Per Walsøe
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| Country | Denmark | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 June 1943 | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 May 2024 (aged 80) | |||||||||||||||||
| Career title(s) | 1970 European Men's doubles champion | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Per Walsøe (8 June 1943 – 11 May 2024)[1][2] was a Danish former Supreme Court judge[3] and a badminton player who won a number of Danish national and international doubles titles from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.
Career
Walsoe won the gold medal at the 1970 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Elo Hansen. He also captured the mixed doubles crown at the prestigious All-England Championships with Pernille Molgaard Hansen in 1970, having previously reached the final with the same partner in 1966 and 1967.[4] Walsoe was also a runner-up with Svend Andersen (Pri) in the 1967 All-England men's doubles to fellow Danes Erland Kops and Henning Borch.[5] One of the physically largest men to have played world class badminton, Walsoe represented Denmark in Thomas Cup (world men's team) competition in the '66-'67, '69-'70, and '75-'76 seasons.[6][7]
Achievements
European Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales | Elo Hansen | Henning Borch Erland Kops |
15–9, 2–15, 15–10 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales | Anne Berglund | Derek Talbot Gillian Perrin |
18–14, 11–15, 7–15 | Bronze |
International tournaments (19 titles, 20 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | German Open | Poul-Erik Nielsen | Tony Jordan David Horton |
15–4, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1966 | Nordic Championships | Svend Pri | Henning Borch Erland Kops |
16–18, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1967 | Swedish Open | Svend Pri | Henning Borch Erland Kops |
15–2, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1967 | Denmark Open | Svend Pri | Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan |
15–8, 16–18, 15–17 | Runner-up |
| 1967 | German Open | Erland Kops | Wolfgang Bochow Friedhelm Wulff |
9–15, 15–9, 0–15 | Runner-up |
| 1967 | All England | Svend Pri | Henning Borch Erland Kops |
8–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 1968 | Swedish Open | Poul-Erik Nielsen | Henning Borch Erland Kops |
7–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1968 | Nordic Championships | Svend Pri | Henning Borch Erland Kops |
15–12, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1969 | Nordic Championships | Svend Pri | Henning Borch Erland Kops |
15–5, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1970 | Swedish Open | Svend Pri | Poul Peterson Elo Hansen |
15–5, 11–15, 15–1 | Winner |
| 1970 | Denmark Open | Svend Pri | Henning Borch Erland Kops |
15–17, 15–10, 2–15 | Runner-up |
| 1970 | Nordic Championships | Svend Pri | Flemming Delfs Jørgen Mortensen |
15–8, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1971 | Swedish Open | Svend Pri | Henning Borch Erland Kops |
15–11, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1971 | Nordic Championships | Poul Petersen | Svend Pri Erland Kops |
5–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1972 | Norwegian International | Klaus Kaagaard | Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström |
18–14, 18–13 | Winner |
| 1972 | French Open | Joël Guéguen | Holger Rode Edelwald Rumpel |
16–17, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1972 | Swedish Open | Poul Petersen | Svend Pri Erland Kops |
4–15, 15–9, 12–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Nordic Championships | Ulla Strand | Henning Borch Karin Jorgensen |
15–1, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1966 | Swedish Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | Henning Borch Ulla Strand |
15–7, 9–15, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1966 | Denmark Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | Finn Kobberø Ulla Strand |
15–8, 7–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1966 | All England Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | Finn Kobberø Ulla Strand |
13–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 1967 | Swedish Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | Henning Borch Ulla Strand |
15–6, 11–15, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1967 | Denmark Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | Svend Pri Ulla Strand |
11–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 1967 | German Open | Ulla Strand | Tony Jordan Angela Bairstow |
15–8, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1967 | All England Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | Svend Pri Ulla Strand |
2–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1968 | Swedish Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | Svend Pri Ulla Strand |
5–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1968 | Denmark Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | Svend Pri Ulla Strand |
15–2, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1968 | German Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall |
10–15, 17–18 | Runner-up |
| 1969 | Swedish Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | Roger Mills Gillian Perrin |
12–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1969 | Denmark Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | Henning Borch Imre Rietveld Nielsen |
12–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 1969 | German Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall |
11–15, 15–13, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1969 | Nordic Championships | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | Henning Borch Imre Rietveld Nielsen |
15–12, 15–13 | Winner |
| 1970 | Swedish Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | Elo Hansen Karin Jorgensen |
3–15, 15–5, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1970 | All England Open | Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | Wolfgang Bochow Irmgard Latz |
17–14, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1971 | Swedish Open | Pernille Kaagaard | Derek Talbot Gillian Perrin |
15–5, 6–15, 14–17 | Runner-up |
| 1971 | Nordic Championships | Pernille Kaagaard | Svend Pri Ulla Strand |
walkover | Winner |
| 1972 | Norwegian International | Pernille Kaagaard | Klaus Kaagaard Anne Flindt |
15–8, 15–3 | Winner |
| 1972 | Nordic Championships | Pernille Kaagaard | Elo Hansen Ulla Strand |
11–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1972 | French Open | Yveline Hue | Holger Rode Viviane Beaugin |
9–15, 15–9, 15–11 | Winner |
References
- ^ "Mindeord om fhv. højesteretsdommer Per Walsøe (80)". Altinget (in Danish). 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Per Louis Walsøe". Afdøde.dk (in Danish). 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Højesteretsdommer med fjerboldøje fylder 75". fyens.dk (in Danish). 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 168.
- ^ Scheele, 165.
- ^ Scheele, 82.
- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 126.