Peter Gade facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Peter Gade
Gade in August 2005
Personal information
Birth name	Peter Gade Christensen
Born	(1976-12-14) 14 December 1976 (age 48) Aalborg, Denmark
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg
Country	Denmark
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest Ranking	1 (28 October 1997)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark World Championships Silver 2001 Seville Men's singles Bronze 1999 Copenhagen Men's singles Bronze 2005 Anaheim Men's singles Bronze 2010 Paris Men's singles Bronze 2011 London Men's singles Sudirman Cup Silver 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team Silver 2011 Qingdao Mixed team Bronze 2001 Seville Mixed team Bronze 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team Bronze 2005 Beijing Mixed team Thomas Cup Silver 2004 Jakarta Men's team Silver 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team Bronze 1998 Hong Kong Men's team Bronze 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Bronze 2012 Wuhan Men's team European Championships Gold 1998 Sofia Men's singles Gold 2000 Glasgow Men's singles Gold 2004 Geneva Men's singles Gold 2006 Den Bosch Men's singles Gold 2010 Manchester Men's singles European Mixed Team Championships Gold 1998 Sofia Mixed team Gold 2000 Glasgow Mixed team Gold 2004 Geneva Mixed team Gold 2006 Den Bosch Mixed team Gold 2009 Liverpool Mixed team European Men's Team Championships Gold 2006 Thessalonica Men's team Gold 2008 Almere Men's team Gold 2010 Warsaw Men's team World Junior Championships Gold 1994 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles European Junior Championships Gold 1995 Nitra Boys' singles Gold 1995 Nitra Boys' doubles Gold 1995 Nitra Mixed team

Peter Høeg Gade is a famous former professional badminton player from Denmark. He was born on December 14, 1976, in Aalborg, Denmark. Peter Gade lives in Holte, which is near Copenhagen. He has two children with Camilla Høeg, who used to be a handball player.

Peter Gade became well-known in badminton for winning the All England Open Badminton Championships in 1999. He also won five European Championships in men's singles. He was ranked number one in the world from 1998 to 2001. With 22 Grand-Prix titles, he is one of the most successful players in badminton history. In June 2006, he briefly became the world's number one player again. This happened after he won the Singapore Open and reached the quarter-finals at the Malaysia Open.

Peter Gade stopped playing international badminton after losing in the quarter-finals of the 2012 French Open.

How Peter Gade Played

Peter Gade was known for his exciting playing style. He used fast attacks and moved very smoothly around the court. He always put pressure on his opponents.

Tricky Shots

One special thing about his game was how tricky he could be. He had a famous "double action" shot. This shot made the shuttlecock go to the back of the court, but it looked like he was aiming for the net. He also used other surprising shots, like hitting the shuttlecock with the opposite side of his racket. This made the shuttlecock fly in a totally different direction than expected.

Peter Gade's Career Wins

Here are some of the big tournaments Peter Gade won during his career. Most of these were in men's singles.

Major Tournament Victories

• 1994—World Junior Champion in men's doubles (with Peder Nissen)
• 1995—European Junior Championships
• 1996—Scottish Open
• 1997—German Open, Taiwan Open, Hong Kong Open
• 1998—Japan Open, Swiss Open, Danish Open, Malaysian Open, European Championships
• 1999—All England Open Badminton Championships, Ipoh Masters, Copenhagen Masters, Japan Open, World Grand Prix
• 2000—Korea Open, Danish Open, Taiwan Open, European Championships, Copenhagen Masters
• 2001—Copenhagen Masters, Korea Open
• 2002—European Championships, US Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2004—European Championships, Copenhagen Masters
• 2005—Korea Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2006—European Championships, Aviva Singapore Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2007—Malaysian Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2008—Denmark Open, French Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2009—Korea Open
• 2010—European Championships, Copenhagen Masters

Playing in the Olympics

Peter Gade played badminton singles for Denmark in four Summer Olympics. These were in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012.

Sydney 2000 Olympics

At the 2000 Summer Olympics, he reached the semi-finals. He lost to Ji Xinpeng from China, who went on to win the gold medal. In the match for the bronze medal, Peter Gade lost to another Chinese player, Xia Xuanze.

Athens 2004 Olympics

In the 2004 Summer Olympics, he won his first two matches. He beat Chien Yu-Hsiu from Chinese Taipei and Nikhil Kanetkar from India. However, in the quarter-finals, he was defeated by Taufik Hidayat from Indonesia, who later became the champion.

Beijing 2008 Olympics

Peter Gade had hoped to win a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He won his first match easily. In the third round, he faced Shoji Sato and almost lost. He was down 18–20 in the second set but managed to win it 22–20. He then won the third set. In the quarter-finals, he lost to the Chinese champion Lin Dan.

London 2012 Olympics

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Peter Gade was defeated by Chen Long from China in the quarter-finals.

Other Achievements

• Danish National Champion: He won this title many times: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011.

Retirement Match

Peter Gade played his last exhibition match at the Copenhagen Masters on December 27, 2012. He beat Lin Dan, a two-time Olympic Champion, in front of a huge crowd.

Awards and Honors

• Special Award of the DBF: 2006
• IBF World Badminton Player of the Year: 1998

Images for kids

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  Peter Gade at the 2010 BWF World Championships

See also

In Spanish: Peter Gade para niños