Henrik Svarrer

Henrik Svarrer
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1964-06-22) 22 June 1964 (age 60) Esbjerg, Syddanmark, Denmark
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Handedness	Left
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark World Cup 1990 Bandung & Jakarta Mixed doubles Sudirman Cup 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team Thomas Cup 1996 Hong Kong Men's team European Championships 1990 Moscow Men's doubles 1996 Herning Men's doubles 1992 Glasgow Men's doubles 1994 Dan Bosch Men's doubles 1988 Kristiansand Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1988 Kristiansand Mixed team 1990 Moscow Mixed team 1996 Herning Mixed team 1992 Glasgow Mixed team 1994 Dan Bosch Mixed team
BWF profile

Henrik Svarrer (born 22 June 1964) is a Danish retired badminton player. He won the men's doubles title in the 1990 European Championships.

Career

Svarrer competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles with Jan Paulsen. They lost in the quarter-finals to Li Yongbo and Tian Bingyi, of China, 15–11, 12–15, 17–14.[1]

Svarrer made his second appearance at the Olympics in 1996 by competing in the men's doubles with Michael Søgaard. The duo eliminated in the second round to number 1 seed Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja.[1]

Achievements

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Gillian Clark	Rudy Gunawan Rosiana Tendean	11–15, 9–15	Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Luzhniki, Moscow, Soviet Union	Jan Paulsen	Max Gandrup Thomas Lund	17–16, 15–6	Gold
1992	Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland	Jan Paulsen	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	9–15, 5–15	Silver
1994	Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands	Jim Laugesen	Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	11–15, 15–6, 7–15	Bronze
1996	Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark	Michael Søgaard	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	15–10, 12–15, 17–18	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Badmintonsenteret, Kristiansand, Norway	Dorte Kjær	Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark	15–18, 10–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Canadian Open	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	15–12, 15–11	Winner
1986	Scottish Open	Jesper Knudsen	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	15–10, 15–10	Winner
1987	Carlton Inter-sport Cup	Jesper Knudsen	Mark Christiansen Stefan Karlsson	6–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1988	Canadian Open	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Yang Kesen Zheng Shoutai	15–9, 15–4	Winner
1988	Scottish Open	Claus Thomsen	Rikard Rönnblom Erik Söderberg	15–12, 15–10	Winner
1989	German Open	Jan Paulsen	Max Gandrup Thomas Lund	15–12, 8–15, 15–9	Winner
1989	Dutch Open	Jan Paulsen	Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono	11–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1991	Dutch Open	Jan Paulsen	Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono	2–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1992	All England Open	Jan Paulsen	Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono	10–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1992	Denmark Open	Jan Paulsen	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	16–18, 8–15	Runner-up
1993	Denmark Open	Jim Laugesen	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	5–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1993	Finnish Open	Christian Jakobsen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Mikael Rosén	15–7, 17–15	Winner
1994	French Open	Christian Jakobsen	Aras Razak Aman Santosa	18–16, 16–17, 12–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Thailand Open	Dorte Kjær	Peter Buch Grete Mogensen	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1987	Carlton-Intersport-Cup	Dorte Kjær	Andy Goode Fiona Elliott	16–17, 15–9, 15–10	Winner
1988	Dutch Open	Dorte Kjær	Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen	7–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1988	Canadian Open	Erica van Dijck	Mike Bitten Doris Piché	15–13, 15–10	Winner
1989	Chinese Taipei Open	Dorte Kjær	Jan Paulsen Gillian Gowers	15–8, 15–6	Winner
1990	Denmark Open	Marlene Thomsen	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	4–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1990	Dutch Open	Marlene Thomsen	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Maria Bengtsson	15–13, 15–11	Winner
1991	Finnish Open	Maria Bengtsson	Max Gandrup Gillian Clark	15–12, 15–9	Winner
1992	Chinese Taipei Open	Marlene Thomsen	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Maria Bengtsson	6–15, 15–17	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	USSR International	Bent Svenningsen	Alexander Gutko Radiy Bilalov	15–5, 15–7	Winner
1986	Austrian International	Claus Thomsen	Kim Brodersen Jacob Thygesen	15–6, 15–3	Winner
1986	USSR International	Claus Thomsen	Peter Axelsson Jens Olsson	15–6, 11–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1993	Copenhagen Masters	Jim Laugesen	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	3–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1994	Copenhagen Masters	Michael Søgaard	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	10–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1995	Nordic Championships	Michael Søgaard	Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–9, 15–8	Winner
1995	Copenhagen Masters	Michael Søgaard	Simon Archer Chris Hunt	15–7, 15–7	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	USSR International	Annette Bernth	Duncan Bridge Jill Pringle	15–17, 3–15	Runner-up

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henrik Svarrer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.

External links

• Henrik Svarrer at BWFBadminton.com
• Henrik Svarrer at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
• Henrik Svarrer at Olympics.com
• Henrik Svarrer at Olympedia (archive)
• Olympiske lege at Danish Badminton Federation