Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen

Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (born 20 September 1965) is the current President of the Badminton World Federation and a retired Danish badminton player who won major international singles titles in the 1990s, and ranks among Denmark's badminton greats.

Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born (1965-09-20) 20 September 1965
Helsinge, Denmark
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
HandednessLeft
Men's singles
Career record398 Win, 93 Loss
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Singles
World Championships
1995 Lausanne Men's singles
1997 Glasgow Men's singles
1999 Copenhagen Men's singles
World Cup
1989 Guangzhou Men's singles
Thomas Cup
1996 Hong Kong Men's team
1990 Tokyo Men's team
1998 Hong Kong Men's team
2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
European Championships
1992 Glasgow Men's singles
1994 Den Bosch Men's singles
1996 Herning Men's singles
2000 Glasgow Men's singles
1990 Moscow Men's singles
1998 Sofia Men's singles

Badminton career

Høyer Larsen competed in three Summer Olympics. In Barcelona 1992 he was defeated in quarterfinals by Ardy Wiranata. In Atlanta 1996 he won the gold medal in the men's singles after beating Dong Jiong in the final. In 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney he lost in the opening round.

He also won two All-England Open Badminton Championships in 1995 and 1996, and the European Badminton Championships in 1992, 1994 and 1996.

Høyer became President of Badminton Europe in 2010. In February 2007 he was nominated Vice-President of the Danmarks Badminton Forbund.[1] On 18 May 2013 Høyer was elected President of the Badminton World Federation.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1996 Georgia State University Gymnasium, Atlanta, United States Dong Jiong 15–12, 15–10 Gold

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Hariyanto Arbi 10–15, 7–15 Bronze
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Sun Jun 7–15, 17–14, 9–15 Bronze
1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Sun Jun 4–15, 6–15 Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Foo Kok Keong 7–15, 17–18 Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1990 Moscow, Soviet Union Steve Baddeley 10–15, 15–0, 11–15 Bronze
1992 Glasgow, Scotland Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 15–10, 15–10 Gold
1994 Den Bosch, Netherlands Tomas Johansson 15–9, 15–5 Gold
1996 Herning, Denmark Peter Rasmussen 15–5, 15–11 Gold
1998 Sofia, Bulgaria Kenneth Jonassen 6–15, 6–15 Bronze
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Peter Gade 5–15, 11–15 Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1986 Carlton Inter-sport Cup Sze Yu 2–15, 17–14, 15–11 Winner
1986 Scottish Open Steve Baddeley 4–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1987 Dutch Open Darren Hall 15–4, 15–1 Winner
1988 Denmark Open Zhang Qingwu 15–9, 18–16 Winner
1989 Poona Open Michael Kjeldsen 15–10, 15–8 Winner
1989 French Open Xiong Guobao 7–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1990 Japan Open Morten Frost 9–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1990 Swedish Open Liu Jun 8–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1990 Dutch Open Hermawan Susanto 10–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1990 Denmark Open Morten Frost 4–15, 15–10, 17–15 Winner
1991 Dutch Open Hermawan Susanto 18–17, 6–15, 15–10 Winner
1991 German Open Hermawan Susanto 15–8, 15–8 Winner
1991 Denmark Open Hermawan Susanto 15–8, 12–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1992 Denmark Open Darren Hall 11–15, 13–18 Runner-up
1993 Dutch Open Alan Budi Kusuma 11–15, 15–5, 15–11 Winner
1993 Denmark Open Jens Olsson 15–11, 15–2 Winner
1994 Swiss Open Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen Runner-up
1994 Dutch Open Peter Rasmussen 15–7, 15–7 Winner
1994 German Open Jens Olsson 15–3, 15–9 Winner
1994 Denmark Open Alan Budi Kusuma 17–18, 15–4, 15–10 Winner
1995 All England Open Hariyanto Arbi 17–16, 15–6 Winner
1995 Russian Open Hendrawan 14–17, 11–15 Runner-up
1995 Denmark Open Hendrawan 17–18, 17–14, 17–15 Winner
1995 German Open Joko Suprianto 14–17, 11–15 Runner-up
1995 China Open Dong Jiong 8–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1996 Swiss Open Thomas Johansson 15–9, 16–17, 15–10 Winner
1996 All England Open Rashid Sidek 15–7, 15–6 Winner
1996 U.S. Open Joko Suprianto 13–15, 13–15 Runner-up
1996 Dutch Open Sun Jun 1–15, 1–15 Runner-up
1997 Chinese Taipei Open Peter Gade 10–15, 15–18 Runner-up
1997 Swiss Open Dong Jiong 15–17, 11–15 Runner-up
1997 Russian Open Kenneth Jonassen 15–2, 15–2 Winner
1997 U.S. Open Peter Gade 15–6, 7–15, 15–2 Winner
1997 German Open Peter Gade 15–12, 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1999 Denmark Open Wong Choong Hann 17–15, 15–4 Winner

References
  1. Hoyer Larsen new DBF Vice-President, BadZine.info, 14 February 2007 Archived 17 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  • Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
  • Poul-Erik Høyer's Profile - Badminton.dk
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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