| Ulla Strand | ||
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| Birth name | Ulla Rasmussen | |
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| Country |  Denmark |
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| Title(s) | 10 All Englands | |
Ulla Strand (born as Ulla Rasmussen) is a retired female badminton player of Denmark. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournaments 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
She was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1999. The Badminton Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Badminton, all-time great coaches and referees and other major contributors to the game
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Career
Strand won 10 All England Open Badminton Championships titles, 7 in mixed doubles and 3 in women's doubles. The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournaments
She also won 21 Danish National Championships between 1961 and 1974, and 19 Nordic Championships between 1962 and 1973. The Danish National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized to crown the best Badminton players in Denmark since the season 1930/1931 The Nordic Championships in Badminton was an international open held in the Scandinavian states since 1962 until 1999
1972 Summer Olympics
Strand competed in badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics, as a demonstration sport competition. 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 women's singles, she lost in the first round against Noriko Nakayama, 11-5, 11-9. Noriko Nakayama (nee Noriko Takagi) is a former Japanese Badminton player who won numerous Japanese national and major international titles from the mid In mixed doubles he played with Svend Pri, and they were beaten in the final by Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks of Great Britain, 15-6, 18-16. Svend Pri (earlier Svend Andersen; March 18 1945 &ndash June 8 1983) was a male Badminton player of Denmark 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 See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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| European Championships | |||
| 3 | Women's doubles | 1974 | Vienna, AUT |
| Open Championships | |||
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1964, 1965, 1967 | All England Open |
| Mixed doubles | 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972 | ||
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1965 | Denmark Open |
| Mixed doubles | 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973 | ||
| 1 | Women's doubles | 1962, 1967 | Dutch Open |
| Mixed doubles | 1962 | ||
| 1 | Women's singles | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 | Nordic Championships |
| Women's doubles | 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973 | ||
| Mixed doubles | 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973 | ||
| 1 | Women's singles | 1962, 1967 | Swedish Open |
| Women's doubles | 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968 | ||
| Mixed doubles | 1963, 1965, 1968 | ||
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1966 | Canadian Open |
| 2 | Women's doubles | 1962, 1963, 1966 | All England Open |
| Mixed doubles | 1964 | ||
External links
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 1964 All England Open was the 54th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. The 1965 All England Open was the 55th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournaments The 1965 All England Open was the 55th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual Badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Danmarks Badminton Forbund The Dutch Open is an annual Badminton tournament held in the Netherlands since 1932 and currently organized by Nederlandse Badminton Bond (NBB The Nordic Championships in Badminton was an international open held in the Scandinavian states since 1962 until 1999 The Swedish Open was an open Badminton tournament that was annually held until 1999 after which the organizer Svenska Badmintonförbundet, could no longer The Canadian Open in Badminton is an international open held in Canada since 1957 The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournamentsDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic