Jens Peter Nierhoff

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Jens Peter Nierhoff
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1960-09-02) 2 September 1960 (age 64)
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 1985 Calgary Men's singles 1987 Beijing Men's doubles World Cup 1983 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1988 Bangkok Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 1989 Jakarta Mixed team Thomas Cup 1990 Nagoya & Tokyo Men's team European Championships 1982 Böblingen Men's singles 1988 Kristiansand Men's doubles 1988 Kristiansand Mixed team 1984 Preston Men's singles 1984 Preston Men's doubles 1984 Preston Mixed team 1982 Böblingen Mixed team European Junior Championships 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Boys' singles 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Mixed doubles 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr Mixed team
BWF profile

Jens Peter Nierhoff (born 2 September 1960) is a retired badminton player of Denmark, noted for his powerful smash, who won a number of international titles in singles and men's doubles during the 1980s.

Nierhoff won men's singles at the 1982 European Championships, and men's doubles at the 1988 European Championships with Michael Kjeldsen.. He competed at the 1983 IBF World Championships in men's singles and lost to Han Jian in quarterfinals. Two years later he won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships, losing to Han Jian again, this time in semifinals. Niehoff's accomplishments included singles victories at the Dutch (1984, 1988), Swedish (1984) Canadian (1985), and Scottish (1987) Opens; and doubles titles at the Swiss (1981), Dutch (1988), Canadian (1985, 1988), and Scottish (1987) Opens.

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada	Han Jian	9–15, 14–17	Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China	Michael Kjeldsen	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	4–15, 4–15	Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Morten Frost	Christian Hadinata Bobby Ertanto	11–15, 15–4, 13–15	Bronze
1988	National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Michael Kjeldsen	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	6–15, 7–15	Bronze

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Böblingen, West Germany	Ray Stevens	15–9, 15–4	Gold
1984	Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England	Morten Frost	8–15, 2–15	Silver

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Canada Open	Misbun Sidek	6–15, 15–11, 12–15	Runner-up
1984	Dutch Open	Ib Frederiksen	12–15, 15–9, 18–16	Winner
1984	Denmark Open	Morten Frost	1–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1984	Swedish Open	Sze Yu	15–3, 10–15, 15–12	Winner
1985	Canada Open	Ib Frederiksen	15–6, 15–2	Winner
1987	Poona Open	Morten Frost	11–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1987	Scottish Open	Michael Kjeldsen	11–15, 15–9, 15–4	Winner
1988	Dutch Open	Icuk Sugiarto	15–11, 9–15, 15–4	Winner
1989	Scottish Open	Morten Frost	2–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1990	German Open	Fung Permadi	Walkover	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Denmark Open	Morten Frost	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	7–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1985	Canada Open	Henrik Svarrer	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	15–12, 15–11	Winner
1987	Scandinavian Open	Michael Kjeldsen	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	2–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1987	Scottish Open	Michael Kjeldsen	Chris Rees Lyndon Williams	15–4, 15–4	Winner
1988	Poona Open	Michael Kjeldsen	Cheah Soon Kit Ong Beng Teong	15–10, 10–15, 15–6	Winner
1988	Dutch Open	Michael Kjeldsen	Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan	15–12, 7–15, 15–4	Winner
1988	Canada Open	Henrik Svarrer	Yang Kesen Zheng Shoutai	15–9, 15–4	Winner

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