Karin Jørgensen
Karin Jørgensen née Rasmussen is a Danish former badminton player. She won nine National Danish titles and five Nordic titles in addition to playing for the national team 28 times from 1961 to 1972. However, she is best known for her All England title successes with her sister Ulla Strand Ulla Strand (21 March 1943 - 7 August 2007) (born as Ulla Rasmussen) was badminton player of Denmark who excelled from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Though she won three Danish national singles titles and reached the women's singles final ... née Rasmussen. The pair won the doubles in 1964 and 1965. Record at the All England References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jorgensen, Karin Danish female badminton players Possibly living people ...
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Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. Play ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor or if a fault has been called by the umpire, service judge, or (in their absence) the opposing side. The shuttlecock is a feathered or (in informal matches) plastic projectile which flies differently from the balls used in many other sports. In particular, the feathers create much higher drag, causing the shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly. Sh ...
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European Badminton Championships
The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE). The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition was held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe. European Mixed Team Badminton Championships usually started prior to the individual championships until it was split in 2009. From 2017 on the European badminton championship is held annually except for the year with European Games. Since 2008, it is being graded as a Grand Prix Gold tournament by the Badminton World Federation. Championships The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the European Championships. On 15 January 2008, Manchester of England won the bid to stage the 2010 event which saw the separation the team event into different championships. Starting from 2017, the championship will be an annual event except for the year with European Games. The 2020 edition in Kyiv, Ukraine, had to be cancelled d ...
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1970 European Badminton Championships
The 2nd European Badminton Championships were held in Port Talbot (Wales), between 17 and 19 April 1970, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Welsh Badminton Union. Medalists Finals Medal account References Results at BE {{European badminton champs European Badminton Championships European Badminton Championships Bad Badminton tournaments in Wales International sports competitions hosted by Wales European Badminton Championships The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE). The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition was held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe. Europ ...

Ulla Strand
Ulla Strand (21 March 1943 - 7 August 2007) (born as Ulla Rasmussen) was badminton player of Denmark who excelled from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Though she won three Danish national singles titles and reached the women's singles final at the All-England Championships in 1965, most of her major championship victories were in doubles (often with her sister Karin Jorgensen) and mixed doubles. Attractive and charismatic, she was a crowd favorite throughout her career. She was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1999. Ulla Strand died in 2007 after a long illness. Career Strand won 10 All England Open Badminton Championships titles, 7 in mixed doubles and 3 in women's doubles. She also won 21 Danish National Championships between 1961 and 1974, and 19 Nordic Championships between 1962 and 1973. 1972 Summer Olympics Strand competed in badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics, as a demonstration sport competition. In women's singles, she lost in the first round ...
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1962 All England Badminton Championships
The 1962 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley, London, England, from 21–24 March 1962. Final results Men's singles Section 1 Section 2 Women's singles Section 1 Section 2 References {{All England All England Open Badminton Championships All England All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premie ...

1963 All England Badminton Championships
The 1963 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England, from 19–23 March 1963. Final results Men's singles Section 1 Section 2 Women's singles Section 1 Section 2 + seeded player References {{All England All England Open Badminton Championships All England All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premie ...

1964 All England Open Badminton Championships
The 1964 All England Badminton Championships, All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England from 1 to 4 April 1964. Final results Men's singles Section 1 Section 2 Women's singles Section 1 Section 2 References

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1965 All England Open Badminton Championships
The 1965 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England, from 24 to 28 March 1965. Lee Kin Tat represented Singapore following their independence, having previously represented Malaysia. The former Ulla Rasmussen was now competing under her married name of Ulla Strand. Final results Men's singles Section 1 Section 2 Women's singles Section 1 Section 2 References {{All England All England Open Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premie ...

1966 All England Badminton Championships
The 1966 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England, from 23–26 March 1966. Final results Heather Ward married and played under the name Heather Nielsen. Men's singles Section 1 Section 2 Women's singles Section 1 Section 2 References {{All England All England Open Badminton Championships All England All England Open Badminton Championships in London All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships All England Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premie ...

Danish Female Badminton Players
Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity * A member of the Danes, a Germanic tribe * Danish (name), a male given name and surname Language * Danish language, a North Germanic language used mostly in Denmark and Northern Germany * Danish tongue or Old Norse, the parent language of all North Germanic languages Food * Danish cuisine * Danish pastry, often simply called a "Danish" See also * Dane (other) * * Gdańsk * List of Danes * Languages of Denmark The Kingdom of Denmark has only one official language, Danish, the national language of the Danish people, but there are several minority languages spoken, namely Faroese, German, and Greenlandic. A large majority (about 86%) of Danes also s ... {{disambiguation Language and nation ...
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