Knud Aage Nielsen (born 1937) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.
Career With a singles game that featured consistency and excellent mobility, Nielsen played at a high international level from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s. In 1964 he won men's singles at the All England Open Badminton Championships, then considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, narrowly defeating fellow Dane Henning Borch in the final.Herbert Sheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., p. 164. He played Thomas Cup (men's international team competition) singles for Denmark in the '60–'61 and '63–'64 campaigns, scoring Denmark's only singles victory in its controversial '64 Challenge Round loss to Indonesia.Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967, Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1967, pp. 87, 90.
He is the younger brother of Poul-Erik Nielsen three times an All England doubles champion.
Nielsen appeared in the Danish TV series Make badminton great again from 2022 about the history of Danish badminton.
Achievements International tournaments (11 titles, 12 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result1958Norwegian International Berndt Dahlberg15–11, 12–15, 15–9 Winner1959Dutch Open Ferry Sonneville18–13, 15–9 Winner1959Belgian International Ferry Sonneville15–13, 15–2 Winner1962Swedish Open Erland Kops4–15, 9–15 Runner-up1962Nordic Championships Bertil Glans15–9, 15–0 Winner1963Swedish Open Erland Kops2–15, 15–13, 4–15 Runner-up1963Nordic Championships Henning Borch15–8, 6–15, 17–16 Winner1964German Open Erland Kops7–15, 13–15 Runner-up1964All England Henning Borch8–15, 17–15, 15–4 Winner1964Nordic Championships Erland Kops5–15, 7–15 Runner-up1966Dutch Open Wolfgang Bochow18–15, 15–9 Winner1966German Open Erland Kops 18–17, 6–15, 11–15 Runner-up1966Denmark Open Svend Pri3–15, 9–15 Runner-up
Men's doubles Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result1959Belgian International Bjorn Holst-Christensen Hugh Findlay Ronald Lockwood13–15, 2–15 Runner-up1959Swedish Open Henning Borch Berndt Dahlberg Bertil Glans15–6, 13–15, 11–15 Runner-up1961Dutch Open Ole Mertz Wong B. K. Yeoh Kean Hua18–15, 15–9 Winner1962Swedish Open Henning Borch Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen14–15, 15–7, 4–15 Runner-up1962Nordic Championships Poul-Erik Nielsen Bertil Glans Göran Wahlqvist15–3, 14–17, 16–17 Runner-up1963Swedish Open Henning Borch Erland Kops Poul-Erik Nielsen15–11, 15–9 Winner1963Nordic Championships Henning Borch Berndt Dahlberg Bertil Glans18–13, 18–15 Winner1965Swedish Open Erland Kops Henning Borch Jørgen Mortensen15–12, 18–16 Winner1966Dutch Open Elo Hansen Punch Gunalan Oon Chong Hau4–15, 4–15 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1964German Open Kirsten Thorndahl Finn Kobberø Bente Flindt9–15, 10–15 Runner-up
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