Svend Pri

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Svend Pri
Personal information
Date of birth	March 18, 1945(1945-03-18)
Date of death	June 8, 1983 (aged 38)
Country	Denmark
Handedness	Right

Svend Pri (earlier Svend Andersen; March 18, 1945 – June 8, 1983) was a male badminton player of Denmark who won numerous major titles from the mid 1960's through the mid 1970's. His play was marked by great power, tenacity, and tactical astuteness. An excellent three event (singles, doubles, mixed doubles) player, the high points of his career were probably two dramatic singles victories over the iconic Rudy Hartono, one in the Challenge Round of Thomas Cup (Denmark v. Indonesia) in 1973^[1], the other in the final of the All-Englands in 1975^[2].

On June 8, 1983, at the age of 38, he took out his own life because of family and financial problems.^[3]

Contents 1 Career 1.1 World Championships 1.2 1972 Summer Olympics 2 Major achievements 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] World Championships

He won a silver medal in the 1977 IBF World Championships in men's singles, losing against Flemming Delfs in the final 15-5, 15-6^[4].

[edit] 1972 Summer Olympics

Pri competed in badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where badminton was played as a demonstration sport. In men's singles he was defeated in the final by Rudy Hartono 15-6, 15-1. In mixed doubles he played together with Ulla Strand and they were beaten in the final by Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks 15-6, 18-16^[5].

[edit] Major achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
World Championships
2	Singles	1977	Malmö, SWE
European Championships
2	Men's doubles	1974	Vienna, AUT
3	Singles	1980	Groningen, NED
Open Championships
1	Mixed doubles	1967, 1971, 1972	All England Open
1	Singles	1975	All England Open
2	Singles	1970, 1972	All England Open
2	Men's doubles	1967, 1976	All England Open

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Svend Pri's Profile - Badminton.dk