Per Walsøe
| Per Walsøe | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 June 1943 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 May 2024 (aged 80) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career title(s) | 1970 European Men's doubles champion | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]European Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1970 | Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales |  Elo Hansen
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Henning Borch Erland Kops
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15–9, 2–15, 15–10 |  Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales | Anne Berglund
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 Derek Talbot Gillian Perrin
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18–14, 11–15, 7–15 |  Bronze
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International tournaments (18 titles, 19 runners-up)
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | German Open | Poul-Erik Nielsen
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Tony Jordan David Horton
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15–4, 15–5 |  Winner
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| 1966 | Nordic Championships | Svend Pri
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Henning Borch Erland Kops
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16–18, 8–15 |  Runner-up
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| 1967 | Swedish Open | Svend Pri
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Henning Borch Erland Kops
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15–2, 15–12 | Winner
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| 1967 | Denmark Open | Svend Pri
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 Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan
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15–8, 16–18, 15–17 | Runner-up
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| 1967 | German Open | Erland Kops
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 Wolfgang Bochow Friedhelm Wulff
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9–15, 15–9, 0–15 | Runner-up
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| 1967 | All England | Svend Pri
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Henning Borch Erland Kops
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8–15, 12–15 | Runner-up
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| 1968 | Swedish Open | Poul-Erik Nielsen
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Henning Borch Erland Kops
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7–15, 11–15 | Runner-up
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| 1968 | Nordic Championships | Svend Pri
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Henning Borch Erland Kops
|
15–12, 15–4 | Winner
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| 1969 | Nordic Championships | Svend Pri
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Henning Borch Erland Kops
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15–5, 15–2 | Winner
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| 1970 | Swedish Open | Svend Pri
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Poul Peterson Elo Hansen
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15–5, 11–15, 15–1 | Winner
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| 1970 | Denmark Open | Svend Pri
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Henning Borch Erland Kops
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15–17, 15–10, 2–15 | Runner-up
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| 1970 | Nordic Championships | Svend Pri
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Flemming Delfs Jørgen Mortensen
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15–8, 15–8 | Winner
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| 1971 | Swedish Open | Svend Pri
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Henning Borch Erland Kops
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15–11, 15–11 | Winner
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| 1971 | Nordic Championships | Poul Petersen
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Svend Pri Erland Kops
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5–15, 11–15 | Runner-up
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| 1972 | Norwegian International | Klaus Kaagaard
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 Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström
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18–14, 18–13 | Winner
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| 1972 | Swedish Open | Poul Petersen
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Svend Pri Erland Kops
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4–15, 15–9, 12–15 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Nordic Championships | Ulla Strand
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Henning Borch Karin Jorgensen
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15–1, 15–9 | Winner
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| 1966 | Swedish Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
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Henning Borch Ulla Strand
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15–7, 9–15, 15–8 | Winner
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| 1966 | Denmark Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
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Finn Kobberø Ulla Strand
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15–8, 7–15, 11–15 | Runner-up
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| 1966 | All England Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
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Finn Kobberø Ulla Strand
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13–15, 3–15 | Runner-up
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| 1967 | Swedish Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
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Henning Borch Ulla Strand
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15–6, 11–15, 15–4 | Winner
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| 1967 | Denmark Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
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Svend Pri Ulla Strand
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11–15, 12–15 | Runner-up
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| 1967 | German Open | Ulla Strand
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Tony Jordan Angela Bairstow
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15–8, 15–8 | Winner
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| 1967 | All England Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
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Svend Pri Ulla Strand
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2–15, 10–15 | Runner-up
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| 1968 | Swedish Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
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Svend Pri Ulla Strand
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5–15, 11–15 | Runner-up
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| 1968 | Denmark Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
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Svend Pri Ulla Strand
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15–2, 15–8 | Winner
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| 1968 | German Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
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Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall
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10–15, 17–18 | Runner-up
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| 1969 | Swedish Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
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Roger Mills Gillian Perrin
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12–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
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| 1969 | Denmark Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
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Henning Borch Imre Rietveld Nielsen
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12–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
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| 1969 | German Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
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Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall
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11–15, 15–13, 10–15 | Runner-up
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| 1969 | Nordic Championships | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
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Henning Borch Imre Rietveld Nielsen
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15–12, 15–13 | Winner
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| 1970 | Swedish Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
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Elo Hansen Karin Jorgensen
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3–15, 15–5, 15–8 | Winner
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| 1970 | All England Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
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Wolfgang Bochow Irmgard Latz
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17–14, 15–12 | Winner
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| 1971 | Swedish Open | Pernille Kaagaard
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Derek Talbot Gillian Perrin
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15–5, 6–15, 14–17 | Runner-up
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| 1971 | Nordic Championships | Pernille Kaagaard
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Svend Pri Ulla Strand
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walkover | Winner
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| 1972 | Norwegian International | Pernille Kaagaard
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Klaus Kaagaard Anne Flindt
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15–8, 15–3 | Winner
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| 1972 | Nordic Championships | Pernille Kaagaard
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Elo Hansen Ulla Strand
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11–15, 11–15 | Runner-up
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References
[edit]- ^ "Mindeord om fhv. højesteretsdommer Per Walsøe (80)". Altinget (in Danish). 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Per Louis Walsøe". Afdøde.dk (in Danish). 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Højesteretsdommer med fjerboldøje fylder 75". fyens.dk (in Danish). 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 168.
- ^ Scheele, 165.
- ^ Scheele, 82.
- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 126.
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