Anders Nielsen (badminton)

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Anders Nielsen
Personal information
Full nameAnders Ward Nielsen
CountryEngland
Born(1967-02-24)24 February 1967
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Died29 July 2010(2010-07-29) (aged 43)
Cheam, Greater London, England
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria Men's singles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Glasgow Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Den Bosch Men's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team

Anders Ward Nielsen (24 February 1967 – 29 July 2010) was a badminton player who competed for England.

Badminton career

Nielsen represented Great Britain in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1]

He represented England and won a gold medal in the mixed team and a bronze medal in the men's singles event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[2][3][4]

He represented England 40 times between 1987 and 1996 and won bronze in the 1992 and 1994 European Badminton Championships. He was twice the English National champion in 1992 and 1995. He died of cancer in 2010.[5]

Family

His mother was Heather Ward, the 1958 women's doubles and 1959 women's singles All England Open Badminton Championships winner.[6][5]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Malaysia Rashid Sidek 3–15, 11–15 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1992 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Denmark Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 15–8, 7–15, 13–15 Bronze Bronze
1994 Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Sweden Tomas Johansson 14–17, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1989 Canada Open England Matthew A. Smith 15–4, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 Scottish Open Denmark Ib Frederiksen 15–18, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1986 Welsh International England Darren Hall 11–15, 1–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1987 Polish International China Zheng Shoutai 15–13, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Portugal International England Matthew A. Smith 10–15, 15–8, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Wimbledon International Denmark Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen 7–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Canada Bryan Blanshard 15–5, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Wimbledon International England Darren Hall 8–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Welsh International England Peter Knowles 15–10, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Bulgarian International United States Kevin Han 15–9, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Finnish Open Sweden Rikard Magnusson 6–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anders Nielsen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Anders Nielsen". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Badminton mourns Anders Nielsen". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. ^ "All England Past Winners - The Badminton Museum". badmintonmuseum.org. National Badminton Museum. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
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