Henning Borch
Personal information
CountryDenmark
Born (1938-03-09) 9 March 1938
Career title(s)1967, 1968, 1969 All England
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1973 Jakarta Men's team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1970 Port Talbot Men's doubles

Henning Borch is a former world class badminton player from Denmark who won major tournaments from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. In the 1964 Borch reached the men's singles final at the prestigious All-England Championships, narrowly losing to fellow countryman Knud Aage Nielsen.[1] His most impressive achievement was sharing three consecutive All-England men's doubles titles with Erland Kops from 1967 to 1969.[2] Borch took part in five consecutive Thomas Cup (men's international team) campaigns for Denmark between 1960 and 1973.

References

  1. ↑ Herbert Scheele, The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 164.
  2. ↑ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton ( Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 107.


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