Elo Hansen

Elo Hansen is a retired male badminton player from Denmark who won international titles in all three events (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s.

Career

Hansen won the gold medal at the 1970 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Per Walsøe and the silver medal in singles in the same tournament. He was a singles silver medalist again at the European Championships in 1976. A highly impressive shotmaker, Hansen played in four consecutive Thomas Cup (men's international team) campaigns for Denmark, ('66–'67, '69–'70, '72–'73, '75–'76), but never overtook his contemporary, Svend Pri, as Denmark's leading player of that era. Hansen's international singles titles included the French Open (1969), the Dutch Open (1970), the Swedish Open (1971), the Norwegian International (1973), and the Portugal International (1974). His finest moment in badminton probably came in Denmark's narrow (4–5) 1970 Thomas Cup semi-final loss to defending champion Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur when he defeated both Tan Aik Huang and Punch Gunalan in straight games.

Achievements

European Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Ruhrlandhalle, Bochum, West Germany	Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson	4–15, 15–11, 12–15	File:Med 3.png Bronze
1970	Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales	Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson	5–15, 6–15	File:Med 2.png Silver
1976	Fitzwilliam Club, Dublin, Ireland	Template:Flagicon Flemming Delfs	4–15, 7–15	File:Med 2.png Silver

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales	Template:Flagicon Per Walsøe	Template:Flagicon Henning Borch Template:Flagicon Erland Kops	15–9, 2–15, 15–10	File:Med 1.png Gold
1972	Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden	Template:Flagicon Erland Kops	Template:Flagicon Willi Braun Template:Flagicon Roland Maywald	13–15, 8–15	File:Med 3.png Bronze
1974	Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria	Template:Flagicon Flemming Delfs	Template:Flagicon Willi Braun Template:Flagicon Roland Maywald	8–15, 6–15	File:Med 3.png Bronze

International tournaments (22 titles, 13 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1969	French Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Kin Tat	15–6, 15-14	Template:Gold1 Winner
1970	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Alan Parsons	15–5, 15–13	Template:Gold1 Winner
1971	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson	17–18, 15–10, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1971	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Svend Pri	15–10, 11–15, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1973	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström	15–10, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1974	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Flemming Delfs	15–5, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1966	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Knud Aage Nielsen	Template:Flagicon Oon Chong Hau Template:Flagicon Punch Gunalan	4–15, 4–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1967	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Erland Kops	Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson Template:Flagicon Kurt Johnsson	15–8, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1970	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Poul Petersen	Template:Flagicon Svend Pri Template:Flagicon Per Walsøe	5–15, 15–11, 1–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1973	Nordic Championships	Template:Flagicon Flemming Delfs	Template:Flagicon Svend Pri Template:Flagicon Poul Petersen	16–18, 17–16, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
1974	Portugal International	Template:Flagicon Flemming Delfs	Template:Flagicon David Hunt Template:Flagicon William Kidd	12–15, 15–8, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1974	Nordic Championships	Template:Flagicon Flemming Delfs	Template:Flagicon Svend Pri Template:Flagicon Poul Petersen	10–15, 6–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1975	Jamaica International	Template:Flagicon Flemming Delfs	Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens	15–13, 4–15, 11–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1975	Mexico International	Template:Flagicon Flemming Delfs	Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström	11–15, 15–13, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1975	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Flemming Delfs	Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström	5–15, 15–5, 18–17	Template:Gold1 Winner
1975	Nordic Championships	Template:Flagicon Flemming Delfs	Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström	9–15, 2–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1976	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Flemming Delfs	Template:Flagicon Jesper Helledie Template:Flagicon Jørgen Mortensen	15–0, 15–2	Template:Gold1 Winner
1976	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Flemming Delfs	Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström	6–15, 12–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1976	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Flemming Delfs	Template:Flagicon Klaus Kaagaard Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard	15–6, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1976	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Flemming Delfs	Template:Flagicon David Eddy Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton	13–15, 11–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1977	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard	Template:Flagicon David Eddy Template:Flagicon Eddy Sutton	15–6, 8–15, 15–17	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1967	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand	Template:Flagicon Erland Kops Template:Flagicon Lizbeth von Barnekow	15–9, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1968	Nordic Championships	Template:Flagicon Karin Jørgensen	Template:Flagicon Poul-Erik Nielsen Template:Flagicon Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	10–15, 15–7, 9–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1969	French Open	Template:Flagicon Lene Horvid	Template:Flagicon Torsten Winter Template:Flagicon Julie Rickard	15–9, 14–17, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1970	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Karin Jørgensen	Template:Flagicon Per Walsøe Template:Flagicon Pernille Kaagaard	15–3, 5–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1972	Nordic Championships	Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand	Template:Flagicon Per Walsøe Template:Flagicon Pernille Kaagaard	15–11, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1973	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand	Template:Flagicon Derek Talbot Template:Flagicon Nora Perry	4–15, 17–14, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
1973	Nordic Championships	Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand	Template:Flagicon Gert Perneklo Template:Flagicon Eva Stuart	18–14, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
1973	USSR International	Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen	Template:Flagicon Roland Maywald Template:Flagicon Tatjana Antropova	15–9, 6–15, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1974	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Ulla Strand	Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Bochow Template:Flagicon Marieluise Zizmann	15–5, 15–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
1974	Nordic Championships	Template:Flagicon Pernille Kaagaard	Template:Flagicon Poul Petersen Template:Flagicon Anne Flindt	15–12, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1975	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Inge Borgstrøm	Template:Flagicon Niels Bruun Template:Flagicon Joke van Beusekom	15–4, 15–14	Template:Gold1 Winner
1975	Jamaica International	Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen	Template:Flagicon Lucio Fabris Template:Flagicon Barbara Welch	15–10, 13–18, 15–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
1976	Norwegian International	Template:Flagicon Pernille Kaagaard	Template:Flagicon Mogens Neergaard Template:Flagicon Lilli B. Petersen	15–1, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1976	Nordic Championships	Template:Flagicon Pernille Kaagaard	Template:Flagicon Steen Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Lene Køppen	0–15, 6–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up