Erland Kops facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Erland Kops
Kops in 1968
Personal information
Born	(1937-01-14)14 January 1937 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	18 February 2017(2017-02-18) (aged 80)
Country	Denmark
Handedness	Right
Men's singles & Men's doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark Thomas Cup Silver 1964 Tokyo Men's team European Championships Silver 1970 Port Talbot Men's doubles Bronze 1972 Karlskrona Men's doubles European Mixed Team Championships Silver 1972 Karlskrona Mixed team

Erland Kops (born January 14, 1937 – died February 18, 2017) was a super famous badminton player from Denmark. He won many big international competitions in both singles (playing alone) and doubles (playing with a partner) from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.

Early Life and Start in Badminton

Erland Kops was born in 1937. His uncles, Ebbe and Poul Kops, were both boxers who competed in the Olympics. Erland started playing badminton in 1948 at the Københavns Badminton Klub in Copenhagen.

From 1958 to 1960, he worked for a company called East Asiatic Company in Thailand. This time in Asia helped him become one of the first Western players to win major badminton titles there.

Erland Kops' Amazing Career

In 1958, Erland Kops made a big splash! He ended eight years of wins by players from Malaya at the All England Badminton Championships. He won the Men's Singles event, showing everyone his incredible talent.

Erland was known for his amazing speed, power, and stamina on the court. He could also make really impressive shots. He was clearly the best men's singles player of his time. He was also one of the top men's doubles players.

All England Championships Success

The All England Open Badminton Championships is one of the most important tournaments in badminton. Erland Kops is one of the most successful players ever in this event. He won a total of 11 titles between 1958 and 1967.

• He won 7 titles in men's singles.
• He won 4 titles in men's doubles.

This broke the old record of six titles held by Irish player Frank Devlin.

More Wins and National Pride

Erland Kops also won the Danish Championships 5 times in men's singles. He won it 4 times in men's doubles.

In the Nordic Championships, he won the men's singles title 5 times. He also won men's doubles 3 times and mixed doubles 2 times.

He played 44 national matches for Denmark between 1957 and 1972. This shows how dedicated he was to his country's team.

Awards and Recognition

It's no surprise that Erland Kops was one of the first badminton players to join the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997. He was also the first player to be added to the Hall of Fame for Badminton Europe Confederation (BEC) in 2013.

For all his amazing achievements, Erland Kops received many honors:

• He was given a Knighthood by the Danish Queen.
• He became an Honorary Member of The Danish Sports Federation.
• He also became an Honorary Member of Badminton Denmark.
• He received the Herbert Scheele Trophy from the Badminton World Federation.
• He was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Danish Sport.
• He was even voted the second-best Sportsman in Denmark of the 20th century!

All England Performance Highlights

Erland Kops had some incredible matches at the All England Championships.

• In 1957, he reached the final but lost to Eddie B. Choong from Malaya.
• One year later, in 1958, he won the final against Finn Kobberø.
• In 1959, Tan Joe Hok from Indonesia won the championship.
• But then, Erland Kops won the title four years in a row, from 1960 to 1963!
• He won two more times in 1965 and 1967.

In men's doubles, Erland Kops won with Poul-Erik Nielsen in 1958. He also won three times with Henning Borch from 1967 to 1969. He reached three men's doubles finals but didn't win them.

Here are his Men's Singles wins at the All England:

• 1958: Champion - vs Finn Kobberø (Denmark)
• 1960: Champion - vs Charoen Wattanasin (Thailand)
• 1961: Champion - vs Finn Kobberø (Denmark)
• 1962: Champion - vs Charoen Wattanasin (Thailand)
• 1963: Champion - vs Channarong Ratanasaengsuang (Thailand)
• 1965: Champion - vs Tan Aik Huang (Malaysia)
• 1967: Champion - vs Tan Aik Huang (Malaysia)

Achievements in Tournaments

Erland Kops won many tournaments around the world. Here are some of his top achievements:

Danish National Championships

Nordic Championships

European Championships

Other Major Open Championships

Erland Kops also won many other important tournaments around the world, showing he was a true global badminton star.

See also

In Spanish: Erland Kops para niños