Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen was a Danish badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player who won numerous major international titles from the mid 1950s to the mid 1960s. A doubles specialist, Hammergaard Hansen shared six All-England

All England Open Badminton Championships

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 men's doubles titles with Finn Kobbero (1955, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964) and reached the final round of All-England mixed doubles on three occasions. Noted for his powerful smash and strong backhand, Hammergaard Hansen took part in five consecutive Thomas Cup

Thomas Cup

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 (men's international team) campaigns for Denmark between 1952 and 1964, winning over 80 percent of his matches. In 1998 he was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.