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Jim Laugesen

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Jim Laugesen
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born (1974-11-10) 10 November 1974 (age 50)
Gentofte, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Men's team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Den Bosch Men's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Jakarta Mixed doubles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sofia Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sofia Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Budapest Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Jim Laugesen (born 10 November 1974) is a former Danish badminton player.[1] He was the 1992 World Junior Champion in the mixed doubles event partnered with Rikke Olsen.[2] He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia partnered with Michael Søgaard reaching in to the second round.[3] Laugesen was dismissed from the Danmarks Badminton Forbund (DBS) center in September 2004.[4] He now works as a badminton journalist at TV 2 in Denmark, and as a badminton coach in Gentofte Badminton Klub.[5][6]

Achievements

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European Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Maaspoort Sports and Events,
Den Bosch, Netherlands 		Denmark Henrik Svarrer Russia Andrei Antropov
Russia Nikolai Zuyev 		11–15, 15–6, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		Denmark Rikke Olsen South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Kim Shin-young 		15–11, 18–17 Gold Gold

European Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1993 Hristo Botev Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria Sweden Rasmus Wengberg 15–9, 15–10 Gold Gold

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Hristo Botev Hall,
Sofia, Bulgaria 		Denmark Janek Roos Denmark Thomas Søgaard
Denmark Thomas Stavngaard 		15–12, 15–9 Gold Gold
1991 Budapest, Hungary Denmark Thomas Damgaard Soviet Union Vladislav Druzchenko
Soviet Union Valerij Streltsov 		16–18, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1995 Scottish Open England Peter Knowles 11–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 German Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Lars Paaske
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen 		15–10, 9–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Denmark Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Denmark Lars Paaske 		5–7, 7–3, 8–6, 3–7, 1–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 German Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Michael Lamp
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen 		7–1, 7–1, 3–7, 7–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Swiss Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Jesper Larsen 		4–7, 7–2, 1–7, 7–1, 7–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Dutch Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Indonesia Halim Haryanto
Indonesia Sigit Budiarto 		11–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 German Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Michael Lamp
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen 		16–17, 15–10, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Denmark Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Denmark Lars Paaske 		13–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Thailand Open Denmark Michael Søgaard China Yu Jinhao
China Chen Qiqiu 		11–15, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Swiss Open Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Jesper Larsen 		15–6, 12–15, 16–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Russian Open Denmark Thomas Stavngaard Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Michael Søgaard 		9–15, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Scottish Open Denmark Thomas Stavngaard China Chen Wei
China Ji Xinpeng 		15–9, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Denmark Open Denmark Thomas Stavngaard England Simon Archer
England Chris Hunt 		17–15, 10–15, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Denmark Open Denmark Henrik Svarrer Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen 		5–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1993 Czech International Denmark Jan Jørgensen 6–15, 15–6, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Portugal International Denmark Michael Søgaard Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Michael Lamp 		15–7, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Irish International Denmark Thomas Stavngaard Denmark Jan Jørgensen
Denmark Peder Nissen 		15–11, 15–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Norwegian International Denmark Thomas Stavngaard Denmark Jesper Larsen
Sweden Stellan Österberg 		11–15, 15–10, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Polish International Denmark Janek Roos Indonesia Felix Antonius
Indonesia Denny Kantono 		1–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Jim Laugesen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Viktor kan skrive badminton-historie" (in Danish). Fyens Stiftstidende. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ "OL 2000 - 18 danske deltagere". www.badmintonpeople.dk (in Danish). Badminton Danmark. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Fyreseddel til topspiller" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. ^ "42-årig ekspert udfordrede dansk landsholdsspiller – så tog hun ham på ordet". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV 2. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Tidligere ungdomseuropamester skifter til Gentofte: Jim Laugesen får det bedste ud af mig" (in Danish). BadmintonBladet.dk. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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