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Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen is the former 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. In 2014, Høyer became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he has been a board member of the Danish Olympic Committee since 2005.[1]

Badminton career

Høyer Larsen competed in three Summer Olympics. In Barcelona 1992, he was defeated in quarterfinals by Ardy Wiranata. In Atlanta 1996,[2] 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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.[3] On 18 May 2013, Høyer was elected president of the Badminton World Federation.[4] He served for another two four-year terms after winning reelection in 2017 and 2021.[5] He is set to retire from the presidency on 26 April 2025.[6]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1996 Georgia State University Gymnasium, Atlanta, United States Template:Flagicon Dong Jiong 15–12, 15–10 File:Gold medal.svg Gold

World Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Template:Flagicon Hariyanto Arbi 10–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Template:Flagicon Sun Jun 7–15, 17–14, 9–15 Bronze Bronze
1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Template:Flagicon Sun Jun 4–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Template:Flagicon Foo Kok Keong 7–15, 17–18 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1990 Moscow, Soviet Union Template:Flagicon Steve Baddeley 10–15, 15–0, 11–15 Bronze Bronze
1992 Glasgow, Scotland Template:Flagicon Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 15–10, 15–10 Gold Gold
1994 Den Bosch, Netherlands Template:Flagicon Tomas Johansson 15–9, 15–5 Gold Gold
1996 Herning, Denmark Template:Flagicon Peter Rasmussen 15–5, 15–11 Gold Gold
1998 Sofia, Bulgaria Template:Flagicon Kenneth Jonassen 6–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Template:Flagicon Peter Gade 5–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix (19 titles, 16 runners-up)

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

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1986 Carlton Inter-sport Cup Template:Flagicon Sze Yu 2–15, 17–14, 15–11 Template:Gold1 Winner
1986 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Steve Baddeley 4–15, 11–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1987 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Darren Hall 15–4, 15–1 Template:Gold1 Winner
1988 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Zhang Qingwu 15–9, 18–16 Template:Gold1 Winner
1989 Poona Open Template:Flagicon Michael Kjeldsen 15–10, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner
1989 French Open Template:Flagicon Xiong Guobao 7–15, 3–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1990 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Morten Frost 9–15, 4–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1990 Swedish Open Template:Flagicon Liu Jun 8–15, 11–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1990 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Hermawan Susanto 10–15, 6–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1990 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Morten Frost 4–15, 15–10, 17–15 Template:Gold1 Winner
1991 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Hermawan Susanto 18–17, 6–15, 15–10 Template:Gold1 Winner
1991 German Open Template:Flagicon Hermawan Susanto 15–8, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner
1991 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Hermawan Susanto 15–8, 12–15, 8–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1992 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Darren Hall 11–15, 13–18 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1993 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Alan Budi Kusuma 11–15, 15–5, 15–11 Template:Gold1 Winner
1993 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Jens Olsson 15–11, 15–2 Template:Gold1 Winner
1994 Swiss Open Template:Flagicon Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 18–17, 16–17, 3–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1994 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Peter Rasmussen 15–7, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
1994 German Open Template:Flagicon Jens Olsson 15–3, 15–9 Template:Gold1 Winner
1994 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Alan Budi Kusuma 17–18, 15–4, 15–10 Template:Gold1 Winner
1995 All England Open Template:Flagicon Hariyanto Arbi 17–16, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
1995 Russian Open Template:Flagicon Hendrawan 14–17, 11–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1995 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Hendrawan 17–18, 17–14, 17–15 Template:Gold1 Winner
1995 German Open Template:Flagicon Joko Suprianto 14–17, 11–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1995 China Open Template:Flagicon Dong Jiong 8–15, 9–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1996 Swiss Open Template:Flagicon Thomas Johansson 15–9, 16–17, 15–10 Template:Gold1 Winner
1996 All England Open Template:Flagicon Rashid Sidek 15–7, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
1996 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Joko Suprianto 13–15, 13–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1996 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Sun Jun 1–15, 1–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997 Chinese Taipei Open Template:Flagicon Peter Gade 10–15, 15–18 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997 Swiss Open Template:Flagicon Dong Jiong 15–17, 11–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997 Russian Open Template:Flagicon Kenneth Jonassen 15–2, 15–2 Template:Gold1 Winner
1997 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Peter Gade 15–6, 7–15, 15–2 Template:Gold1 Winner
1997 German Open Template:Flagicon Peter Gade 15–12, 12–15, 12–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Wong Choong Hann 17–15, 15–4 Template:Gold1 Winner

Personal life

Høyer married his long-time girlfriend Heidi in 1993 after a six-year engagement. They have two sons, Lasse and Mikkel.[7] In September 2020, he confirmed that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.[8]

References

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  2. ↑ Mohapatra, Bikash (10 July 2021). "Dane & now: Poul-Erik Høyer’s Olympic triumph and thereafter", [Badzine]. Retrieved on 1 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Hoyer Larsen new DBF Vice-President, BadZine.info, 14 February 2007 Template:Webarchive
  4. ↑ Duncan Mackay: Great Dane is new President of Badminton World Federation. In: Badminton › Articles. Inside the Games, 18 May 2013. InsideTheGames.biz, retrieved on 29 September 2023.
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  6. ↑ Will Poul-Erik Hoyer serve a full term as BWF President?
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External links

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