Anders Nielsen

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.

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.

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.

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

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 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 Bronze 1994 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Tomas Johansson 14–17, 6–15 Bronze 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