svg Dipak Tailor
15–12, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1986 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Moon-soo
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Joo-bong
8–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1986Scandinavian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg Flag of England.svg Martin Dew
Flag of England.svg Dipak Tailor
15–9, 15–18, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1986Carlton-Intersport Cup Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg Flag of England.svg Martin Dew
Flag of England.svg Dipak Tailor
9–15, 14–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Dorte Kjær Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Gitte Paulsen
9–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1985 Canadian Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Johanne Falardeau Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Gilliland
Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
6–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1985 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van Dijck Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Gilliland
Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
6–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1975 Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen Mortensen Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
6–15, 15–13, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1978 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Svend Pri Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
9–15, 15–1, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1978 Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg Flag placeholder.svg
Flag placeholder.svg
Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1982 Scandinavian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Skovgaard Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Karlsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
13–15, 15–13, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1982 Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Skovgaard Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Frost
6–15, 18–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1983Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg Flag of England.svg Martin Dew
Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
18–13, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1983 India Masters Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Peter Nierhoff Flag of England.svg Steve Baddeley
Flag of England.svg Martin Dew
7–15, 15–6, 15–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1985 U.S. Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Goss Flag of the United States.svg John Britton
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Higgins
12–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1984 Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Dorte Kjær Flag of Denmark.svg Kenneth Larsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Gitte Paulsen
15–10, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1985 U.S. Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nancy Little Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Butler
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claire Backhouse-Sharpe
9–15, 15–7, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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