Per Walsøe

Per Walsøe (8 June 1943 – 11 May 2024)^[1][2] was a Danish former Supreme Court judge^[3] and a badminton player who won a number of Danish national and international doubles titles from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.

Per Walsøe
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1943-06-08)8 June 1943
Died	11 May 2024(2024-05-11) (aged 80)
Career title(s)	1970 European Men's doubles champion
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark European Championships 1970 Port Talbot Men's doubles 1970 Port Talbot Mixed doubles

Career

Walsoe won the gold medal at the 1970 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Elo Hansen. He also captured the mixed doubles crown at the prestigious All-England Championships with Pernille Molgaard Hansen in 1970, having previously reached the final with the same partner in 1966 and 1967.^[4] Walsoe was also a runner-up with Svend Andersen (Pri) in the 1967 All-England men's doubles to fellow Danes Erland Kops and Henning Borch.^[5] One of the physically largest men to have played world class badminton, Walsoe represented Denmark in Thomas Cup (world men's team) competition in the '66-'67, '69-'70, and '75-'76 seasons.^[6][7]

Achievements

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales	Elo Hansen	Henning Borch Erland Kops	15–9, 2–15, 15–10	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales	Anne Berglund	Derek Talbot Gillian Perrin	18–14, 11–15, 7–15	Bronze

International tournaments (19 titles, 20 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1966	German Open	Poul-Erik Nielsen	Tony Jordan David Horton	15–4, 15–5	Winner
1966	Nordic Championships	Svend Pri	Henning Borch Erland Kops	16–18, 8–15	Runner-up
1967	Swedish Open	Svend Pri	Henning Borch Erland Kops	15–2, 15–12	Winner
1967	Denmark Open	Svend Pri	Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan	15–8, 16–18, 15–17	Runner-up
1967	German Open	Erland Kops	Wolfgang Bochow Friedhelm Wulff	9–15, 15–9, 0–15	Runner-up
1967	All England	Svend Pri	Henning Borch Erland Kops	8–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1968	Swedish Open	Poul-Erik Nielsen	Henning Borch Erland Kops	7–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1968	Nordic Championships	Svend Pri	Henning Borch Erland Kops	15–12, 15–4	Winner
1969	Nordic Championships	Svend Pri	Henning Borch Erland Kops	15–5, 15–2	Winner
1970	Swedish Open	Svend Pri	Poul Peterson Elo Hansen	15–5, 11–15, 15–1	Winner
1970	Denmark Open	Svend Pri	Henning Borch Erland Kops	15–17, 15–10, 2–15	Runner-up
1970	Nordic Championships	Svend Pri	Flemming Delfs Jørgen Mortensen	15–8, 15–8	Winner
1971	Swedish Open	Svend Pri	Henning Borch Erland Kops	15–11, 15–11	Winner
1971	Nordic Championships	Poul Petersen	Svend Pri Erland Kops	5–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1972	Norwegian International	Klaus Kaagaard	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	18–14, 18–13	Winner
1972	French Open	Joël Guéguen	Holger Rode Edelwald Rumpel	16–17, 8–15	Runner-up
1972	Swedish Open	Poul Petersen	Svend Pri Erland Kops	4–15, 15–9, 12–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1966	Nordic Championships	Ulla Strand	Henning Borch Karin Jorgensen	15–1, 15–9	Winner
1966	Swedish Open	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Henning Borch Ulla Strand	15–7, 9–15, 15–8	Winner
1966	Denmark Open	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Finn Kobberø Ulla Strand	15–8, 7–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1966	All England Open	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Finn Kobberø Ulla Strand	13–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1967	Swedish Open	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Henning Borch Ulla Strand	15–6, 11–15, 15–4	Winner
1967	Denmark Open	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Svend Pri Ulla Strand	11–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1967	German Open	Ulla Strand	Tony Jordan Angela Bairstow	15–8, 15–8	Winner
1967	All England Open	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Svend Pri Ulla Strand	2–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1968	Swedish Open	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Svend Pri Ulla Strand	5–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1968	Denmark Open	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Svend Pri Ulla Strand	15–2, 15–8	Winner
1968	German Open	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall	10–15, 17–18	Runner-up
1969	Swedish Open	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Roger Mills Gillian Perrin	12–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1969	Denmark Open	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Henning Borch Imre Rietveld Nielsen	12–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1969	German Open	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall	11–15, 15–13, 10–15	Runner-up
1969	Nordic Championships	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Henning Borch Imre Rietveld Nielsen	15–12, 15–13	Winner
1970	Swedish Open	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Elo Hansen Karin Jorgensen	3–15, 15–5, 15–8	Winner
1970	All England Open	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Wolfgang Bochow Irmgard Latz	17–14, 15–12	Winner
1971	Swedish Open	Pernille Kaagaard	Derek Talbot Gillian Perrin	15–5, 6–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1971	Nordic Championships	Pernille Kaagaard	Svend Pri Ulla Strand	walkover	Winner
1972	Norwegian International	Pernille Kaagaard	Klaus Kaagaard Anne Flindt	15–8, 15–3	Winner
1972	Nordic Championships	Pernille Kaagaard	Elo Hansen Ulla Strand	11–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1972	French Open	Yveline Hue	Holger Rode Viviane Beaugin	9–15, 15–9, 15–11	Winner