Steen Skovgaard

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Steen Skovgaard
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born1950
EventDoubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Malmö Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1980 Jakarta Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1980 Jakarta Mixed Doubles
World Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1981 Santa ClaraMixed doubles
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1980 Kyoto Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1979 Tokyo Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1979 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1982 London Men's team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Dublin Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Groningen Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1976 DublinMixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1978 Preston Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1978 PrestonMixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1980 GroningenMen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1982 Böblingen Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1982 BöblingenMixed team

Steen Skovgaard is a retired male badminton player from Denmark who specialized in the doubles events and won national and international titles in both men's doubles and mixed doubles from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s. He played for the Gentofte BK.

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Career

The tall, hard-hitting Skovgaard won the gold medal at the 1977 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Lene Køppen, defeating Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks by 15-12, 18-17 in the final. They also won the bronze medal at the 1980 IBF World Championships.

At the European Badminton Championships they won two silver medals, in 1976 and 1978. In 1980 Skovgaard won a bronze medal in men's doubles with Flemming Delfs, and in 1982 another bronze medal in mixed doubles with his wife, Anne Skovgaard.

Later life

After ending his active career, Skovgaard became a coach in Gentofte BK. He has also been used as a badminton commentator by TV2 Sporten.

He has since 1981 worked for companies such as IBM Denmark, Errpege IBS, Kraks Forklag and Mercuri Urval. In 2004, he became a co-owner of People Capital Partner. In 2010, he became partner in the recruitment company Hansen Toft A/S. [1]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1980 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Heryanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hariamanto Kartono
7–15, 7–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1977 Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
15–12, 18–17 Med 1.png Gold
1980 Istora Senayan, Jakarta Indonesia Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of Indonesia.svg Christian Hadinata
Flag of Indonesia.svg Imelda Wiguna
11–15, 6–15 Med 3.png Bronze

World Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1981 San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Tredgett
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nora Perry
15–11, 4–15, 8–15 Med 3.png Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1979 Tokyo, Japan Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Japan.svg Masao Tsuchida
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshitaka Iino
13–15, 10–15 Med 3.png Bronze
1980 Kyoto, Japan Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Indonesia.svg Ade Chandra
Flag of Indonesia.svg Christian Hadinata
6–15, 3–15 Med 2.png Silver

European Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1980 Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Karlsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Claes Nordin
3–15, 13–18 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1976 Fitzwilliam Club, Dublin. Ireland Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
15–6, 12–15, 15–17 Med 2.png Silver
1978 Guild Hall, Preston, England Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
9–15, 10–15 Med 2.png Silver
1982 Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Skovgaard Flag of England.svg Martin Dew
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
12–15, 8–15 Med 3.png Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix (2 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Skovgaard Flag of England.svg Martin Dew
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
10–15, 16–17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1983 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Skovgaard Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
16–18, 15–11, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

International tournaments (22 titles, 25 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1976 Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Svend Pri Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
10–15, 1–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1976 Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Klaus Kaagaard Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs
Flag of Denmark.svg Elo Hansen
6–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1976 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Svend Pri Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
12–15, 15–17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1977 Japan Open Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Japan.svg Nobutaka Ikeda
Flag of Japan.svg Shoichi Toganoo
15–9, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1977Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Elo Hansen Flag of England.svg David Eddy
Flag of England.svg Eddy Sutton
15–6, 8–15, 15–17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1977 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Gert Hansen Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
12–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1977Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
15–4, 12–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1977 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
6–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1978Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Indonesia.svg Christian Hadinata
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ade Chandra
15–6, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1978 Canada Open Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
15–9, 10–15, retiredSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1978Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
15–4, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1978 Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
15–18, 15–9, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1979Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
15–13, 11–15, 14–17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1979Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Frost
15–12, 12–15, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1980Copenhagen Cup Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Frost
15–8, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1980Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Indonesia.svg Christian Hadinata
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ade Chandra
15–10, 10–15, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1980German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Peter Nierhoff Flag of Denmark.svg Kenneth Larsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Mogens Neergaard
15–6, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1980 Chinese Taipei Open Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Indonesia.svg Hadibowo Susanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Bobby Ertanto
13–18, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1980Victor Cup Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Sweden.svg Claes Nordin
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
5–15, 17–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1981Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Frost
9–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1982Scandinavian Cup Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Helledie Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Karlsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
13–15, 15–13, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1982Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Helledie Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Fladberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Frost
6–15, 18–15, 6–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1975 Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
Flag of Sweden.svg Karin Lindquist
15–5, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1976 Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of England.svg Peter Bullivant
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
15–6, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1976 German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
Flag of England.svg Nora Gardner
9–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1976Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of Denmark.svg Elo Hansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Kaagaard
15–0, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1976 Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of England.svg David Eddy
Flag of England.svg Barbara Giles
15–8, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1977Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of Denmark.svg Mogens Neergaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Inge Borgstrøm
15–3, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1977 Dutch Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joke van Beusekom Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
7–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1977Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
6–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1977Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of England.svg David Eddy
Flag of England.svg Barbara Giles
15–12, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1977 Canadian Open Flag of England.svg Jane Webster Flag of England.svg David Eddy
Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
4–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1978 All England Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
7–11, 4–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1978Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of Sweden.svg Lars Wengberg
Flag of Sweden.svg Anette Börjesson
15–11, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1978Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
2–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1978Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
15–9, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1978Canadian Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wendy Clarkson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Johnson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claire Backhouse
Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1979Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Hammergaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Inge Borgstrøm
15–6, 15–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1979Swedish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
15–12, 17–18, 16–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1979Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
12–15, 15–11, 13–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1980Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of Sweden.svg Lars Wengberg
Flag of Sweden.svg Anette Börjesson
15–6, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1980Denmark Open Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
11–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1980German Open Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Skovgaard Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Gilliland
Flag of Scotland.svg Christine Heatly
15–6, 15–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1980Victor Cup Flag of Denmark.svg Helle Hartwig Flag of England.svg Kevin Jolly
Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
0–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1981Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of Sweden.svg Lars Wengberg
Flag of Sweden.svg Anette Börjesson
17–14, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1982Dutch Open Flag of Denmark.svg Dorte Kjær Flag of England.svg Martin Dew
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gilks
14–17, 17–14, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1982Nordic Championships Flag of Denmark.svg Hanne Adsbøl Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Bengtsson
15–6, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner

References

  1. "Verdensmester i badminton fylder 60". mypresswire.com (in Danish). Retrieved 17 February 2017.