Michael Kjeldsen


Michael Kjeldsen is a retired male badminton player from Denmark. He is now 1st team coach in The elite club Måløv Badminton Club. MBC has started their season with two well played matches with Mister Kjeldsen as their coach.

Career

He won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Mark Christensen. He won men's doubles at the European Badminton Championships in 1988 with Jens Peter Nierhoff.

Later life

Kjeldsen has been head coach of the elite teams in Måløv Badminton Club since 2019.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Canada Mark Christiansen Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
16–18, 18–14, 3–15 Bronze
1987Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China Jens Peter Nierhoff Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
4–15, 4–15 Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1988National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Jens Peter Nierhoff Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
6–15, 7–15 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1984German Open Claus Andersen15–8, 15–8 Winner
1984Canada Open Sigit Pamungkas15–12, 15–11 Winner
1985Dutch Open Pierre Pelupessy15–8, 15–12 Winner
1985Malaysia Open Misbun Sidek16–18, 6–15 Runner-up
1986German Open Morten Frost4–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1986Denmark Open Morten Frost9–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1987Scottish Open Jens Peter Nierhoff15–11, 9–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1989Poona Open Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen10–15, 8–15 Runner-up

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1984Dutch Open Mark Christiansen Billy Gilliland
Dipak Tailor
15–9, 7–15, 18–17 Winner
1984Scandinavian Open Mark Christiansen Zhang Qiang
Zhou Jincan
15–17, 15–13, 15–18 Runner-up
1985Hong Kong Open Mark Christiansen Steen Fladberg
Jesper Helledie
8–15, 15–7, 12–15 Runner-up
1985Chinese Taipei Open Mark Christiansen Rudy Heryanto
Hariamanto Kartono
17–18, 15–8, 17–18 Runner-up
1985Dutch Open Mark Christiansen Steen Fladberg
Jesper Helledie
8–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1985All England Open Mark Christiansen Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong
15–7, 10–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1985Thailand Open Mark Christiansen Rudy Heryanto
Bobby Ertanto
9–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1985Scottish Open Mark Christiansen Billy Gilliland
Dan Travers
15–2, 15–4 Winner
1987Scandinavian Open Jens Peter Nierhoff Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
2–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1987Scottish Open Jens Peter Nierhoff Chris Rees
Lyndon Williams
15–4, 15–4 Winner
1988Poona Open Jens Peter Nierhoff Cheah Soon Kit
Ong Ewe Chye
15–10, 10–15, 15–6 Winner
1988Dutch Open Jens Peter Nierhoff Eddy Hartono
Rudy Gunawan
15–12, 7–15, 15–4 Winner
1989Scottish Open Mark Christiansen Max Gandrup
Thomas Lund
15–7, 6–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1990Chinese Taipei Open Mark Christiansen Max Gandrup
Thomas Lund
15–9, 16–17, 15–7 Winner
1990German Open Mark Christiansen Rahman Sidek
Ong Ewe Chye
14–17, 12–15 Runner-up
1990Scottish Open Mark Christiansen Jan-Eric Antonsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
15–13, 10–15, 11–15 Runner-up