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![]() Imre Rietveld and Knud Aage Nielsen getting married on 17 April 1967 | |||||||||||||||
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Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||
Born | 1 March 1937 | ||||||||||||||
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Knud Aage Nielsen (born 1937) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.
With a singles game that featured consistency and excellent mobility, Nielsen played at a high international level from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s. In 1964 he won men's singles at the All England Open Badminton Championships, then considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, narrowly defeating fellow Dane Henning Borch in the final. [1] He played Thomas Cup (men's international team competition) singles for Denmark in the '60–'61 and '63–'64 campaigns, scoring Denmark's only singles victory in its controversial '64 Challenge Round loss to Indonesia. [2]
He is the younger brother of Poul-Erik Nielsen three times an All England doubles champion. [3]
Nielsen appeared in the Danish TV series Make badminton great again from 2022 about the history of Danish badminton. [4]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1958 | Norwegian International | ![]() | 15–11, 12–15, 15–9 | ![]() |
1959 | Dutch Open | ![]() | 18–13, 15–9 | ![]() |
1959 | Belgian International | ![]() | 15–13, 15–2 | ![]() |
1962 | Swedish Open | ![]() | 4–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
1962 | Nordic Championships | ![]() | 15–9, 15–0 | ![]() |
1963 | Swedish Open | ![]() | 2–15, 15–13, 4–15 | ![]() |
1963 | Nordic Championships | ![]() | 15–8, 6–15, 17–16 | ![]() |
1964 | German Open | ![]() | 7–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
1964 | All England | ![]() | 8–15, 17–15, 15–4 | ![]() |
1964 | Nordic Championships | ![]() | 5–15, 7–15 | ![]() |
1966 | Dutch Open | ![]() | 18–15, 15–9 | ![]() |
1966 | German Open | ![]() | 18–17, 6–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
1966 | Denmark Open | ![]() | 3–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1959 | Belgian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13–15, 2–15 | ![]() |
1959 | Swedish Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–6, 13–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
1961 | Dutch Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–15, 15–9 | ![]() |
1962 | Swedish Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–15, 15–7, 4–15 | ![]() |
1962 | Nordic Championships | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–3, 14–17, 16–17 | ![]() |
1963 | Swedish Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–11, 15–9 | ![]() |
1963 | Nordic Championships | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–13, 18–15 | ![]() |
1965 | Swedish Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–12, 18–16 | ![]() |
1966 | Dutch Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1964 | German Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 9–15, 10–15 | ![]() |