Michael Kjeldsen

Michael Kjeldsen
Michael Kjeldsen
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	13 November 1962 (age 62); Hammel, Region Midtjylland, Denmark
Handedness	Right
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Denmark
World Championships
World Cup
Sudirman Cup
European Championships
European Mixed Team Championships
European Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Michael Kjeldsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈmiˌkʰɛˀl ˈkʰelˀsn̩]; born 1962) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark. He is now 1st team coach in The elite club Måløv Badminton Club (MBC). MBC has started their season with two well played matches with Mister Kjeldsen as their coach.

Career

He won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Mark Christensen. He won men's doubles at the European Badminton Championships in 1988 with Jens Peter Nierhoff.

Later life

Kjeldsen has been head coach of the elite teams in Måløv Badminton Club (MBC) since 2019.^[2]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada	Mark Christiansen	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	16–18, 18–14, 3–15	Bronze
1987	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	4–15, 4–15	Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	6–15, 7–15	Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden	Morten Frost	15–7, 4–15, 3–15	Bronze
1988	Badmintonsenteret, Kristiansand, Norway	Darren Hall	6–15, 18–15, 2–15	Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Fyrishallen, Uppsala, Sweden	Mark Christiansen	Thomas Kihlstrom Stefan Karlsson	8–15, 6–15	Bronze
1988	Badmintonsenteret, Kristiansand, Norway	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Steen Fladberg Jan Paulsen	15–9, 15–11	Gold

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Steve Butler	18–13, 15–6	Gold

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland	Mark Christiansen	Dipak Tailor Andy Wood	15–4, 15–3	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	German Open	Claus Andersen	15–8, 15–8	Winner
1984	Canadian Open	Sigit Pamungkas	15–12, 15–11	Winner
1985	Dutch Open	Pierre Pelupessy	15–8, 15–12	Winner
1985	Malaysia Open	Misbun Sidek	16–18, 6–15	Runner-up
1986	German Open	Morten Frost	4–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1986	Denmark Open	Morten Frost	9–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1987	Scottish Open	Jens Peter Nierhoff	15–11, 9–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1989	Poona Open	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	10–15, 8–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Dutch Open	Mark Christiansen	Billy Gilliland Dipak Tailor	15–9, 7–15, 18–17	Winner
1984	Scandinavian Open	Mark Christiansen	Zhang Qiang Zhou Jincan	15–17, 15–13, 15–18	Runner-up
1985	Hong Kong Open	Mark Christiansen	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	8–15, 15–7, 12–15	Runner-up
1985	Chinese Taipei Open	Mark Christiansen	Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono	17–18, 15–8, 17–18	Runner-up
1985	Dutch Open	Mark Christiansen	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	8–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1985	All England Open	Mark Christiansen	Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong	15–7, 10–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1985	Thailand Open	Mark Christiansen	Bobby Ertanto Rudy Heryanto	9–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1985	Scottish Open	Mark Christiansen	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	15–2, 15–4	Winner
1987	Poona Open	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Peter Buch Nils Skeby	15–3, 17–15	Winner
1987	Scandinavian Open	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	2–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1987	Scottish Open	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Chris Rees Lyndon Williams	15–4, 15–4	Winner
1988	Poona Open	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Cheah Soon Kit Ong Beng Teong	15–10, 10–15, 15–6	Winner
1988	Dutch Open	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono	15–12, 7–15, 15–4	Winner
1989	Scottish Open	Mark Christiansen	Max Gandrup Thomas Lund	15–7, 6–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1990	Chinese Taipei Open	Mark Christiansen	Max Gandrup Thomas Lund	15–9, 16–17, 15–7	Winner
1990	German Open	Mark Christiansen	Ong Ewe Chye Rahman Sidek	14–17, 12–15	Runner-up
1990	Scottish Open	Mark Christiansen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–13, 10–15, 11–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Malta International	Martin Vissing Sorensen	Martin Skovgaard Henrik Neergaard	11–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1988	Nordic Championships	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Jan-Eric Antonsson Stellan Österberg	15–0, 15–10	Winner
1991	Amor Tournament	Claus Thomsen	Eric Lia Hans Sperre	15–1, 18–16, 12–15	Runner-up

References

^ "Michael Kjeldsen bliver sportschef i Højbjerg". Badminton Bladet (in Danish). 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
^ "Nucgaek Jhekdsen bliver cheftræner i KBK". badmintonbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2017.

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[1] "Michael Kjeldsen bliver sportschef i Højbjerg". Badminton Bladet (in Danish). 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

[2] "Nucgaek Jhekdsen bliver cheftræner i KBK". badmintonbladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2017.

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