| Svend Pri | |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | March 18, 1945 |
| Date of death | June 8, 1983 (aged 38) |
| Country |  Denmark |
| Handedness | Right |
Svend Pri (earlier Svend Andersen; March 18, 1945 – June 8, 1983) was a male badminton player of Denmark who won numerous major titles from the mid 1960's through the mid 1970's. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles or two opposing pairs (doubles who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe His play was marked by great power, tenacity, and tactical astuteness. An excellent three event (singles, doubles, mixed doubles) player, the high points of his career were probably two dramatic singles victories over the iconic Rudy Hartono, one in the Challenge Round of Thomas Cup (Denmark v. Rudy Hartono Kurniawan (born August 18, 1949) was an Indonesian Badminton player of Han Chinese descent who won the World Championship The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international Badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Indonesia) in 1973[1], the other in the final of the All-Englands in 1975[2]. The 1973 Thomas Cup was the 9th edition of the Thomas Cup, the world championship of men's international team Badminton (its female counterpart is the Uber Cup The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournaments
On June 8, 1983, at the age of 38, he took out his own life because of family and financial problems. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) [3]
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Career
World Championships
He won a silver medal in the 1977 IBF World Championships in men's singles, losing against Flemming Delfs in the final 15-5, 15-6[4]. The 1st IBF World Championships were held in Malmö, Sweden in 1977. Flemming Delfs is a Danish Badminton player He is especially noteworthy as the first IBF World Championships Men's Singles champion which he won at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Pri competed in badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where badminton was played as a demonstration sport. Badminton was one of two Demonstration sports at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. A demonstration sport is a sport which is played in order to promote itself most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events In men's singles he was defeated in the final by Rudy Hartono 15-6, 15-1. Rudy Hartono Kurniawan (born August 18, 1949) was an Indonesian Badminton player of Han Chinese descent who won the World Championship In mixed doubles he played together with Ulla Strand and they were beaten in the final by Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks 15-6, 18-16[5]. Ulla Strand (born as Ulla Rasmussen) is a retired female Badminton player of Denmark who excelled from the early 1960s to the early 1970s Derek Talbot is a former English male Badminton player One of Britain's best ever "all-rounders" he won multiple English National Championships Gillian Gilks (formerly Gillian Perrin, and later Gillian Goodwin)(born 1950 is a former English female Badminton player who won major titles
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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| World Championships | |||
| 2 | Singles | 1977 | Malmö, SWE |
| European Championships | |||
| 2 | Men's doubles | 1974 | Vienna, AUT |
| 3 | Singles | 1980 | Groningen, NED |
| Open Championships | |||
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1967, 1971, 1972 | All England Open |
| 1 | Singles | 1975 | All England Open |
| 2 | Singles | 1970, 1972 | All England Open |
| 2 | Men's doubles | 1967, 1976 | All England Open |
References
- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. The BWF World Championships (formerly known as IBF World Championships, also known as the World Badminton Championships) is a tournament organized by the Badminton The 1st IBF World Championships were held in Malmö, Sweden in 1977. The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe ( BE) since 1968 and is held once every two years to crown the best The 4th European Badminton Championships were held in Vienna ( Austria) between 18 and 20 April 1974, and hosted by the The 7th European Badminton Championships were held in Groningen ( Netherlands) between 17 and 20 April 1980, and hosted The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournaments 1983) 125.
- ^ Davis, 93.
- ^ Change of court for Rudy Hartono.
- ^ Davis, 109.
- ^ Davis, 116.
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