Steen Fladberg

Steen Fladberg Nielsen (born 11 October 1956) is a Danish badminton player, noted for his speed of foot, who excelled during the 1980s. Though a strong international level singles player, his biggest achievements came in doubles. He is now works as a director of Sport One Denmark.^[1]

Steen Fladberg
Personal information
Birth name	Steen Fladberg Nielsen
Country	Denmark
Born	(1956-10-11) 11 October 1956 (age 68)
Event	Doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 1983 Copenhagen Men's doubles 1983 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 1980 Jakarta Mixed doubles World Cup 1985 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1986 Bandung & Jakarta Mixed doubles 1987 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles World Senior Championships 2003 Sofia Mixed doubles 40+ 2003 Sofia Men's doubles 45+ 2009 Punta Umbría Men's doubles 50+ Thomas Cup 1979 Jakarta Men's team 1982 London Men's team European Championships 1980 Groningen Mixed team 1986 Uppsala Men's doubles 1986 Uppsala Mixed team 1988 Kristiansand Mixed doubles 1988 Kristiansand Mixed team 1988 Kristiansand Men's doubles 1982 Böblingen Mixed team

Career

Fladberg won the gold medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Jesper Helledie, defeating Mike Tredgett and Martin Dew 15–10, 15–10 in the final. He was a silver medalist at the same tournament in mixed doubles with Pia Nielsen.^[2]

He also won at the 1986 European Championships in the men's doubles with Helledie, and in 1988 in the mixed doubles with England's Gillian Clark.

Personal information

Fladberg married the former Danish badminton player Kirsten Larsen. Their son Rasmus Fladberg is also a professional badminton player.^[3]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Jesper Helledie	Martin Dew Mike Tredgett	15–10, 15–10	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Istora, Jakarta, Indonesia	Pia Nielsen	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	8–15, 14–17	Bronze
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Pia Nielsen	Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry	1–15, 11–15	Silver

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Nora Perry	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	11–15, 17–18	Silver
1986	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Gillian Clark	Eddy Hartono Verawaty Fadjrin	8–15, 15–17	Silver
1987	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Gillian Clark	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing	11–15, 15–1, 4–15	Silver

World Senior Championships

Men's doubles doubles

Year	Venue	Event	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2003	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Men's doubles 45+	Claus Andersen	Leon Douglas Dan Travers		Gold	[4]
2009	Pabellón Municipal de Deportes, Punta Umbría, Spain	Men's doubles 50+	Jesper Helledie	Surapong Suharitdumrong Taveesup Waranusast	21–13, 20–22, 21–16	Gold	[5]

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Event	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2003	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Mixed doubles 40+	Annette Vollertzen	Morten Christensen Jeanette Koldsø	7–15, 15–6, 15–9	Gold	[4]

