Jens Peter Nierhoff

Jens Peter Nierhoff (born 2 September 1960) is a Danish retired badminton player, noted for his powerful smash, who won a number of international titles in singles and men's doubles during the 1980s.^[1]

Jens Peter Nierhoff
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1960-09-02) 2 September 1960 (age 64) Kolding, Denmark
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 1985 Calgary Men's singles 1987 Beijing Men's doubles World Cup 1983 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1988 Bangkok Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 1989 Jakarta Mixed team Thomas Cup 1990 Nagoya & Tokyo Men's team European Championships 1982 Böblingen Men's singles 1988 Kristiansand Men's doubles 1984 Preston Men's singles 1984 Preston Men's doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1988 Kristiansand Mixed team 1984 Preston Mixed team 1982 Böblingen Mixed team European Junior Championships 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Boys' singles 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Mixed doubles 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

Nierhoff won men's singles at the 1982 European Championships, and men's doubles at the 1988 European Championships with Michael Kjeldsen. He competed at the 1983 IBF World Championships in men's singles and lost to Han Jian in the quarter-finals. Two years later he won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships, losing to Han Jian] again, this time in the semi-finals. Nierhoff's accomplishments included singles victories at the Dutch (1984, 1988), Swedish (1984) Canadian (1985), and Scottish (1987) Opens; and doubles titles at the Swiss (1981), Dutch (1988), Canadian (1985, 1988), and Scottish (1987) Opens.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada	Han Jian	9–15, 14–17	Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China	Michael Kjeldsen	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	4–15, 4–15	Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Morten Frost	Bobby Ertanto Christian Hadinata	11–15, 15–4, 13–15	Bronze
1988	National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Michael Kjeldsen	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	6–15, 7–15	Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany	Ray Stevens	15–9, 15–4	Gold
1984	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Morten Frost	8–15, 2–15	Silver

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Morten Frost	Martin Dew Mike Tredgett	8–15, 10–15	Silver
1988	Badmintonsenteret, Kristiansand, Norway	Michael Kjeldsen	Steen Fladberg Jan Paulsen	15–9, 15–11	Gold

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany	Nick Yates	17–16, 15–1	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany	Charlotte Pilgaard	Peter Isaksson Lena Axelsson	15–7, 15–7	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Canadian Open	Misbun Sidek	6–15, 15–11, 12–15	Runner-up
1984	Dutch Open	Ib Frederiksen	12–15, 15–9, 18–16	Winner
1984	Denmark Open	Morten Frost	1–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1984	Swedish Open	Sze Yu	15–3, 10–15, 15–12	Winner
1985	Canadian Open	Ib Frederiksen	15–6, 15–2	Winner
1987	Poona Open	Morten Frost	11–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1987	Scottish Open	Michael Kjeldsen	11–15, 15–9, 15–4	Winner
1988	Dutch Open	Icuk Sugiarto	15–11, 9–15, 15–4	Winner
1989	Scottish Open	Morten Frost	2–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1990	German Open	Fung Permadi	Walkover	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Denmark Open	Morten Frost	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	7–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1985	Canadian Open	Henrik Svarrer	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	15–12, 15–11	Winner
1987	Poona Open	Michael Kjeldsen	Peter Buch Nils Skeby	15–3, 17–15	Winner
1987	Scandinavian Open	Michael Kjeldsen	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	2–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1987	Scottish Open	Michael Kjeldsen	Chris Rees Lyndon Williams	15–4, 15–4	Winner
1988	Poona Open	Michael Kjeldsen	Cheah Soon Kit Ong Beng Teong	15–10, 10–15, 15–6	Winner
1988	Dutch Open	Michael Kjeldsen	Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono	15–12, 7–15, 15–4	Winner
1988	Canadian Open	Henrik Svarrer	Yang Kesen Zheng Shoutai	15–9, 15–4	Winner

IBF International

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Score	Result
1979	Czechoslovakian International	Steen Fladberg	9–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1982	German Open	Morten Frost	12–15, 15–13, 8–15	Runner-up
1982	Nordic Championships	Morten Frost	2–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1983	English Masters	Icuk Sugiarto	15–7, 15–12	Winner
1984	Nordic Championships	Morten Frost	14–17, 6–15	Runner-up
1984	Scottish Open	Zhao Jianhua	5–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1985	Intersport-Cup	Jürgen Gebhardt	15–4, 15–3	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Czechoslovakian International	Steen Fladberg	Kenneth Larsen Mogens Neergaard	15–11, 15–11	Winner
1980	German Open	Steen Skovgaard	Kenneth Larsen Mogens Neergaard	15–7, 15–5	Winner
1980	Czechoslovakian International	Jan Hammergaard Hansen	Gerry Asquith Duncan Bridge	18–14, 15–8	Winner
1981	Swiss Open	Kenn H. Nielsen	Torben Christensen Mogens Neergaard	15–11, 15–6	Winner
1982	Indonesia Open	Christian Hadinata	Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono	1–15, 15–10, 2–15	Runner-up
1983	Nordic Championships	Morten Frost	Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	12–15, 15–17	Runner-up
1983	India Masters	Jesper Helledie	Steve Baddeley Martin Dew	7–15, 15–6, 15–14	Winner
1984	English Masters	Morten Frost	Hadibowo Christian Hadinata	3–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1984	Scottish Open	Morten Frost	Andy Goode Nigel Tier	12–15, 15–8, 9–15	Runner-up
1988	Nordic Championships	Michael Kjeldsen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Stellan Österberg	15–0, 15–10	Winner