Anders Nielsen (badminton)

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Anders Nielsen
Personal information
Full nameAnders Ward Nielsen
Born(1967-02-24)24 February 1967
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Died29 July 2010(2010-07-29) (aged 43)
Cheam, Greater London, England
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryEngland
SportBadminton
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria Mixed team
1994 Victoria Men's singles
European Championships
1992 Glasgow Men's singles
1994 Den Bosch Men's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
1992 Glasgow Mixed team
1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
European Junior Championships
1985 Pressbaum Mixed team

Anders Ward Nielsen (24 February 1967 – 29 July 2010) was a badminton player who competed for England.

Badminton career

Nielsen represented Great Britain in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the mixed team and a bronze medal in the men's singles event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[2][3][4]

He represented England 40 times between 1987 and 1996 and won bronze in the 1992 and 1994 European Badminton Championships. He was twice the English National champion in 1992 and 1995. He died of cancer in 2010.[5]

Family

His mother was Heather Ward, the 1958 women's doubles and 1959 women's singles All England Open Badminton Championships winner.[6][5]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Rashid Sidek 3–15, 11–15 Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 15–8, 7–15, 13–15 Bronze
1994 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Tomas Johansson 14–17, 6–15 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1989 Canada Open Matthew A. Smith 15–4, 15–1 Winner
1990 Scottish Open Ib Frederiksen 15–18, 7–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1986 Welsh International Darren Hall 11–15, 1–15 Runner-up
1987 Polish International Zheng Shoutai 15–13, 15–4 Winner
1991 Portugal International Matthew A. Smith 10–15, 15–8, 15–9 Winner
1991 Wimbledon International Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen 7–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1992 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Bryan Blanshard 15–5, 15–9 Winner
1992 Wimbledon International Darren Hall 8–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1992 Welsh International Peter Knowles 15–10, 15–10 Winner
1995 Bulgarian International Kevin Han 15–9, 15–4 Winner
1996 Finnish Open Rikard Magnusson 6–15, 8–15 Runner-up

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anders Nielsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Anders Nielsen". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Badminton mourns Anders Nielsen". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. ^ "All England Past Winners - The Badminton Museum". badmintonmuseum.org. National Badminton Museum. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
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