Jørn Skaarup (13 September 1925 – 11 February 1987) was a Danish

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player. He represented the

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at the

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from 1949 to 1955. Skaarup died on 11 February 1987, at the age of 61.

Career

In 1948, Skaarup won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships. In 1952, Skaarup won the Denmark Open after defeating Eddy Choong in the final. In doubles, Skaarup paired up with

Preben Dabelsteen Preben Gustav Dabelsteen (14 October 1925 – 23 January 2017) was a Danish badminton player. He won five Danish doubles Championships with Jørn Skaarup and played on the national team until the mid 1950s. Medal Record at the All England Bad ...

and together they have reached the finals of the All England Open in 1947 and 1950.

Achievements

Tournaments

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles''

References

1925 births 1987 deaths Danish male badminton players 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-badminton-bio-stub