Svend Pri

Svend Pri
Personal information
Birth name	Svend Andersen
Country	Denmark
Born	(1945-03-18)18 March 1945 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	8 June 1983(1983-06-08) (aged 38)[1]
Handedness	Right
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships 1977 Malmö Men's singles Thomas Cup 1973 Jakarta Men's team 1979 Jakarta Men's team European Championships 1980 Groningen Mixed team 1974 Vienna Men's Doubles 1974 Vienna Mixed team 1980 Groningen Men's Singles

Svend Pri (earlier Svend Andersen; March 18, 1945 – June 8, 1983) was a Danish badminton player who won numerous major titles from the mid-1960s through the mid-1970s.^[1]

Career

His play was marked by great power, tenacity, and tactical astuteness. Pri competed in badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where badminton was played as a demonstration sport. In men's singles he was defeated in the final by Rudy Hartono 15–6, 15–1. In mixed doubles he played together with Ulla Strand and they were beaten in the final by Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks 15–6, 18–16.^[2] An excellent three event (singles, doubles, mixed doubles) player, the high points of his career were probably two dramatic singles victories over the iconic Rudy Hartono, one in the Challenge Round of Thomas Cup (Denmark v. Indonesia) in 1973,^[3] the other in the final of the All-Englands in 1975.^[4] He won a silver medal in the 1977 IBF World Championships in men's singles, losing against Flemming Delfs in the final 15–5, 15–6.^[5]

Death

Experiencing personal difficulty in coping with family and financial problems in the wake of his badminton career, Pri killed himself in June 1983 at the age of 38.^[6][1]

Achievements

Olympic Games (demonstration)

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Volleyballhalle, Munich, West Germany	Rudy Hartono	6–15, 1–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Volleyballhalle, Munich, West Germany	Ulla Strand	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	6–15, 16–18	Silver

World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Flemming Delfs	5–15, 6–15	Silver

European Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Martinihal, Groningen, Netherlands	Morten Frost	5–15, 8–15	Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria	Poul Petersen	Willi Braun Roland Maywald	8–15, 15–11, 13–15	Silver

