Henri Hurskainen

Henri Mikael Hurskainen (born 13 September 1986) is a Swedish badminton player who competed for Sweden at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4] Hurskainen has won several Gold and Silver medals in badminton championships. Hurskainen was born in Emmaboda, Sweden,[4] to Finnish parents who had moved to Sweden in the 1980s.[5]

Henri Hurskainen
Personal information
Birth nameHenri Mikael Hurskainen
Country Sweden
Born13 September 1986
Emmaboda, Sweden
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[1]
HandednessLeft
Men's singles
Tournaments played428 (259 wins - 169 losses)
Highest ranking34 (20 Nov 2014)
Current ranking48 (16 March 2017)
Medal record
Representing  Sweden
European Badminton Championships
2012 KarlskronaMen's singles
BWF profile

Achievements

European Championships

Men's Singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden Marc Zwiebler 15-21, 13-21 Silver

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's Singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Scottish Open Brice Leverdez 8-21, 21-16, 16-21 Silver
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Italian International Indra Bagus Ade Chandra 22–20, 21–13 Winner
2015 Kharkiv International Rhys Walker 21–9, 21–15 Winner
2014 Brazil International Osleni Guerrero 11–6, 11–7, 11–6 Winner
2014 USA International Mattias Borg 21–16, 21–11 Winner
2014 Swedish Masters Ville Lang 21–16, 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2012 Denmark International Rune Ulsing 21–14, 21–11 Winner
2012 Finnish Open Rajiv Ouseph 18–21, 21–16, 18–21 Runner-up
2010 Norwegian International Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 16–21, 21–19, 8–21 Runner-up
2009 Turkey International Ville Lang 14–21, 23–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2009 Irish International Peter Mikkelsen 21–15, 13–21, 21–17 Winner
2008 Norwegian International Ville Lång 13–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2008 Spanish Open Chetan Anand 21–23, 21–19, 15–21 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament
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References
  1. "Henri Hurskainen". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. "Henri Hurskainen". SOK.se. Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté. 13 September 1986. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henri Hurskainen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  4. "Bra badmintonlottning för Henri Hurskainen - OS". SVT.se. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  5. von Hertzen, Jesper (2 April 2012). "Hurskainen svensk publikfavorit". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 December 2019. Mina föräldrar är födda i Kajanatrakten och flyttade på 80-talet till sydöstra Sverige ...


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