Steen Fladberg


Steen Fladberg is a retired male badminton player from Denmark, noted for his speed of foot, who excelled during the 1980s. Though a strong international level singles player, his biggest achievements came in doubles.

Career

Fladberg won the gold medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Jesper Helledie, defeating Mike Tredgett and Martin Dew 15-10, 15-10 in the final. He was a silver medalist at the same tournament in mixed doubles with Pia Nielsen.
He also won at the 1986 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Helledie, and the 1988 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with England's Gillian Clark. Fladberg and Clark are currently a commentary team for televised badminton.

Personal information

He married to the former Danish badminton player Kirsten Larsen. Their son Rasmus Fladberg is also a professional badminton player.

Major achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Jesper Helledie Martin Dew
Mike Tredgett
15–10, 15–10 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Swedish Open Jesper Helledie Thomas Kihlström
Stefan Karlsson
4–15, 18–13, 15–10 Winner
1984Chinese Taipei Open Jesper Helledie Thomas Kihlström
Stefan Karlsson
3–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1985Hong Kong Open Jesper Helledie Mark Christiansen
Michael Kjeldsen
15–8, 7–15, 15–12 Winner
1985Dutch Open Jesper Helledie Mark Christiansen
Michael Kjeldsen
15–8, 15–9 Winner
1985Scandinavian Open Jesper Helledie Martin Dew
Dipak Tailor
15–12, 15–9 Winner
1986German Open Jesper Helledie Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong
8–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1986Scandinavian Open Jesper Helledie Martin Dew
Dipak Tailor
15–9, 15–18, 15–7 Winner
1986Carlton-Intersport Cup Jesper Helledie Martin Dew
Dipak Tailor
9–15, 14–18 Runner-up
1988German Open Jan Paulsen Chen Hongyong
Chen Kang
15–8, 6–15, 18–13 Winner
1989Poona Open Jesper Knudsen Zhang Qiang
Zhou Jincan
10–15, 6–15 Runner-up