Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen

Badminton career Høyer Larsen competed in three Summer Olympics. In Barcelona 1992, he was defeated in quarterfinals by Ardy Wiranata. In Atlanta 1996, he won the gold medal in the men's singles after beating Dong Jiong in the final. In 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he lost in the opening round.

He also won two All-England Open Badminton Championships in 1995 and 1996, and the European Badminton Championships in 1992, 1994 and 1996.

Høyer became president of Badminton Europe in 2010. In February 2007, he was nominated vice-president of the Danmarks Badminton Forbund. On 18 May 2013, Høyer was elected president of the Badminton World Federation. He served for another two four-year terms after winning reelection in 2017 and 2021. He retired from the presidency on 26 April 2025 and was replaced by Patama Leeswadtrakul.

Achievements Olympic Games Men's singles

World Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Hariyanto Arbi 10–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Sun Jun 7–15, 17–14, 9–15 Bronze Bronze 1999 Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Sun Jun 4–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1989 Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Foo Kok Keong 7–15, 17–18 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1990 Moscow, Soviet Union Steve Baddeley 10–15, 15–0, 11–15 Bronze Bronze 1992 Glasgow, Scotland Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 15–10, 15–10 Gold Gold 1994 Den Bosch, Netherlands Tomas Johansson 15–9, 15–5 Gold Gold 1996 Herning, Denmark Peter Rasmussen 15–5, 15–11 Gold Gold 1998 Sofia, Bulgaria Kenneth Jonassen 6–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze 2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Peter Gade 5–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix (22 titles, 17 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

IBF International (2 titles, 1 runner-up) Men's singles

Invitation tournament (1 title, 4 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1993 Copenhagen Masters Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 10–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1994 Copenhagen Masters Hariyanto Arbi 16–18, 13–18 Runner-up 1995 Copenhagen Masters Jens Olsson 15–12, 10–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1996 Copenhagen Masters Hu Zhilan 15–10, 15–10 Winner 1999 Copenhagen Masters Peter Gade 11–15, 11–15 Runner-up

Personal life Høyer married his long-time girlfriend Heidi in 1993 after a six-year engagement. They have two sons, Lasse and Mikkel. In September 2020, he confirmed that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.