Elo Hansen

Elo Hansen 1970

Elo Hansen is a retired male badminton player from Denmark who won international titles in all three events (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s.

Career

Hansen won the gold medal at the 1970 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Per Walsoe and the silver medal in singles in the same tournament. He was a singles silver medalist again at the European Championships in 1976. A highly impressive shotmaker, Hansen played in four consecutive Thomas Cup (men's international team) campaigns for Denmark, ('66–'67, '69–'70, '72–'73, '75–'76), but never overtook his contemporary, Svend Pri, as Denmark's leading player of that era. Hansen's international singles titles included the French Open (1969), the Dutch Open (1970), the Swedish Open (1971), the Norwegian International (1973), and the Portugal International (1974). His finest moment in badminton probably came in Denmark's narrow (4–5) 1970 Thomas Cup semi-final loss to defending champion Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur when he defeated both Tan Aik Huang and Punch Gunalan in straight games.

Achievements

International tournaments

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Portugal International	Flemming Delfs	David Hunt William Kidd		Runner-up
1975	Jamaica International	Flemming Delfs	Mike Tredgett Ray Stevens	15–13, 4–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1976	Swedish Open	Flemming Delfs			Winner
1976	Dutch Open	Flemming Delfs			Winner
1976	Denmark Open	Flemming Delfs	David Eddy Eddy Sutton	13–15, 11–15	Runner-up