Anders Nielsen (badminton)

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

Anders Nielsen
Personal information
Full name	Anders Ward Nielsen
Country	England
Born	(1967-02-24)24 February 1967 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Died	29 July 2010(2010-07-29) (aged 43) Cheam, Greater London, England
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
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

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