International tournaments (49 titles, 27 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1965	Swedish Open	Erland Kops	1–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1966	London Championships	Erland Kops	15–0, 15–7	Winner
1966	Swedish Open	Erland Kops	15–7, 15–8	Winner
1966	Denmark Open	Knud Aage Nielsen	15–3, 15–9	Winner
1966	Nordic Championships	Erland Kops	15–10, 17–18, 7–15	Runner-up
1967	Swedish Open	Erland Kops	15–6, 9–15, 15–7	Winner
1968	Denmark Open	Erland Kops	15–7, 14–18, 16–17	Runner-up
1968	Swedish Open	Erland Kops	15–5, 15–7	Winner
1968	Nordic Championships	Erland Kops	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1969	Swedish Open	Sture Johnsson	15–18, 15–12, 15–10	Winner
1969	Denmark Open	Tom Bacher	15–5, 15–7	Winner
1969	German Open	Jørgen Mortensen	4–15, 18–15, 15–8	Winner
1970	Swedish Open	Sture Johnsson	0–15, 15–3, 15–5	Winner
1970	All England	Rudy Hartono	7–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1970	Nordic Championships	Jørgen Mortensen	15–18, 8–15	Runner-up
1971	Dutch Open	Elo Hansen	10–15, 15–11, 15–10	Winner
1971	Norwegian International	Erland Kops	15–10, 15–10	Winner
1971	Nordic Championships	Sture Johnsson	8–15, 15–11, 15–7	Winner
1972	Swedish Open	Sture Johnsson	15–2, 15–6	Winner
1972	Denmark Open	Ippei Kojima	15–9, 15–5	Winner
1972	All England	Rudy Hartono	9–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1972	Dutch Open	Sture Johnsson	8–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1973	Swedish Open	Sture Johnsson	5–15, 15–6, 15–10	Winner
1973	India Open	Flemming Delfs	15–8, 15–7	Winner
1973	Nordic Championships	Sture Johnsson	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1974	Dutch Open	Sture Johnsson	15–7, 15–7	Winner
1974	Nordic Championships	Flemming Delfs	9–15, 15–10, 15–5	Winner
1975	Swedish Open	Sture Johnsson	15–17, 15–8, 15–9	Winner
1975	Denmark Open	Rudy Hartono	15–12, 0–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1975	All England	Rudy Hartono	15–11, 17–14	Winner
1976	Denmark Open	Flemming Delfs	9–15, 15–5, 15–10	Winner
1976	Nordic Championships	Flemming Delfs	4–15, 0–15	Runner-up
1977	Denmark Open	Flemming Delfs	12–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1977	Nordic Championships	Thomas Kihlström	15–10, 9–15, 15–13	Winner
1978	Swedish Open	Flemming Delfs	15–3, 15–8	Winner
1978	Dutch Open	Flemming Delfs	3–15, 15–3, 7–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1963	Norwegian International	Tom Christensen	Bengt-Åke Jönsson Ingemar Eliasson	14–17, 7–15	Runner-up
1966	London Championships	Erland Kops	D.O. Fulton Roger Mills	9–15, 15–7, 15–12	Winner
1966	Nordic Championships	Per Walsøe	Henning Borch Erland Kops	16–18, 8–15	Runner-up
1966	Canadian Open	Yew Cheng Hoe	Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee	15–12, 1–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1967	Denmark Open	Per Walsøe	Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee	15–8, 16–18, 15–17	Runner-up
1967	Swedish Open	Per Walsøe	Henning Borch Erland Kops	15–2, 15–12	Winner
1967	All England	Per Walsøe	Henning Borch Erland Kops	8–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1968	Nordic Championships	Per Walsøe	Henning Borch Erland Kops	15–12, 15–4	Winner
1969	Swedish Open	Erland Kops	Tony Jordan Roger Mills	15–13, 8–15, 15–11	Winner
1969	Nordic Championships	Per Walsøe	Henning Borch Erland Kops	15–5, 15–2	Winner
1970	Swedish Open	Per Walsøe	Poul Peterson Elo Hansen	15–5, 11–15, 15–1	Winner
1970	Denmark Open	Per Walsøe	Henning Borch Erland Kops	15–17, 15–10, 2–15	Runner-up
1970	Nordic Championships	Per Walsøe	Jørgen Mortensen Flemming Delfs	15–8, 15–8	Winner
1971	Swedish Open	Per Walsøe	Henning Borch Erland Kops	15–11, 15–11	Winner
1971	Dutch Open	Erland Kops	Derek Talbot Elliot Stuart	15–11, 15–5	Winner
1971	Nordic Championships	Erland Kops	Per Walsøe Poul Petersen	15–5, 15–11	Winner
1972	Swedish Open	Erland Kops	Per Walsøe Poul Petersen	15–4, 9–15, 15–12	Winner
1972	Dutch Open	Erland Kops	Derek Talbot Elliot Stuart	15–6, 11–15, 15–7	Winner
1972	Nordic Championships	Poul Peterson	Henning Borch Jørgen Mortensen	10–15, 15–12, 15–9	Winner
1973	Swedish Open	Poul Petersen	Derek Talbot Elliot Stuart	15–9, 1–15, 15–10	Winner
1973	Nordic Championships	Poul Petersen	Flemming Delfs Elo Hansen	18–16, 16–17, 10–15	Runner-up
1974	Nordic Championships	Poul Petersen	Flemming Delfs Elo Hansen	15–10, 15–6	Winner
1976	All England	Steen Skovgaard	Thomas Kihlström Bengt Fröman	12–15, 15–17	Runner-up
1976	Nordic Championships	Steen Skovgaard	Thomas Kihlström Bengt Fröman	10–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1978	Dutch Open	Jesper Helledie	Mike Tredgett Ray Stevens	9–15, 15–1, 15–5	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1963	Norwegian International	Liselotte Nielsen	Bengt-Åke Jönsson Gunilla Dahlström	15–6, 15–5	Winner
1966	London Championships	Iris Rogers	Tony Jordan Angela Bairstow	4–15, 15–10, 5–15	Runner-up
1967	All England	Ulla Strand	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–2, 15–10	Winner
1967	Denmark Open	Ulla Strand	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–11, 15–12	Winner
1968	Malaysia Open	Eva Twedberg	Teh Kew San Ng Mei Ling	18–17, 15–13	Winner
1968	Denmark Open	Ulla Strand	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	2–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1968	Swedish Open	Ulla Strand	Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–5, 15–11	Winner
1970	Nordic Championships	Ulla Strand	Jørgen Mortensen Anne Flindt	15–11, 6–15, 15–10	Winner
1971	Denmark Open	Ulla Strand	Ray Stevens Barbara Hood	15–13, 15–11	Winner
1971	All England	Ulla Strand	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	15–12, 8–15, 15–11	Winner
1971	Dutch Open	Ulla Strand	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	4–15, 15–6, 16–17	Runner-up
1971	Nordic Championships	Ulla Strand	Per Walsøe Pernille Kaagaard	walkover	Runner-up
1972	Swedish Open	Ulla Strand	David Eddy Gillian Gilks	10–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1972	Denmark Open	Ulla Strand	Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Wackerow	7–15, 15–13, 10–15	Runner-up
1972	All England	Ulla Strand	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks	12–15, 15–8, 15–12	Winner

References

1. Fink, Lars (11 March 2020). "Fighteren der fik ondt i livet" (in Danish). TV 2. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
2. Davis, 116.
3. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1983) 125.
4. Davis, 93.
5. Davis, 109.
6. "Change of court for Rudy Hartono".

External links

• Svend Pri at Badminton.dk^{[dead link]}
• Svend Pri at Olympedia
• Svend Pri at Olympics.com