Steen Skovgaard
| Steen Skovgaard | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country |
 Denmark |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career title(s) |
1977 World Champion (mixed doubles) |
Steen Skovgaard is a retired male badminton player from Denmark who specialized in the doubles events and won national and international titles from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s.
He played for the Gentofte BK.
Career
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 Anne Skovgaard.
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles (with Lene Køppen) |
1977 | Malmö, SWE |
| 3 | Mixed doubles (with Lene Køppen) |
1980 | Jakarta, INA |
| 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 |
1977, 1979 1975, 1976, 1977 |
Denmark Open |
| 1 | Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1978 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 |
Nordic Championships |
| 1 | Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1978, 1979 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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External links
- Steen Skovgaard - The stars of yesterday - BadmintonDenmark.com
- Steen Skovgaard's Profile - Badminton.dk
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