Steen Fladberg
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| Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 October 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steen Fladberg is a retired male badminton player from Denmark, noted for his speed of foot, who excelled during the 1980s. Though a strong international level singles player, his biggest achievements came in doubles.
Career
[edit]Fladberg won the gold medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Jesper Helledie, defeating Mike Tredgett and Martin Dew 15–10, 15–10 in the final. He was a silver medalist at the same tournament in mixed doubles with Pia Nielsen.[1]
He also won at the 1986 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Helledie, and the 1988 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with England's Gillian Clark.
Personal information
[edit]He married the former Danish badminton player Kirsten Larsen. Their son Rasmus Fladberg is also a professional badminton player.[2]
Major achievements
[edit]| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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| World Championships | |||
| 2 | Mixed doubles (with Pia Nielsen) | 1983 | Copenhaguen, DEN |
| 3 | Mixed doubles (with Pia Nielsen) | 1980 | Jakarta, INA |
| European Championships | |||
| 1 | Men's doubles (with Jesper Helledie) | 1986 | Uppsala, SWE |
| 2 | Mixed doubles (with Gillian Clark) | 1988 | Kristiansand, NOR |
| Open Championships | |||
| 1 | Men's doubles | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987 | Nordic Championships |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1984, 1987 | Malaysia Open |
| 1 | Mixed doubles | 1986 | Indonesia Open |
World Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1983 | Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Jesper Helledie
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 Martin Dew Mike Tredgett
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15–10, 15–10 |  Gold
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IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1983 | Swedish Open | Jesper Helledie
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 Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson
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4–15, 18–13, 15–10 |  Winner
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| 1984 | Chinese Taipei Open | Jesper Helledie
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Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson
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3–15, 6–15 |  Runner-up
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| 1985 | Hong Kong Open | Jesper Helledie
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Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen
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15–8, 7–15, 15–12 | Winner
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| 1985 | Dutch Open | Jesper Helledie
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Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen
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15–8, 15–9 | Winner
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| 1985 | Scandinavian Open | Jesper Helledie
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Martin Dew Dipak Tailor
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15–12, 15–9 | Winner
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| 1986 | German Open | Jesper Helledie
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 Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong
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8–15, 12–15 | Runner-up
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| 1986 | Scandinavian Open | Jesper Helledie
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Martin Dew Dipak Tailor
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15–9, 15–18, 15–7 | Winner
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| 1986 | Carlton-Intersport Cup | Jesper Helledie
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Martin Dew Dipak Tailor
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9–15, 14–18 | Runner-up
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| 1988 | German Open | Jan Paulsen
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 Chen Hongyong Chen Kang
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15–8, 6–15, 18–13 | Winner
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| 1989 | Poona Open | Jesper Knudsen
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Zhang Qiang Zhou Jincan
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10–15, 6–15 | Runner-up
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References
[edit]- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 110.
- ^ "En familie med fjer på". sn.dk (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
