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.

Career Hansen won the gold medal at the 1970 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Per Walsøe 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), 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.

Achievements European Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1968 Ruhrlandhalle, Bochum, West Germany Sture Johnsson 4–15, 15–11, 12–15 File:Med 3.png Bronze 1970 Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales Sture Johnsson 5–15, 6–15 File:Med 2.png Silver 1976 Fitzwilliam Club, Dublin, Ireland Flemming Delfs 4–15, 7–15 File:Med 2.png Silver

Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1970 Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales Per Walsøe Henning Borch Erland Kops 15–9, 2–15, 15–10 File:Med 1.png Gold 1972 Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden Erland Kops Willi Braun Roland Maywald 13–15, 8–15 File:Med 3.png Bronze 1974 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria Flemming Delfs Willi Braun Roland Maywald 8–15, 6–15 File:Med 3.png Bronze

International tournaments (22 titles, 13 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1969 French Open Lee Kin Tat 15–6, 15–14 Winner 1970 Dutch Open Alan Parsons 15–5, 15–13 Winner 1971 Swedish Open Sture Johnsson 17–18, 15–10, 15–5 Winner 1971 Dutch Open Svend Pri 15–10, 11–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1973 Norwegian International Thomas Kihlström 15–10, 15–8 Winner 1974 Portugal International Flemming Delfs 15–5, 15–9 Winner

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1966 Dutch Open Knud Aage Nielsen Oon Chong Hau Punch Gunalan 4–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1967 Norwegian International Erland Kops Sture Johnsson Kurt Johnsson 15–8, 15–11 Winner 1970 Swedish Open Poul Petersen Svend Pri Per Walsøe 5–15, 15–11, 1–15 Runner-up 1973 Nordic Championships Flemming Delfs Svend Pri Poul Petersen 16–18, 17–16, 15–10 Winner 1974 Portugal International Flemming Delfs David Hunt William Kidd 12–15, 15–8, 10–15 Runner-up 1974 Nordic Championships Flemming Delfs Svend Pri Poul Petersen 10–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1975 Jamaica International Flemming Delfs Mike Tredgett Ray Stevens 15–13, 4–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1975 Mexico International Flemming Delfs Sture Johnsson Thomas Kihlström 11–15, 15–13, 15–5 Winner 1975 Norwegian International Flemming Delfs Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström 5–15, 15–5, 18–17 Winner 1975 Nordic Championships Flemming Delfs Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström 9–15, 2–15 Runner-up 1976 Swedish Open Flemming Delfs Jesper Helledie Jørgen Mortensen 15–0, 15–2 Winner 1976 Norwegian International Flemming Delfs Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström 6–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1976 Dutch Open Flemming Delfs Klaus Kaagaard Steen Skovgaard 15–6, 15–12 Winner 1976 Denmark Open Flemming Delfs David Eddy Eddy Sutton 13–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1977 Dutch Open Steen Skovgaard David Eddy Eddy Sutton 15–6, 8–15, 15–17 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1967 Norwegian International Ulla Strand Erland Kops Lizbeth von Barnekow 15–9, 15–12 Winner 1968 Nordic Championships Karin Jørgensen Poul-Erik Nielsen Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 10–15, 15–7, 9–15 Runner-up 1969 French Open Lene Horvid Torsten Winter Julie Rickard 15–9, 14–17, 15–7 Winner 1970 Swedish Open Karin Jørgensen Per Walsøe Pernille Kaagaard 15–3, 5–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1972 Nordic Championships Ulla Strand Per Walsøe Pernille Kaagaard 15–11, 15–11 Winner 1973 Denmark Open Ulla Strand Derek Talbot Nora Perry 4–15, 17–14, 15–10 Winner 1973 Nordic Championships Ulla Strand Gert Perneklo Eva Stuart 18–14, 15–9 Winner 1973 USSR International Lene Køppen Roland Maywald Tatjana Antropova 15–9, 6–15, 15–5 Winner 1974 Denmark Open Ulla Strand Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Zizmann 15–5, 15–3 Winner 1974 Nordic Championships Pernille Kaagaard Poul Petersen Anne Flindt 15–12, 15–12 Winner 1975 Norwegian International Inge Borgstrøm Niels Bruun Joke van Beusekom 15–4, 15–14 Winner 1975 Jamaica International Lene Køppen Lucio Fabris Barbara Welch 15–10, 13–18, 15–3 Winner 1976 Norwegian International Pernille Kaagaard Mogens Neergaard Lilli B. Petersen 15–1, 15–8 Winner 1976 Nordic Championships Pernille Kaagaard Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen 0–15, 6–15 Runner-up