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{{Short description|Danish badminton player}}
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| birth_place = [[Nykøbing Falster]], Denmark
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| titles = 1948 [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England]]
| titles = 1948 [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England]]
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'''Jørn Skaarup''' (13 September 1925 – 11 February 1987) was a Danish [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ahlstrøm |first1=Frits |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=krqHDwAAQBAJ&dq=J%C3%B8rn+Skaarup+1925&pg=PA25 |title=Sports-quiz for hele familien |date=18 February 2019 |publisher=Lindhardt og Ringhof |isbn=9788726097832 |access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref> He represented the [[Denmark national badminton team]] at the [[Thomas Cup]] from 1949 to 1955.<ref>{{Cite web |title=On This Day: Underdogs Malaya Become Inaugural Thomas Cup Champs |url=https://bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2020/02/26/on-this-day-underdogs-malaya-become-inaugural-thomas-cup-champs |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Skaarup died on 11 February 1987, at the age of 61.<ref>{{Cite book |title=World Badminton |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation|International Badminton Federation]] |year=1987 |pages=45 |language=}}</ref>
'''Jørn Skaarup''' (born 13 September 1925) is a Danish retired [[badminton]] player.


== Career ==
Skaarup was born on 13 September 1925.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ahlstrøm |first1=Frits |title=Sports-quiz for hele familien |date=18 February 2019 |publisher=Lindhardt og Ringhof |isbn=9788726097832 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=krqHDwAAQBAJ&dq=J%C3%B8rn+Skaarup+1925&pg=PA25 |access-date=7 February 2022}}</ref> He won the [[All England Open Badminton Championships]], considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's singles in 1948.<ref>[http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/core/core_picker/download.asp?documenttable=libraryfiles&id=2457 All England champions 1899-2007]</ref>
In 1948, Skaarup won the [[All England Open Badminton Championships]], considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships.<ref>[http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/core/core_picker/download.asp?documenttable=libraryfiles&id=2457 All England champions 1899-2007]</ref> In 1952, Skaarup won the [[Denmark Open]] after defeating [[Eddy Choong]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1952-04-10 |title=Skaarup beats Eddie Choong |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/singstandard19520410-1.2.153 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg |via=[[NewspaperSG]] |agency=[[Singapore Tiger Standard|Singapore Standard]]}}</ref>

In doubles, Skaarup paired up with [[Preben Dabelsteen]] and together they have reached the finals of the [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England Open]] in 1947 and 1950.

== Achievements ==

=== Tournaments ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Year
!Tournament
!Opponent
!Score
!Result
|-
| align="center" |1948
|[[Denmark Open]]
|
|
|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" |1948
|[[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Poul Holm]]
|15–3, 15–13
|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" |1952
|Denmark Open
|{{flagicon|Malaya}} [[Eddy Choong]]
|7–15, 15–9, 15–7
|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" |1954
|[[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch Open]]
|{{flagicon|Malaya}} Eddy Choong
|9–15, 10–15
|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
''Men's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Year
!Tournament
!Partner
!Opponent
!Score
!Result
|-
| align="center" |1946
|[[Denmark Open]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Preben Dabelsteen]]
|
|
|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" |1947
|Denmark Open
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Preben Dabelsteen
|
|
|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" |1947
|[[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Preben Dabelsteen
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Poul Holm]]<br/>{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Tage Madsen]]
|15–4, 12–15, 4–15
|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
| align="center" |1950
|All England
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Preben Dabelsteen
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Poul Holm]]<br/>{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Børge Frederiksen]]
|9–15, 15–2, 15–12
|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" |1954
|[[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch Open]]
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Preben Dabelsteen
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jesper Sandvad]]<br/>{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Ole Mertz]]
|15–12, 18–14
|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" |1955
|Dutch Open
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen]]
|{{flagicon|Malaya}} [[David E. L. Choong|David Choong]]<br/>{{flagicon|Malaya}} [[Eddy Choong]]
|
|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:56, 3 December 2024

Jørn Skaarup
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born(1925-09-13)13 September 1925
Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Died11 February 1987(1987-02-11) (aged 61)
Career title(s)1948 All England
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1949 Scotland–England Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1955 Singapore Men's team

Jørn Skaarup (13 September 1925 – 11 February 1987) was a Danish badminton player.[1] He represented the Denmark national badminton team at the Thomas Cup from 1949 to 1955.[2] Skaarup died on 11 February 1987, at the age of 61.[3]

Career

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In 1948, Skaarup won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships.[4] In 1952, Skaarup won the Denmark Open after defeating Eddy Choong in the final.[5]

In doubles, Skaarup paired up with Preben Dabelsteen and together they have reached the finals of the All England Open in 1947 and 1950.

Achievements

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Tournaments

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1948 Denmark Open 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1948 All England Denmark Poul Holm 15–3, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1952 Denmark Open Federation of Malaya Eddy Choong 7–15, 15–9, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1954 Dutch Open Federation of Malaya Eddy Choong 9–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1946 Denmark Open Denmark Preben Dabelsteen 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1947 Denmark Open Denmark Preben Dabelsteen 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1947 All England Denmark Preben Dabelsteen Denmark Poul Holm
Denmark Tage Madsen 		15–4, 12–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1950 All England Denmark Preben Dabelsteen Denmark Poul Holm
Denmark Børge Frederiksen 		9–15, 15–2, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1954 Dutch Open Denmark Preben Dabelsteen Denmark Jesper Sandvad
Denmark Ole Mertz 		15–12, 18–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1955 Dutch Open Denmark Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Federation of Malaya David Choong
Federation of Malaya Eddy Choong 		2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ Ahlstrøm, Frits (18 February 2019). Sports-quiz for hele familien. Lindhardt og Ringhof. ISBN 9788726097832. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. ^ "On This Day: Underdogs Malaya Become Inaugural Thomas Cup Champs". bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  3. ^ World Badminton. International Badminton Federation. 1987. p. 45.
  4. ^ All England champions 1899-2007
  5. ^ "Skaarup beats Eddie Choong". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Singapore Standard. 1952-04-10. Retrieved 2024-05-15 – via NewspaperSG.


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