Jim Laugesen

Jim Laugesen
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born (1974-11-10) 10 November 1974 (age 49)
Gentofte, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1996 Hong Kong Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Hong Kong Men's team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Den Bosch Men's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Jakarta Mixed doubles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sofia Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sofia Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Budapest Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Jim Laugesen (born 10 November 1974) is a former Danish badminton player.[1] He was the 1992 World Junior Champion in the mixed doubles event partnered with Rikke Olsen.[2] He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia partnered with Michael Søgaard reaching in to the second round.[3] Laugesen was dismissed from the Danmarks Badminton Forbund (DBS) center in September 2004.[4] He now works as a badminton journalist at TV 2 in Denmark, and as a badminton coach in Gentofte Badminton Klub.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Players: Jim Laugesen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Viktor kan skrive badminton-historie" (in Danish). Fyens Stiftstidende. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ "OL 2000 - 18 danske deltagere". www.badmintonpeople.dk (in Danish). Badminton Danmark. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Fyreseddel til topspiller" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. ^ "42-årig ekspert udfordrede dansk landsholdsspiller – så tog hun ham på ordet". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV 2. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Tidligere ungdomseuropamester skifter til Gentofte: Jim Laugesen får det bedste ud af mig" (in Danish). BadmintonBladet.dk. Retrieved 22 March 2018.