Hans Sperre Jr.
Personal information
Country Norway
Born (1967-09-13) 13 September 1967
Sandefjord, Norway
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Years active1989–1999
HandednessRight
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Norway
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Pressbaum Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Hans Sperre Jr. (born 13 September 1967) is a Norwegian badminton player. He competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] Sperre Jr. is a 16-time national champion in men's singles and has won the men's doubles title numerous times in the national championships with Jorn Myrestrand, Tor Egil Kristensen and Erik Lia.

Career

Sperre Jr. followed in his father Hans Sperre's footsteps in 1986 when he won his first Norwegian title in men's singles. In April 1991, he won the Amor International with his partner Erik Lia after defeating Michael Kjeldsen and Claus Thomsen of Denmark in the final.[2] In that same month, Sperre Jr. and Lia reached the final of the Austrian International but lost to Michael Keck and Robert Neumann of Germany in the final.[3]

Sperre Jr. made his Olympic debut in the 1992 Summer Olympics when he competed in the men's singles tournament. He lost in the first round against Foo Kok Keong of Malaysia.

In 1993, he won the Hungarian International after defeating Vladislav Druzchenko of Ukraine in the final with a score of 15–9, 15–11.[4]

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1985 Pressbaum, Austria Norway Jorn Myrestrand Denmark Jan Paulsen
Denmark Lars Pedersen		 15–18, 10–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF International

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1993 Hungarian International Ukraine Vladislav Druzchenko 15–9, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Amor International Norway Erik Lia Denmark Michael Kjeldsen
Denmark Claus Thomsen		 1–15, 18–16, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Austrian International Norway Erik Lia Germany Michael Keck
Germany Robert Neumann		 3–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ↑ "Hans Sperre". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Hans Sperre - Amor Tournament 1991 | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Hans Sperre - Austrian International 1991 | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hans Sperre - Hungarian International 1993 I | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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