Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
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Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen in 1957 | |
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| Country |
 Denmark |
| Died | 22 August 2013 |
| Doubles | |
| Career title(s) | 1955, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 All England |
Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen (c. 1930 – 22 August 2013) was a Danish badminton player who won numerous major international titles from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s.[1] Though he competed in singles at a strong international level during the first half of his career, it was as a doubles player that he made his mark, capturing six All-England men's doubles titles with Finn Kobberø (1955, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964) and reaching the final round of the All-England mixed doubles on three occasions.[2] Noted for his powerful smash which included an ability to smash off his backhand with the heavy rackets of the day,[3] Hammergaard Hansen took part in five consecutive Thomas Cup (men's international team) campaigns for Denmark between 1952 and 1964, winning over 80 percent of his matches.[4] In 1998 he was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame.
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- ↑ Gayle Alleyne (6 September 2013). "Remembering Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen". Badminton World Federation.
- ↑ Herbert Scheele (1967) The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967. Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. pp. 168, 170.
- ↑ Pat Davis (1983) The Guinness Book of Badminton. Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 155.
- ↑ Herbert Scheele (1967) The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967. Canterbury, Kent, England: J.A. Jennings Ltd. pp. 68–87.