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Danish national badminton team
Denmark
AssociationBadminton Denmark
ConfederationBadminton Europe
PresidentTore Vilhelmsen
BWF ranking
Current ranking8 Steady (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking2 (5 January 2012)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances17 (first in 1989)
Best resultRunners-up (1999, 2011)
Thomas Cup
Appearances32 (first in 1949)
Best resultChampions (2016)
Uber Cup
Appearances22 (first in 1957)
Best resultRunners-up (1957, 1960, 2000)
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances27 (first in 1972)
Best result Champions (1976, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 2006)
Best resultChampions (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances8 (first in 2006)
Best resultChampions (2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)

The Denmark national badminton team (Danish: Danmarks badmintonlandshold) is a badminton team located in Denmark and represents the nation of Denmark in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by Badminton Denmark, the governing body for badminton in Denmark.

Summer Olympic Games

As of the 2020 Olympics
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)20121547
2 Indonesia (INA)86721
3 South Korea (KOR)67720
4 Denmark2349
5 Japan (JPN)1124
6 Chinese Taipei (TPE)1102
7 Spain (ESP)1001
8 Malaysia (MAS)0639
9 Great Britain (GBR)0123
 India (IND)0123
11 Netherlands (NED)0101
12 Russia (RUS)0011
Totals (12 entries)393943121

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Bronze Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 1992 Barcelona Badminton Men's singles
 Gold Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 1996 Atlanta Badminton Men's singles
 Silver Camilla Martin 2000 Sydney Badminton Women's singles
 Bronze Jens Eriksen
Mette Schjoldager
2004 Athens Badminton Mixed doubles
 Silver Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
2012 London Badminton Men's doubles
 Bronze Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen
2012 London Badminton Mixed doubles
 Silver Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Christinna Pedersen
2016 Rio de Janeiro Badminton Women's doubles
 Bronze Viktor Axelsen 2016 Rio de Janeiro Badminton Men's singles
 Gold Viktor Axelsen 2020 Tokyo Badminton Men's singles

Participation in BWF competitions

Thomas Cup
Year Result
1949 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1952 First round inter-zone (4th)
1955 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1958 First round inter-zone (4th)
1961 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Final round inter-zone (3rd)
1964 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1967 First round inter-zone (4th / 5th)
1970 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Final round inter-zone (3rd)
1973 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1976 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Final round inter-zone (3rd)
1979 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
1984 Group stage − 5th
1986 Fourth place
1988 Fourth place
1990 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
1992 Group stage − 7th
1994 Group stage − 5th
1996 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2000 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2002 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2004 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Quarter-finalist
2010 Quarter-finalist
2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2014 Quarter-finalist
2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion
2018 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2020 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2022 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalists
2024 Quarter-finalist − 6th
2026 Qualified


Uber Cup
Year Result
1957 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1960 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1972 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Second round inter-zone (3rd / 4th)
1978 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Second round inter-zone (3rd)
1984 Fourth place
1986 Group stage
1988 Group stage − 7th
1990 Group stage − 7th
1994 Group stage − 5th
1996 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
1998 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2000 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Group stage − 7th
2004 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2008 Quarter-finalist
2010 Quarter-finalist
2012 Quarter-finalist
2014 Quarter-finalist
2016 Quarter-finalist
2018 Quarter-finalist
2020 Quarter-finalist
2022 Quarter-finalist
2024 Quarter-finalist − 6th
2026 Qualified


Sudirman Cup
Year Result
1989 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
1991 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
1993 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
1995 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
1997 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
1999 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2003 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2005 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2007 Group stage − 6th
2011 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
2015 Quarter-finalist
2017 Quarter-finalist
2019 Quarter-finalist
2021 Quarter-finalist
2023 Quarter-finalist

Participation in European Team Badminton Championships

Men's team
Year Result
2006 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2008 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2010 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2014 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2018 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2020 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2024 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Women's team
Year Result
2006 Fourth place
2008 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2010 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2012 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2018 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2020 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2024 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions


Mixed team
Year Result
1972 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1974 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1976 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
1978 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1980 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
1982 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
1984 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
1988 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
1990 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
1992 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
1998 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2000 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2002 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2004 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2006 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2008 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2009 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2011 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2013 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2017 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2019 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2021 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2023 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
2025 Qualified

Junior competitive record

World Junior Team Championships

See also: BWF World Junior Championships

Suhandinata Cup

Year Result
China 2000 Group stage - 11th of 24
South Africa 2002 Group stage - 10th of 23
Canada 2004 Group X2 - 7th of 20
South Korea 2006 Group X2 - 13th of 28
New Zealand 2007 Did not compete
India 2008
Malaysia 2009 Group X2 - 9th of 21
Mexico 2010 Group Z2 - 6th of 24
Taiwan 2011 Group W2 - 9th of 22
Japan 2012 Did not compete
Thailand 2013 Group Y2 - 11th of 30
Malaysia 2014 Group Y2 - 9th of 33
Peru 2015 Group D1 - 7th of 39
Spain 2016 Quarter-finalist - 7th of 52
Indonesia 2017 Group G - 17th of 44
Canada 2018 Quarter-finalist - 8th of 39
Russia 2019 Quarter-finalist - 6th of 43
New Zealand 2020 Cancelled
China 2021 Cancelled
Spain 2022 Group E - 10th of 37
United States 2023 Group G - 13th of 38
China 2024 Quarter-finalist - 8th of 39

European Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Result
Denmark 1975 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Malta 1977 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
West Germany 1979 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Scotland 1981 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Finland 1983 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Austria 1985 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Poland 1987 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
England 1989 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Hungary 1991 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Bulgaria 1993 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Slovakia 1995 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Czech Republic 1997 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Scotland 1999 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Poland 2001 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Denmark 2003 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Netherlands 2005 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Germany 2007 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
Italy 2009 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Finland 2011 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
Turkey 2013 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Poland 2015 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
France 2017 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Semi-finalist
Estonia 2018 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Finland 2020 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Serbia 2022 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
Spain 2024 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions

Current squad

The following players were selected to represent Denmark at the 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup.

Male players
Female players

References

  1. Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. Sørensen, Ida Marie (4 May 2022). "Bliv klogere på Danmarks Uber Cup-profiler" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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