Jesper Larsen

Jesper Alsing Larsen (born 29 October 1972) is a badminton player from Denmark who affiliated with Hvidovre BK.[1] He won the men's doubles gold medal along with partner Jens Eriksen at the 2000 European Championships.[2] Larsen and Eriksen competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and finished in the quarter-finals stage.[3]

Not to be confused with Jesper Larsson.

Jesper Larsen
Personal information
Birth name	Jesper Alsing Larsen
Country	Denmark
Born	(1972-10-29) 29 October 1972 Faaborg, Denmark
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's & mixed doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark Sudirman Cup 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team 2001 Seville Mixed team Thomas Cup 1998 Hong Kong Men's team 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team European Championships 2000 Glasgow Men's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 2000 Glasgow Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Jens Eriksen	Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jonsson	15–7, 15–6	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Scottish Open	Stellan Österberg	Nick Ponting Julian Robertson	5–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1997	German Open	Jens Eriksen	Simon Archer Chris Hunt	15–1, 15–8	Winner
1997	Dutch Open	Jens Eriksen	Nick Ponting John Quinn	7–15, 15–8, 15–6	Winner
1997	Denmark Open	Jens Eriksen	Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Søgaard	17–14, 8–15, 13–18	Runner-up
1998	Hong Kong Open	Jens Eriksen	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	10–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1999	Korea Open	Jens Eriksen	Eng Hian Flandy Limpele	15–6, 7–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1999	Swiss Open	Jens Eriksen	Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard	15–6, 12–15, 17–16	Winner
2000	Swiss Open	Jens Eriksen	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	12–15, 2–15	Runner-up
2000	Denmark Open	Jens Eriksen	Eng Hian Flandy Limpele	13–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2001	Swiss Open	Jens Eriksen	Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard	7–4, 2–7, 7–1, 1–7, 3–7	Runner-up
2001	Dutch Open	Jesper Christensen	Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske	7–4, 3–7, 7–5, 4–7, 7–5	Winner
2004	German Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	6–15, 14–17	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Norwegian International	Thomas Reidy	Magnus Jansson Stellan Österberg	15–7, 15–10	Winner
1995	Malmö International	Stellan Österberg	Janek Roos Thomas Stavngaard	18–16, 5–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1995	Norwegian International	Stellan Österberg	Jim Laugesen Thomas Stavngaard	15–11, 10–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1996	Austrian International	Peder Nissen	Artur Khachaturjan Sergei Melnikov	15–12, 15–9	Winner
1996	French Open	Peder Nissen	Dharma Gunawi Michael Keck	10–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1996	Malmö International	Peder Nissen	Anders Hansson Robert Larsson	9–15, 7–15	Runner-up
2002	Scottish International	Jesper Christensen	Tommy Sørensen Jesper Thomsen	15–6, 15–9	Winner
2003	Iceland International	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	David Lindley Kristian Roebuck	15–8, 15–9	Winner
2004	Swedish International	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak	15–4, 13–15, 12–15	Runner-up
2004	French International	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Gan Teik Chai Koo Kien Keat	6–15, 15–17	Runner-up
2004	Spanish Open	Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Matthew Hughes Martyn Lewis	15–6, 15–5	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Strasbourg International	Ann Sandersson			Winner
1994	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Ann Sandersson	Michael Keck Karen Stechmann	4–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1995	Malmö International	Maria Bengtsson	Thomas Stavngaard Ann Jørgensen	9–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1996	French Open	Majken Vange	Vladislav Druzchenko Victoria Evtoushenko	15–8, 14–17, 15–11	Winner
1996	Malmö International	Majken Vange	Robert Larsson Maria Bengtsson	5–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1996	Irish International	Majken Vange	Jonas Rasmussen Ann-Lou Jørgensen	15–10, 8–15, 15–9	Winner
2003	Iceland International	Mie Nielsen	Simon Archer Donna Kellogg	13–15, 4–15	Runner-up

References

1. "Badminton: Jesper Alsing Larsen". www.bt.dk (in Danish). 11 September 2000. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019.
2. "Individuelle Europamesterskaber". www.badminton.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
3. Phillips, Mitch. "Defending champion retires after loss". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

External links

• Jesper Larsen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Jesper Larsen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)