Jonas Rasmussen

Jonas Rasmussen (born 28 October 1977 in Aarhus) is a retired badminton player from Denmark.

Jonas Rasmussen
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born (1977-10-28) 28 October 1977
Aarhus, Denmark
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1
BWF profile

Career

With his men's doubles partner Lars Paaske he won the 2003 IBF World Championships defeating Indonesian pair Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto in the gold medal match and the All England Super Series 2010 defeating compatriots Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen. Rasmussen also competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Paaske. They had a bye in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of Korea.

He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Rikke Olsen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Daniel Shirley and Sara Petersen of New Zealand in the second. In the quarterfinals, Rasmussen and Olsen beat Kim Dong-moon and Ra Kyung-min of Korea 1714, 158 to advance to the semifinals. There, they lost to Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms of Great Britain 156, 1512. In the bronze medal match, they were defeated by fellow Danish pair Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager 155, 155 to finish fourth place.

He won the gold medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Lars Paaske.[1] With the retirement of Lars Paaske after the 2010 BWF World Championships in Paris, He is now pairing with another Danish player, Mads Conrad-Petersen.[2]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Lars Paaske Candra Wijaya
Sigit Budiarto
15–7, 13–15, 15–13 Gold
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid,

Madrid, Spain

Lars Paaske Robert Blair
Anthony Clark
21–23, 21–17, 17–21 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
2000 German Open Michael Lamp Jim Laugesen
Michael Søgaard
17–16, 10–15, 7–15 Runner-up
2001 German Open Michael Lamp Jim Laugesen
Michael Søgaard
1–7, 1–7, 7–3, 4–7 Runner-up
2002 German Open Lars Paaske Jim Laugesen
Michael Søgaard
10–15, 15–9, 15–6 Winner
2003 Singapore Open Lars Paaske Jens Eriksen
Martin Lundgaard Hansen
9–15, 10–15 Runner-up
2003 China Open Lars Paaske Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
15–12, 15–10 Winner
2004 Denmark Open Lars Paaske Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan
15–6, 15–13 Winner
2005 All England Open Lars Paaske Fu Haifeng
Cai Yun
10–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2005 Thailand Open Lars Paaske Jung Jae-sung
Lee Jae-jin
11–15, 5–15 Runner-up
2005 Denmark Open Lars Paaske Chan Chong Ming
Koo Kien Keat
6–15, 7–15 Runner-up
2006 Denmark Open Lars Paaske Mathias Boe
Joachim Fischer Nielsen
18–21, 21–10, 21–17 Winner

References

  1. "2008 European Championships winners". tournamentsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
  2. Sachetat, Raphael. "NEW PAIRING – Mads Conrad-Petersen and Jonas Rasmussen". Badzine. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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