Poul-Erik Nielsen (10 April 1931 – 14 January 2023) was a Danish
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 p ...
player. He was a doubles specialist winning three All England titles with partners
Erland Kops
Erland Kops (14 January 1937 – 18 February 2017) was a badminton player from Denmark who won numerous major international singles and doubles titles from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.
Early life
Kops was born in 1937. His uncles were ...
,
Finn Kobberø and
Inge Birgit Hansen and reached five more finals. He has four National titles to his name and was capped 33 times by Denmark from 1954 to 1964. He was the elder brother of
Knud Aage Nielsen another notable badminton player.
Achievements
International tournaments
''Men's doubles''
Medal Record at the
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 ...
References
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1932 births
2023 deaths
Danish male badminton players
Badminton executives and administrators