Tonny Ahm

Tonny Kristine Ahm (f. Olsen) (21 September 1914 – 7 April 1993) was a female badminton player from Denmark.

Tonny Ahm
Personal information
Birth name	Tonny Kristine Olsen
Country	Denmark
Born	(1914-09-21)21 September 1914 Ordrup, Denmark
Died	7 April 1993(1993-04-07) (aged 78)
Handedness	Right
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Denmark Uber Cup 1957 Lancashire Women's team

She won 26 Danish National Championships between 1935 and 1957 mainly playing for Gentofte BK.^[1] On the international level, She won twelve events at the prestigious All-England Championships, all but one of them after reaching the age of thirty^[2] and also 19 titles in all 3 available categories in Denmark Open.^[3] In her early forties she played singles for Denmark in the first Uber Cup (women's world team championship) series and helped her team to a second-place finish, losing to the United States in the final.^[4]

Ahm was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997, 4 years after her death.^[5]

Achievements

International tournaments (41 titles, 12 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1934	Dutch Open	Bodil Clausen	5–11, 11–1, 12–14	Runner-up
1935	Dutch Open	Bodil Clausen	14–10, 14–6	Winner
1936	Dutch Open	Bodil Strømann	11–3, 11–5	Winner
1936	Denmark Open	Ruth Frederiksen	14–10, 3–11, 5–11	Runner-up
1937	Denmark Open	Ruth Dalsgaard	walkover	Winner
1938	Denmark Open	Daphne Young	9–11, 11–12	Runner-up
1939	Denmark Open	Queenie Allen	11–5, 11–4	Winner
1946	Denmark Open	Agnete Friis	11–3, 5–11, 11–2	Winner
1947	Denmark Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	walkover	Winner
1948	All England Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	7–11, 0–11	Runner-up
1948	Denmark Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	11–12, 11–5, 11–3	Winner
1949	Denmark Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	11–4, 11–3	Winner
1950	All England Open	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	11–4, 11–6	Winner
1950	Denmark Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	11–8, 11–0	Winner
1951	All England Open	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	6–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1951	Denmark Open	Aase Svendsen	11–2, 11–3	Winner
1952	All England Open	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	11–4, 11–2	Winner
1956	Denmark Open	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	8–11, 11–0, 7–11	Runner-up
1957	Scottish Open	Tonny Petersen	7–11, 11–2, 11–9	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1934	Dutch Open	Bodil Clausen	Co Jansen Annie Koch-Ernst	15–3, 15–6	Winner
1935	Dutch Open	Bodil Clausen	Co Jansen Annie Koch-Ernst	15–8, 15–2	Winner
1936	Dutch Open	Bodil Strømann	Rehberg Roos	15–0, 15–3	Winner
1936	Denmark Open	Bodil Riise	Gerda Frederiksen Ruth Frederiksen	15–8, 11–15, 18–14	Winner
1937	Denmark Open	Bodil Riise	Ruth Dalsgaard Dorothy Graham	4–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1938	Denmark Open	Bodil Riise	Mavis Green Daphne Young	15–11, 15–12	Winner
1939	All England Open	Ruth Dalsgaard	Marjorie Barrett Diana Doveton	15–11, 2–15, 17–15	Winner
1946	Denmark Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	Agnete Friis Marie Ussing	15–10, 15–7	Winner
1947	All England Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen Marie Ussing	15–8, 15–7	Winner
1947	Denmark Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen Marie Ussing	7–15, 15–5, 4–15	Runner-up
1948	All England Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	Queenie Allen Betty Uber	15–6, 12–15, 15–2	Winner
1948	Denmark Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	Queenie Allen Betty Uber	15–4, 15–11	Winner
1949	All England Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	Queenie Allen Betty Uber	8–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1949	Denmark Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	Inge Birgit Hansen Aase Svendsen	15–8, 15–1	Winner
1950	All England Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	Queenie Allen Betty Uber	16–17, 15–5, 15–8	Winner
1950	Denmark Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	Queenie Allen Elisabeth O'Beirne	15–2, 15–6	Winner
1951	All England Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	Mavis Henderson Queenie Webber	17–15, 15–7	Winner
1951	Denmark Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	Aase Svendsen Inge Sørensen	16–17, 18–13, 15–4	Winner
1952	All England Open	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	Betty Uber Queenie Webber	18–15, 15–4	Winner
1952	Denmark Open	Kirsten Thorndahl	Agnete Friis Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	15–7, 15–3	Winner
1956	Denmark Open	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	Anni Jorgensen Kirsten Thorndahl	2–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1957	Scottish Open	Tonny Petersen	Yvonne Kelly Mary O'Sullivan	15–10, 4–15, 15–7	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1934	Dutch Open	Sven Strømann	J. de Haas Co Jansen	15–4, 15–0	Winner
1935	Dutch Open	K. Sandvad	Sven Strømann Bodil Clausen	15–12, 17–16	Winner
1936	Dutch Open	K. Sandvad	Sven Strømann Bodil Strømann	15–9, 11–15, 18–13	Winner
1937	Denmark Open	Maurice Field	Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson	7–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1947	All England Open	Poul Holm	Tage Madsen Kirsten Thorndahl	15–13, 13–15, 15–12	Winner
1948	Denmark Open	Jørn Skaarup	Tage Madsen Kirsten Thorndahl	13–18, 15–8, 7–15	Runner-up
1949	Denmark Open	Chan Kon Leong	Tage Madsen Kirsten Thorndahl	9–15, 15–12, 15–2	Winner
1950	All England Open	Poul Holm	Jørn Skaarup Birgit Rostgaard-Frøhne	15–3, 15–4	Winner
1950	Denmark Open	Børge Frederiksen	Arve Lossmann Kirsten Thorndahl	9–15, 18–14, 15–4	Winner
1951	All England Open	Poul Holm	Arve Lossmann Kirsten Thorndahl	8–15, 15–2, 15–4	Winner
1952	All England Open	Poul Holm	Ole Jensen Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	15–4, 10–15, 15–7	Winner
1952	Denmark Open	David Choong	Ib Olesen Aase Winther	15–8, 15–10	Winner

Summary

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
Open Championships
1	Mixed doubles	1947, 1950, 1951, 1952	All England Open
	Women's doubles	1939, 1947,[6] 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952
	Singles	1950, 1952
1	Women's doubles	1935-36, 1937–38,[6] 1945–46, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52	Denmark Open
	Singles	1936-37, 1938–39,[6] 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51
	Mixed doubles	1948-49, 1949–50, 1951–52
1	Women's doubles	1934, 1935, 1936[6]	Dutch Open
	Singles	1935, 1936[6]
	Mixed doubles	1934, 1935, 1936[6]
1	Women's doubles	1957	Scottish Open
	Singles	1957
2	Singles	1948, 1951	All England Open
	Women's doubles	1949