Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Danish badminton player
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Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (born 20 September 1965) is a retired Danish badminton player and sports administrator. As a player, he won major international singles titles in the 1990s, culminated in the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and ranks among Denmark's badminton greats. In 2013, he became president of the Badminton World Federation, having served as president of the Badminton Europe for three years, and then served three four-year terms. In 2014, Høyer became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he was also a board member of the Danish Olympic Committee from 2005, from which he also retired from in 2025.[2]
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| Born | 20 September 1965 Helsinge, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 398 wins, 93 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Badminton career
Høyer Larsen competed in three Summer Olympics. In Barcelona 1992, he was defeated in quarterfinals by Ardy Wiranata. In Atlanta 1996,[3] he won the gold medal in the men's singles after beating Dong Jiong in the final. In 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he lost in the opening round.[1]
He also won two All-England Open Badminton Championships in 1995 and 1996, and the European Badminton Championships in 1992, 1994 and 1996.
Høyer became president of Badminton Europe in 2010. In February 2007, he was nominated vice-president of the Danmarks Badminton Forbund.[4] On 18 May 2013, Høyer was elected president of the Badminton World Federation.[5] He served for another two four-year terms after winning reelection in 2017 and 2021.[6] He retired from the presidency on 26 April 2025 and was replaced by Patama Leeswadtrakul.[7]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Georgia State University Gymnasium, Atlanta, United States |  Dong Jiong |
15–12, 15–10 |  Gold |
World Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland |  Hariyanto Arbi |
10–15, 7–15 |  Bronze |
| 1997 | Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | Sun Jun |
7–15, 17–14, 9–15 | Bronze |
| 1999 | Brøndby Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Sun Jun |
4–15, 6–15 | Bronze |
World Cup
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1989 | Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China |  Foo Kok Keong |
7–15, 17–18 | Bronze |
European Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1990 | Moscow, Soviet Union |  Steve Baddeley |
10–15, 15–0, 11–15 | Bronze |
| 1992 | Glasgow, Scotland |  Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen |
15–10, 15–10 |  Gold |
| 1994 | Den Bosch, Netherlands |  Tomas Johansson |
15–9, 15–5 | Gold |
| 1996 | Herning, Denmark | Peter Rasmussen |
15–5, 15–11 | Gold |
| 1998 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Kenneth Jonassen |
6–15, 6–15 | Bronze |
| 2000 | Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Peter Gade |
5–15, 11–15 |  Silver |
IBF World Grand Prix (22 titles, 17 runners-up)
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1986 | Carlton Inter-sport Cup |  Sze Yu |
2–15, 17–14, 15–11 |  Winner |
| 1986 | Scottish Open | Steve Baddeley |
4–15, 11–15 |  Runner-up |
| 1987 | Dutch Open | Darren Hall |
15–4, 15–1 | Winner |
| 1988 | Denmark Open | Zhang Qingwu |
15–9, 18–16 | Winner |
| 1989 | Poona Open | Michael Kjeldsen |
15–10, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1989 | French Open | Xiong Guobao |
7–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 1990 | Japan Open | Morten Frost |
9–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
| 1990 | Swedish Open | Liu Jun |
8–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1990 | Dutch Open | Hermawan Susanto |
10–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 1990 | Denmark Open | Morten Frost |
4–15, 15–10, 17–15 | Winner |
| 1991 | Dutch Open | Hermawan Susanto |
18–17, 6–15, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1991 | German Open | Hermawan Susanto |
15–8, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1991 | Denmark Open | Hermawan Susanto |
15–8, 12–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1992 | Swedish Open | Fung Permadi |
18–15, 15–3 | Winner |
| 1992 | Finnish Open | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen |
15–8, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1992 | U.S. Open | Liu Jun |
15–7, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1992 | Denmark Open | Darren Hall |
11–15, 13–18 | Runner-up |
| 1993 | Swedish Open | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen |
7–15, 17–14, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 1993 | Dutch Open | Alan Budi Kusuma |
11–15, 15–5, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1993 | Denmark Open | Jens Olsson |
15–11, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1994 | Swiss Open | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen |
18–17, 16–17, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 1994 | Dutch Open | Peter Rasmussen |
15–7, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1994 | German Open | Jens Olsson |
15–3, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1994 | Denmark Open | Alan Budi Kusuma |
17–18, 15–4, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1995 | All England Open | Hariyanto Arbi |
17–16, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1995 | Russian Open | Hendrawan |
14–17, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | Denmark Open | Hendrawan |
17–18, 17–14, 17–15 | Winner |
| 1995 | German Open | Joko Suprianto |
14–17, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | China Open | Dong Jiong |
8–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | Swiss Open | Thomas Johansson |
15–9, 16–17, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1996 | All England Open | Rashid Sidek |
15–7, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1996 | U.S. Open | Joko Suprianto |
13–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | Dutch Open | Sun Jun |
1–15, 1–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Chinese Taipei Open | Peter Gade |
10–15, 15–18 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Swiss Open | Dong Jiong |
15–17, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Russian Open | Kenneth Jonassen |
15–2, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1997 | U.S. Open | Peter Gade |
15–6, 7–15, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1997 | German Open | Peter Gade |
15–12, 12–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Denmark Open | Wong Choong Hann |
17–15, 15–4 | Winner |
IBF International (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1990 | Nordic Championships | Peter Axelsson |
15–6, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1990 | Wimbledon Tournament | Anders Nielsen |
15–7, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1992 | Nordic Championships | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen |
6–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
Invitation tournament (1 title, 4 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1993 | Copenhagen Masters | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen |
10–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 1994 | Copenhagen Masters | Hariyanto Arbi |
16–18, 13–18 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | Copenhagen Masters | Jens Olsson |
15–12, 10–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | Copenhagen Masters | Hu Zhilan |
15–10, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1999 | Copenhagen Masters | Peter Gade |
11–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
Personal life
Høyer married his long-time girlfriend Heidi in 1993 after a six-year engagement. They have two sons, Lasse and Mikkel.[8] In September 2020, he confirmed that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.[9]
