Jørn Skaarup

Jørn Skaarup (13 September 1925 – 11 February 1987) was a Danish badminton player.^[1] He represented the Denmark national badminton team at the Thomas Cup from 1949 to 1955.^[2] Skaarup died on 11 February 1987, at the age of 61.^[3]

Jørn Skaarup
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1925-09-13)13 September 1925 Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Died	11 February 1987(1987-02-11) (aged 61)
Career title(s)	1948 All England
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark Thomas Cup 1949 Scotland–England Men's team 1955 Singapore Men's team

Career

In 1948, Skaarup won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships.^[4] In 1952, Skaarup won the Denmark Open after defeating Eddy Choong in the final.^[5]

In doubles, Skaarup paired up with Preben Dabelsteen and together they have reached the finals of the All England Open in 1947 and 1950.

Achievements

International tournaments

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1947	Denmark Open	Poul Holm	18–14, 10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1948	Denmark Open	Mogens Felsby	15–7, 15–13	Winner
1948	All England	Poul Holm	15–3, 15–13	Winner
1952	Denmark Open	Eddy Choong	7–15, 15–9, 15–7	Winner
1954	Dutch Open	Eddy Choong	9–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1955	Malaysia Open	Ferry Sonneville	5–15, 4–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1946	Denmark Open	Preben Dabelsteen	Erik Friis Conny Jepsen	15–13, 15–6	Winner
1947	Denmark Open	Preben Dabelsteen	Carl Frøhlke Tage Madsen	18–15, 11–15, 18–13	Winner
1947	All England	Preben Dabelsteen	Poul Holm Tage Madsen	15–4, 12–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1948	Denmark Open	Preben Dabelsteen	Poul Holm Børge Frederiksen	15–7, 13–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1950	All England	Preben Dabelsteen	Poul Holm Børge Frederiksen	9–15, 15–2, 15–12	Winner
1951	Denmark Open	Preben Dabelsteen	Ismail Marjan Ong Poh Lim	9–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1954	Dutch Open	Preben Dabelsteen	Jesper Sandvad Ole Mertz	15–12, 18–14	Winner
1956	German Open	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Atte Nyberg Rolf Olsson	15–11, 15–11	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1948	Denmark Open	Tonny Ahm	Tage Madsen Kirsten Thorndahl	13–18, 15–8, 7–15	Runner-up
1948	All England	Kirsten Thorndahl	Conny Jepsen Aase Svendsen	15–10, 15–2	Winner
1950	All England	Birgit Rostgaard-Frøhne	Poul Holm Tonny Ahm	3–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1954	Dutch Open	Annelise Hansen	Preben Dabelsteen Hanne Jensen	15–3, 18–15	Winner
1956	Denmark Open	Anni Hammergaard Hansen	Finn Kobberø Inge Birgit Hansen	13–18, 15–8, 7–15	Winner
1956	German Open	Hanne Jensen	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Anni Hammergaard Hansen	8–15, 13–15	Runner-up