Steen Skovgaard

Steen Skovgaard is a retired male badminton player from Denmark who specialized in the doubles events and won national and international titles in both men's doubles and mixed doubles from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s. He played for the Gentofte BK.

Steen Skovgaard
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	1950
Event	Doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 1977 Malmö Mixed doubles 1980 Jakarta Men's doubles 1980 Jakarta Mixed Doubles World Games 1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles World Cup 1980 Kyoto Men's doubles 1979 Tokyo Men's doubles Thomas Cup 1979 Jakarta Men's team 1982 London Men's team European Championships 1976 Dublin Mixed team 1980 Groningen Mixed team 1976 Dublin Mixed doubles 1978 Preston Mixed doubles 1978 Preston Mixed team 1980 Groningen Men's doubles 1982 Böblingen Mixed doubles 1982 Böblingen Mixed team

Career

The tall, hard-hitting Skovgaard won the gold medal at the 1977 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Lene Køppen, defeating Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks by 15-12, 18-17 in the final. They also won the bronze medal at the 1980 IBF World Championships.

At the European Badminton Championships they won two silver medals, in 1976 and 1978. In 1980 Skovgaard won a bronze medal in men's doubles with Flemming Delfs, and in 1982 another bronze medal in mixed doubles with his wife, Anne Skovgaard.

Later life

After ending his active career, Skovgaard became a coach in Gentofte BK. He has also been used as a badminton commentator by TV2 Sporten.

He has since 1981 worked for companies such as IBM Denmark, Errpege IBS, Kraks Forklag and Mercuri Urval. In 2004, he became a co-owner of People Capital Partner. In 2010, he became partner in the recruitment company Hansen Toft A/S.^[1]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Flemming Delfs	Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono	7–15, 7–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Lene Køppen	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	15–12, 18–17	Gold
1980	Istora Senayan, Jakarta Indonesia	Lene Køppen	Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna	11–15, 6–15	Bronze

World Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium, California, United States	Lene Køppen	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–11, 4–15, 8–15	Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1979	Tokyo, Japan	Flemming Delfs	Masao Tsuchida Yoshitaka Iino	13–15, 10–15	Bronze
1980	Kyoto, Japan	Flemming Delfs	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	6–15, 3–15	Silver

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands	Flemming Delfs	Stefan Karlsson Claes Nordin	3–15, 13–18	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Fitzwilliam Club, Dublin. Ireland	Lene Køppen	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	15–6, 12–15, 15–17	Silver
1978	Guild Hall, Preston, England	Lene Køppen	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	9–15, 10–15	Silver
1982	Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany	Anne Skovgaard	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	12–15, 8–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix (2 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Dutch Open	Anne Skovgaard	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	10–15, 16–17	Runner-up
1983	All England Open	Anne Skovgaard	Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry	16–18, 15–11, 6–15	Runner-up

International tournaments (22 titles, 25 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Nordic Championships	Svend Pri	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	10–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1976	Dutch Open	Klaus Kaagaard	Flemming Delfs Elo Hansen	6–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1976	All England Open	Svend Pri	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	12–15, 15–17	Runner-up
1977	Japan Open	Flemming Delfs	Nobutaka Ikeda Shoichi Toganoo	15–9, 15–2	Winner
1977	Dutch Open	Elo Hansen	David Eddy Eddy Sutton	15–6, 8–15, 15–17	Runner-up
1977	German Open	Gert Hansen	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	12–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1977	Nordic Championships	Flemming Delfs	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	15–4, 12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1977	Denmark Open	Flemming Delfs	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	6–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1978	Denmark Open	Flemming Delfs	Christian Hadinata Ade Chandra	15–6, 15–11	Winner
1978	Canada Open	Flemming Delfs	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	15–9, 10–15, retired	Runner-up
1978	Nordic Championships	Flemming Delfs	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	15–4, 15–9	Winner
1978	Swedish Open	Flemming Delfs	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	15–18, 15–9, 15–8	Winner
1979	Nordic Championships	Flemming Delfs	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	15–13, 11–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1979	Swedish Open	Flemming Delfs	Steen Fladberg Morten Frost	15–12, 12–15, 15–10	Winner
1980	Copenhagen Cup	Flemming Delfs	Steen Fladberg Morten Frost	15–8, 15–6	Winner
1980	Denmark Open	Flemming Delfs	Christian Hadinata Ade Chandra	15–10, 10–15, 15–10	Winner
1980	German Open	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Kenneth Larsen Mogens Neergaard	15–6, 15–11	Winner
1980	Chinese Taipei Open	Flemming Delfs	Hadibowo Susanto Bobby Ertanto	13–18, 5–15	Runner-up
1980	Victor Cup	Flemming Delfs	Claes Nordin Thomas Kihlström	5–15, 17–18	Runner-up
1981	Nordic Championships	Flemming Delfs	Steen Fladberg Morten Frost	9–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1982	Scandinavian Cup	Jesper Helledie	Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	13–15, 15–13, 10–15	Runner-up
1982	Nordic Championships	Jesper Helledie	Steen Fladberg Morten Frost	6–15, 18–15, 6–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1975	Nordic Championships	Lene Køppen	Bengt Fröman Karin Lindquist	15–5, 15–3	Winner
1976	Swedish Open	Lene Køppen	Peter Bullivant Gillian Gilks	15–6, 15–3	Winner
1976	German Open	Lene Køppen	Mike Tredgett Nora Gardner	9–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1976	Nordic Championships	Lene Køppen	Elo Hansen Pernille Kaagaard	15–0, 15–6	Winner
1976	Denmark Open	Lene Køppen	David Eddy Barbara Giles	15–8, 15–4	Winner
1977	Nordic Championships	Lene Køppen	Mogens Neergaard Inge Borgstrøm	15–3, 15–2	Winner
1977	Dutch Open	Joke van Beusekom	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	7–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1977	Swedish Open	Lene Køppen	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	6–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1977	Denmark Open	Lene Køppen	David Eddy Barbara Giles	15–12, 15–8	Winner
1977	Canadian Open	Jane Webster	David Eddy Nora Perry	4–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1978	All England Open	Lene Køppen	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	7–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1978	Nordic Championships	Lene Køppen	Lars Wengberg Anette Börjesson	15–11, 15–10	Winner
1978	Swedish Open	Lene Køppen	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	2–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1978	Denmark Open	Lene Køppen	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–9, 15–11	Winner
1978	Canadian Open	Wendy Clarkson	Paul Johnson Claire Backhouse		Winner
1979	Nordic Championships	Lene Køppen	Jan Hammergaard Inge Borgstrøm	15–6, 15–2	Winner
1979	Swedish Open	Lene Køppen	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–12, 17–18, 16–18	Runner-up
1979	Denmark Open	Lene Køppen	Ray Stevens Nora Perry	12–15, 15–11, 13–15	Runner-up
1980	Nordic Championships	Lene Køppen	Lars Wengberg Anette Börjesson	15–6, 15–5	Winner
1980	Denmark Open	Lene Køppen	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	11–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1980	German Open	Anne Skovgaard	Billy Gilliland Christine Heatly	15–6, 15–11	Winner
1980	Victor Cup	Helle Hartwig	Kevin Jolly Nora Perry	0–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1981	Nordic Championships	Lene Køppen	Lars Wengberg Anette Börjesson	17–14, 15–9	Winner
1982	Dutch Open	Dorte Kjær	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	14–17, 17–14, 8–15	Runner-up
1982	Nordic Championships	Hanne Adsbøl	Thomas Kihlström Maria Bengtsson	15–6, 15–10	Winner