Sture Johnsson (lahir 1945) adalah mantan pemain bulu tangkis dari Swedia yang memenangkan banyak gelar tunggal putra nasional dan internasional Swedia. Permainannya ditandai dengan stamina dan mobilitas yang mengesankan, serta pukulan keras dari atas yang kuat.
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| Kebangsaan | Swedia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lahir | 27 September 1945 Mölndal, Västra Götaland County, Swedia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pegangan | Kanan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gelar | Kejuaraan Eropa (1968, 1970 & 1974) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rekam medali
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Karier sunting
Johnsson won men's singles at the first European Badminton Championships in 1968. He eventually won three singles titles at this biennial event (1968, 1970 and 1974), a total bested only by Peter Gade in the early 2000s. He won the World Invitational Championships in 1971 held in Glasgow and reached the semifinals of men's singles at the All-England Championships on four occasions and was one of only a very few players to beat Rudy Hartono in tournament play during Hartono's prime (semifinals of 1973 German Open). Johnsson was a member of six consecutive Swedish Thomas Cup teams between 1963 and 1979.
He also competed at the first ever IBF World Championships in Malmö, in 1977, and was defeated in quarterfinals by the eventual champion Flemming Delfs.
1972 Summer Olympics sunting
Johnsson competed in badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics, as a demonstration sport competition. In men's singles, he lost in semifinals against Rudy Hartono, 15-2, 15-4. In mixed doubles he played with Eva Twedberg, and they were beaten in the first round by Roland Maywald and Brigitte Steden of West Germany.
Prestasi sunting
Kejuaraan Eropa sunting
Tunggal putra
| Tahun | Tempat | Lawan | Skor | Hasil |
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| 1968 | Bochum, Jerman Barat | Wolfgang Bochow | 17–14, 11–15, 15–5 | Emas |
| 1970 | Port Talbot, Wales | Elo Hansen | 15–5, 15–6 | Emas |
| 1974 | Vienna, Austria | Thomas Kihlström | 15–7, 15–8 | Emas |
| 1978 | Preston, Inggris | Flemming Delfs | 14–17, 9–15 | Perunggu |
Prestasi Lainnya sunting
| Peringkat | Kategori | Tahun | Tempat |
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| Kejuaraan Terbuka | |||
| 1 | Tunggal putra | 1974, 1976 | Swedia Terbuka |
| 1 | Tunggal putra | 1965, 1968, 1976 | Norwegia International |
| Ganda campuran | 1969 | ||
| 1 | Tunggal putra | 1968 | Prancis Terbuka |
| 1 | Tunggal putra | 1969 | Belgia International |
| 1 | Tunggal putra | 1972, 1973 | Amerika Serikat Terbuka |
| Ganda campuran | 1973 | ||
| 1 | Tunggal putra | 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977 | Jerman Terbuka |
| 1 | Tunggal putra | 1969, 1972, 1975 | Kejuaraan Nordic |
| Kejuaraan Nasional | |||
| 1 | Tunggal putra | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979 | Nasional Swedia |
| Ganda putra | 1970, 1972 |
Referensi sunting
- Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 115.
- "Badminton's first world championships", World Badminton, July–August 1977, 3.