Conny Jepsen

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Conny Jepsen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Sweden
Born(1921-01-18)18 January 1921
Vejle, Denmark
Died3 February 1989(1989-02-03) (aged 68)
Lidingö, Sweden
Men's singles
Career title(s)1947 All-England

Conny Jepsen (18 January 1921 - 3 February 1989) was a badminton player from Denmark and Sweden.

He won the Danish Championships in 1939 and 1941 but emigrated to England and then Sweden during the Second World War. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's singles in 1947 when representing Sweden.

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