Jim Laugesen (born 10 November 1974) is a former Danish badminton player.[1] He was the 1992 World Junior Champion in the mixed doubles event partnered with Rikke Olsen.[2] He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia partnered with Michael Søgaard reaching in to the second round.[3] Laugesen was dismissed from the Danmarks Badminton Forbund (DBS) center in September 2004.[4] He now works as a badminton journalist at TV 2 in Denmark, and as a badminton coach in Gentofte Badminton Klub.[5][6]
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| Country |  Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 November 1974 Gentofte, Hovedstaden, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editEuropean Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1994 | Maaspoort Sports and Events, Den Bosch, Netherlands |
Henrik Svarrer
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 Andrei Antropov Nikolai Zuyev
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11–15, 15–6, 7–15 |  Bronze
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World Junior Championships
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1992 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Rikke Olsen
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 Kim Dong-moon Kim Shin-young
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15–11, 18–17 |  Gold
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European Junior Championships
editBoys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1993 | Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Rasmus Wengberg
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15–9, 15–10 | Gold
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Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1993 | Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria |
Janek Roos
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Thomas Søgaard Thomas Stavngaard
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15–12, 15–9 | Gold
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| 1991 | Budapest, Hungary | Thomas Damgaard
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 Vladislav Druzchenko Valerij Streltsov
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16–18, 7–15 | Bronze
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IBF World Grand Prix
editThe World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1995 | Scottish Open |  Peter Knowles
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11–15, 7–15 |  Runner-up
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Men's doubles
IBF International
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1993 | Czech International | Jan Jørgensen
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6–15, 15–6, 15–1 |  Winner
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Portugal International | Michael Søgaard
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Mathias Boe Michael Lamp
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15–7, 15–3 | Winner
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| 1995 | Irish International | Thomas Stavngaard
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Jan Jørgensen Peder Nissen
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15–11, 15–0 | Winner
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| 1995 | Norwegian International | Thomas Stavngaard
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Jesper Larsen Stellan Österberg
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11–15, 15–10, 15–12 | Winner
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| 1993 | Polish International | Janek Roos
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 Felix Antonius Denny Kantono
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1–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
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References
edit- ^ "Players: Jim Laugesen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Viktor kan skrive badminton-historie" (in Danish). Fyens Stiftstidende. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "OL 2000 - 18 danske deltagere". www.badmintonpeople.dk (in Danish). Badminton Danmark. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Fyreseddel til topspiller" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "42-årig ekspert udfordrede dansk landsholdsspiller – så tog hun ham på ordet". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV 2. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Tidligere ungdomseuropamester skifter til Gentofte: Jim Laugesen får det bedste ud af mig" (in Danish). BadmintonBladet.dk. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
External links
edit- Jim Laugesen at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Jim Laugesen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
