Kim Astrup

Kim Astrup
Personal information
Birth nameKim Astrup Sørensen
CountryDenmark
Born (1992-03-06) 6 March 1992 (age 32)
Herning, Denmark
ResidenceCopenhagen, Denmark
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
HandednessLeft[1]
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking2 (MD with Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 11 June 2024)
32 (XD with Line Kjærsfeldt 13 April 2017)
Current ranking2 (MD with Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 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
Gold medal – first place 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys 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 2018 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Liévin Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Łódź Men's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guadalajara Boys' doubles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Vantaa Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Vantaa Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Vantaa Mixed team
BWF profile

Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player.[2] He was the men's doubles gold medalists at the 2018 European Championships and the 2023 European Games with his partner Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.[3][4] He also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in 2021 and later a silver medal in 2023. Astrup joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beating Indonesia 3–2 in the final.[5] Together with Rasmussen, he reached a career high of World number 5 in September 2018.[6]

As junior player, Astrup won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles. He later won a gold in the mixed doubles and bronze medals in the boys' doubles and team events at the 2011 European Junior Championships.[7]

  1. ^ Sørensen, Ida Marie (7 October 2020). "Kim Astrup: – Jeg har været som en løve i et bur" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Players: Kim Astrup". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. ^ Bech, Rasmus (29 April 2018). "First title for Astrup and Skaarup". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Denmark wins world badminton team title". The Local. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 January 2017.