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.

Elo Hansen 1970

Career

Hansen won the gold medal at the 1970 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Per Walsoe 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),[1][2][3] 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.[4]

Achievements

International tournaments

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1974 Portugal International Flemming Delfs David Hunt
William Kidd		 Runner-up
1975 Jamaica International Flemming Delfs Mike Tredgett
Ray Stevens		 15–13, 4–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1976 Swedish Open Flemming Delfs Winner
1976 Dutch Open Flemming Delfs Winner
1976 Denmark Open Flemming Delfs David Eddy
Eddy Sutton		 13–15, 11–15 Runner-up

References
  1. Herbert Scheele (ed.) (1971) The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971. Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. p. 82.
  2. Pat Davis (1983) The Guinness Book of Badminton. Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 125, 126.
  3. Danmarksmesterskaber. badminton.dk
  4. Herbert Scheele (ed.) (1971) The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971. Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. p. 29.


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