Jens Peter Nierhoff


Jens Peter Nierhoff is a Danish retired badminton player, noted for his powerful smash, who won a number of international titles in singles and men's doubles during the 1980s.

Career

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 the quarter-finals. Two years later he won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships, losing to Han Jian] again, this time in the semi-finals. Nierhoff's accomplishments included singles victories at the Dutch, Swedish Canadian, and Scottish Opens; and doubles titles at the Swiss, Dutch, Canadian, and Scottish Opens.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1985Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada

World Cup

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

European Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1982Sporthalle, Böblingen, West Germany

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1979Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1983Canadian Opensilver2

IBF International

Men's singles
YearTournamentPartnerScoreResult
1979Czechoslovakian Internationalsilver2