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| Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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.
After ending his active career, Sjovgaard 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]
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Flemming Delfs |  Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono | 7–15, 7–15 |  Bronze |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan Open | Flemming Delfs |  Nobutaka Ikeda Shoichi Toganoo | 15–9, 15–2 |  Winner |
| 1977 | Denmark Open | Flemming Delfs |  Thomas Kihlström Bengt Fröman | 6–15, 8–15 |  Runner-up |
| 1978 | Denmark Open | Flemming Delfs | Christian Hadinata Ade Chandra | 15–6, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1978 | Canada Open | Flemming Delfs | Thomas Kihlström Bengt Fröman | 15–9, 10–15, retired | Runner-up |
| 1978 | Swedish Open | Flemming Delfs | Thomas Kihlström Bengt Fröman | 15–18, 15–9, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1979 | Swedish Open | Flemming Delfs | Steen Fladberg Morten Frost | 15–12, 12–15, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1980 | Copenhagen Cup | Flemming Delfs | Steen Fladberg Morten Frost | Winner | |
| 1980 | Denmark Open | Flemming Delfs | Christian Hadinata Ade Chandra | 15–10, 10–15, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1980 | Chinese Taipei Open | Flemming Delfs | Hadibowo Susanto Bobby Ertanto | Runner-up | |
| 1980 | Victor Cup | Flemming Delfs | Thomas Kihlström Claes Nordin | 5–15, 17–18 | Runner-up |
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles (with Lene Køppen) | 1977 | Malmö, SWE |
| 3 | Mixed doubles (with Lene Køppen) | 1980 | Jakarta, INA |
| Badminton World Cup | |||
| 3 | Men's doubles | 1979 | Tokyo, JPN |
| European Championships | |||
| 2 | Mixed doubles (with Lene Køppen) | 1976 | Dublin, IRL |
| 2 | Mixed doubles (with Lene Køppen) | 1978 | Preston, ENG |
| 3 | Men's doubles (with Flemming Delfs) | 1980 | Groningen, NOR |
| 3 | Mixed doubles (with Anne Skovgaard) | 1982 | Böblingen, GER |
| Open Championships | |||
| 1 | Men's doubles Mixed doubles | 1979 1975, 1976, 1977 | Denmark Open |
| 1 | Men's doubles Mixed doubles | 1978 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 | Nordic Championships |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1976 | Swedish Open |
| 1 | Men's doubles Mixed doubles | 1977 1977 | USSR International |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1978 | Canadian Open |
| 2 | Men's doubles Mixed doubles | 1976 1978 | All England |
| National Championships | |||
| 1 | Men's doubles Mixed doubles | 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983 | |
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