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden	Jesper Helledie	Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	15–12, 18–17	Gold
1988	Badmintonsenteret, Kristiansand, Norway	Jan Paulsen	Michael Kjeldsen Jens Peter Nierhoff	9–15, 11–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Badmintonsenteret, Kristiansand, Norway	Gillian Clark	Alex Meijer Erica van Dijck	17–16, 4–15, 15–10	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
1987	Malaysia Open	Yang Yang	15–4, 10–15, 7–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Swedish Open	Jesper Helledie	Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	4–15, 18–13, 15–10	Winner
1984	Chinese Taipei Open	Jesper Helledie	Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	3–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1985	Hong Kong Open	Jesper Helledie	Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen	15–8, 7–15, 15–12	Winner
1985	Dutch Open	Jesper Helledie	Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen	15–8, 15–9	Winner
1985	Scandinavian Open	Jesper Helledie	Martin Dew Dipak Tailor	15–12, 15–9	Winner
1986	German Open	Jesper Helledie	Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong	8–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1986	Scandinavian Open	Jesper Helledie	Martin Dew Dipak Tailor	15–9, 15–18, 15–7	Winner
1986	Carlton-Intersport Cup	Jesper Helledie	Martin Dew Dipak Tailor	9–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1988	German Open	Jan Paulsen	Chen Hongyong Chen Kang	15–8, 6–15, 18–13	Winner
1989	Poona Open	Jesper Knudsen	Zhang Qiang Zhou Jincan	10–15, 6–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Dutch Open	Gitte Paulsen	Jesper Helledie Dorte Kjær	15–9, 15–11	Winner
1985	English Masters	Gitte Paulsen	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers	7–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1986	Malaysia Open	Gillian Gilks	Bobby Ertanto Verawaty Fadjrin	7–15, 15–18	Runner-up
1986	Indonesia Open	Gillian Clark	Steve Baddeley Gillian Gowers	15–5, 15–4	Winner
1987	Chinese Taipei Open	Gillian Clark	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers	15–7, 14–18, 15–5	Winner
1987	Malaysia Open	Gillian Clark	Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers	15–7, 15–6	Winner
1988	Poona Open	Gillian Clark	Nils Skeby Dorte Kjær	15–8, 15–6	Winner
1988	German Open	Gillian Clark	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	9–15, 18–14, 15–4	Winner
1988	Thailand Open	Gillian Clark	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing	17–14, 4–15, 15–9	Winner
1988	English Masters	Gillian Clark	Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen	11–15, 6–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Swiss Open	Hans Olaf Birkholm	15–6, 15–4	Winner
1977	Swiss Open	Gert Helsholt	11–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1976	Czechoslovakian International	Michael Schnaase	15–5, 5–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1978	Norwegian International	Sture Johnsson	10–15, 6–5 walkover	Winner
1979	Czechoslovakian International	Jens Peter Nierhoff	15–9, 15–2	Winner
1980	Canadian Open	Morten Frost	7–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1983	German Open	Misbun Sidek	13–18, 6–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Czechoslovakian International	Morten Frost	Wolfgang Bochow Roland Maywald	12–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1978	Norwegian International	Jesper Helledie	Kenneth Larsen Mogens Neergaard	15–5, 15–8	Winner
1979	Swedish Open	Morten Frost	Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard	12–15, 15–12, 10–15	Runner-up
1979	Dutch Open	Morten Frost	Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot	8–15, 17–18	Runner-up
1979	Czechoslovakian International	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Kenneth Larsen Mogens Neergaard	15–11, 15–11	Winner
1980	Nordic Championships	Morten Frost	Claes Nordin Lars Wengberg	3–15, 15–3, 15–11	Winner
1980	Copenhagen Cup	Morten Frost	Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard	8–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1981	Nordic Championships	Morten Frost	Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard	15–9, 15–5	Winner
1981	Scandinavian Cup	Morten Frost	Luan Jin Lin Jiangli	11–15, 15–6, 12–15	Runner-up
1982	German Open	Morten Frost	Jiang Guoliang He Shangquan	15–5, 15–6	Winner
1982	Nordic Championships	Morten Frost	Jesper Helledie Steen Skovgaard	15–6, 15–18, 15–6	Winner
1983	Dutch Open	Jesper Helledie	Martin Dew Mike Tredgett	18–13, 15–10	Winner
1986	Nordic Championships	Morten Frost	Jan-Eric Antonsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–10, 15–12	Winner
1987	Nordic Championships	Jan Paulsen	Max Gandrup Thomas Lund	15–12, 18–15	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1978	Norwegian International	Lonny Bostofte	Mogens Neergaard Susanne Berg	15–12, 15–7	Winner
1980	Canadian Open	Johanne Falardeau	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	7–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1981	German Open	Pia Nielsen	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder	12–15, 15–10, 15–10	Winner
1982	Scandinavian Cup	Pia Nielsen	Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry	15–18, 12–15	Runner-up
1983	German Open	Pia Nielsen	Dipak Tailor Gillian Clark	11–15, 15–12, 15–11	Winner
1983	Nordic Championships	Grete Mogensen	Thomas Kihlström Maria Bengtsson	2–15, 15–9, 5–15	Runner-up
1985	Malaysia Master	Nora Perry	Thomas Kihlström Christine Magnusson	15–9, 15–5	Winner
			Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	17–15, 15–12
			Stefan Karlsson Maria Bengtsson	15–10, 9–15, 10–15
1986	Nordic Championships	Gitte Paulsen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson	16–17, 3–15	Runner-up