Knud Aage Nielsen

Knud Aage Nielsen (born 1937) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.

Knud Aage Nielsen
Imre Rietveld and Knud Aage Nielsen getting married on 17 April 1967
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born1937 (age 84–85)

Career

With a singles game that featured consistency and excellent mobility, Nielsen played at a high international level from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s. In 1964 he won men's singles at the All England Open Badminton Championships, then considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, narrowly defeating fellow Dane Henning Borch in the final.[1] He played Thomas Cup (men's international team competition) singles for Denmark in the '60–'61 and '63–'64 campaigns, scoring Denmark's only singles victory in its controversial '64 Challenge Round loss to Indonesia.[2]

He is the younger brother of Poul-Erik Nielsen three times an All England doubles champion.[3]

Nielsen appeared in the Danish TV series Make badminton great again from 2022 about the history of Danish badminton.[4]

Achievements

International tournaments

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1958 Norwegian International Winner
1959 Dutch Open Ferry Sonneville 18–13, 15–9 Winner
1964 German Open Erland Kops 7–15, 13–15 Runner-up
1964 All England Henning Borch 8–15, 17–15, 15–4 Winner
1966 Dutch Open Wolfgang Bochow 18–15, 15–9 Winner
1966 German Open Erland Kops Runner-up
1966 Denmark Open Svend Pri 3–15, 9–15 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1961 Dutch Open Ole Mertz Wong B. K.
Yeoh Kean Hua		 18–15, 15–9 Winner
1963 Swedish Open Henning Borch Winner
1965 Swedish Open Erland Kops Winner
1966 Dutch Open Elo Hansen Punch Gunalan
Oon Chong Hau		 4–15, 4–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1964 German Open Kirsten Thorndahl Finn Kobberø
Bente Flindt		 9–15, 10–15 Runner-up

References
  1. Herbert Sheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., p. 164.
  2. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967, Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1967, pp. 87, 90.
  3. "Poul-Erik Nielsen". Badminton Denmark.
  4. Make badminton great again (in Danish), Wikidata Q111291001


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