Kenneth Jonassen

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Kenneth Jonassen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1974-07-03) 3 July 1974 (age 50)
Herning, Denmark
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking2 (14 April 2005 [1] )
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Beijing Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Jakarta Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Hong Kong Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Guangzhou Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Herning Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Sofia Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Malmö Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Geneva Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Den Bosch Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Glasgow Men's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1998 Den BoschMixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2000 GlasgowMixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 MalmöMixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 GenevaMixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Almere Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Thessalonica Men's team
BWF profile

Kenneth Jonassen (born 3 July 1974) is a Danish badminton coach and former player, who won Danish national and international titles during the first decade of the 21st century. The big, hard fighting Dane was often ranked among the top few singles players of that era, but was rather overshadowed by his fellow countryman Peter Gade. He has served the singles head coach of the Malaysia national badminton team since 4 January 2025. [2]

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He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Chen Hong of China. Jonassen reached the quarterfinals of several Badminton World Championships but never quite made it to the medal rounds.

He won the gold medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships, late in his career. [3] This, along with victories in the 2003 Korea Open and the 2004 Singapore Open were perhaps his most impressive achievements.

Major achievements

European Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1998 Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Gade 8–15, 4–15 Med 2.png Silver
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Flag of Denmark.svg Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen 8–15, 15–5, 8–15 Med 3.png Bronze
2002 Malmö, Sweden Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Rasmussen 7–0, 5–7, 7–3, 5–7, 2–7 Med 2.png Silver
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center, Geneva, Switzerland Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Gade9–15, 10–15 Med 2.png Silver
2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Gade19–21, 18–21 Med 2.png Silver
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim Persson 21–13, 21–16 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 singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1996 French Open Flag of Sweden.svg Jesper Olsson 15–2, 5–15, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 Russian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Poul-Erik Høyer 2–15, 2–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001 U.S. Open Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyun-il 8–6, 2–7, 2–7, 5–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Niels Christian Kaldau 7–1, 7–8, 8–6, 4–7, 7–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Denmark Open Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Hong 9–15, 15–9, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2003 Korea Open Flag of South Korea.svg Park Tae-sang 15–12, 17–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Boesen15–6, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004 Singapore Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Lee Chong Wei 3–15, 17–15, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005Korea Open Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Gade 15–7, 4–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 Thailand Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafiz Hashim 13–15, 13–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2006Singapore Open Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Gade10–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1995 Irish Open Flag of Sweden.svg Rikard Magnusson 11–15, 2–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Austrian Open Flag of England.svg Robert Nock 15–10, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 Amor Tournament Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen van Dijk 15–12, 5–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996Irish Open Flag of England.svg Colin Haughton 8–15, 15–4, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001Austrian Open Flag of Denmark.svg Niels Christian Kaldau 15–10, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002Irish Open Flag of Finland.svg Kasperi Salo 15–10, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2003Irish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Fangel 15–4, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994 Polish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Jorgensen Flag of Indonesia.svg Ade Sutrisna
Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya
15–11, 8–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 South Africa International Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen Flag of South Africa.svg Johan Kleingeld
Flag of South Africa.svg Anton Kriel
15–3, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998 South Africa International Flag of South Africa.svg Beverley Meerholz Flag of Denmark.svg Jonas Rasmussen
Flag of South Africa.svg Meagen Burnett
5–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

References

  1. IBF Historical Ranking - MENS SINGLES [ permanent dead link ]
  2. "(UPDATED) Kenneth Jonassen named national singles badminton coach". New Straits Times. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. "2008 European Championships winners". tournamentsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2008-04-21.