Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (born 20 September 1965) is the current President of the

Badminton World Federation The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine membe ...

and a retired Danish

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player who won major international singles titles in the 1990s, and ranks among Denmark's badminton greats. In 2014, Høyer became a member of the

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(IOC), he has been a board member of the Danish Olympic Committee since 2005.

Badminton career

Høyer Larsen competed in three

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. In

Barcelona 1992 The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, he was defeated in quarterfinals by

Ardy Wiranata Ardy Bernardus Wiranata (born 10 February 1970) is an Indonesian former badminton player who rated among the top singles players in the world (several of whom were fellow Indonesians) during most of the 1990s. Career Quick, supple, and powerfu ...

. In

Atlanta 1996 The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta ...

, he won the gold medal in the men's singles after beating

Dong Jiong Dong Jiong (; born 20 August 1973) is a Chinese badminton player who ranked among the world's men's singles elite in the mid and late 1990s. Career In a relatively short career at the top level, Dong won some of badminton's biggest events, inc ...

in the final. In 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he lost in the opening round. He also won two

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in 1995 and 1996, and the

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and

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. Høyer became President of Badminton Europe in 2010. In February 2007, he was nominated Vice-President of the

Danmarks Badminton Forbund Badminton Denmark is the national governing body for the sport of badminton in Denmark. The organization represents 649 clubs as of 2018. The highest authority in Badminton Denmark is the assembly where each member club is represented. The board ...

.Hoyer Larsen new DBF Vice-President
BadZine.info, 14 February 2007 On 18 May 2013, Høyer was elected President of the Badminton World Federation.

Achievements

Olympic Games

''Men's singles''

World Championships

''Men's singles''

World Cup

''Men's singles''

European Championships

''Men's singles''

IBF World Grand Prix (19 titles, 17 runners-up)

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

References

External links

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Poul-Erik Høyer's Profile - Badminton.dk
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Larsen, Poul-Erik 1965 births Living people Danish male badminton players Olympic badminton players of Denmark Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in badminton People from Gribskov Municipality World No. 1 badminton players International Olympic Committee members Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton executives and administrators Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark