Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
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 Denmark
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September 20, 1965 Helsinge, Denmark |
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| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||
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1996 Atlanta | Singles |
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (born September 20, 1965) is the current President of the Badminton World Federation and a retired Danish badminton player who won major international singles titles in the 1990s, and ranks among Denmark's badminton greats.
Høyer Larsen competed in three Summer Olympics. In Barcelona 1992 he was defeated in quarterfinals by Ardy Wiranata. In Atlanta 1996 he won the gold medal in the men's singles after beating Dong Jiong in the final. In 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney he lost in the opening round.
He also won two All-England Open Badminton Championships in 1995 and 1996, and the European Badminton Championships in 1992, 1994 and 1996.
Høyer became President of Badminton Europe in 2010. In February 2007 he was nominated Vice-President of the Danmarks Badminton Forbund. On May 18, 2013, Høyer was elected President of the Badminton World Federation.
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