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.

Elo Hansen
Hansen in 1970
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Handedness	Right
Career title(s)	1970 European Men's doubles champion
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark Thomas Cup 1973 Jakarta Men's team European Championships 1970 Port Talbot Men's doubles 1970 Port Talbot Men's singles 1976 Dublin Men's singles 1968 Bochum Men's singles 1972 Karlskrona Men's doubles 1974 Vienna Men's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1976 Dublin Mixed team 1972 Karlskrona Mixed team 1974 Vienna Mixed team

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),^[1][2][3] 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.^[4]

Achievements

European Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Ruhrlandhalle, Bochum, West Germany	Sture Johnsson	4–15, 15–11, 12–15	Bronze
1970	Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales	Sture Johnsson	5–15, 6–15	Silver
1976	Fitzwilliam Club, Dublin, Ireland	Flemming Delfs	4–15, 7–15	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	Gold
1972	Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden	Erland Kops	Willi Braun Roland Maywald	13–15, 8–15	Bronze
1974	Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria	Flemming Delfs	Willi Braun Roland Maywald	8–15, 6–15	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