Anders Skaarup Rasmussen

Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1989-02-15) 15 February 1989 (age 35)
Odder, Denmark
ResidenceCopenhagen, Denmark
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking2 (MD with Kim Astrup 11 June 2024)
29 (XD with Lena Grebak 16 January 2014)
Current ranking2 (MD with Kim Astrup 13 August 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Huelva Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kunshan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Men's team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Men's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Huelva Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Saarbrücken Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kolding Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kyiv Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Basel Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Liévin Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Łódź Men's team
BWF profile

Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (born 15 February 1989) is a Danish badminton player.[1] Rasmussen won the men's doubles title at the 2018 European Championships and at the 2023 European Games partnered with Kim Astrup.[2][3] He also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in 2021 and later a silver medal in 2023. Together with Astrup, he reached a career high of World number 5 in the men's doubles in September 2018.[4]

Rasmussen joined the Denmark winning team at the European mixed team championships in 2015, 2019 and 2021; European men's team championships in 2014, 2016 and 2020; and the grade 1 badminton tournament World men's team championships, the Thomas Cup in 2016.[5]

  1. ^ "Players: Anders Skaarup Rasmussen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ Bech, Rasmus (29 April 2018). "First title for Astrup and Skaarup". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Dansk herredouble henter guld ved European Games" (in Danish). Herning Folkeblad. 1 July 2023. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ^ Hidayati, Any (27 September 2018). "Kim Astrup/Anders Rasmussen jadi ganda putra nomor 1 Denmark usai juara China Open 2018" (in Indonesian). Bola. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Denmark wins world badminton team title". The Local. Retrieved 30 January 2017.