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Preben Dabelsteen

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Preben Dabelsteen
Personal information
Country Denmark
Born(1925-10-14)14 October 1925
Died23 January 2017(2017-01-23) (aged 91)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's badminton
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1949 Scotland–England Team

Preben Gustav Dabelsteen (14 October 1925 – 23 January 2017)[1] was a Danish badminton player.[2] He won five Danish doubles Championships with Jørn Skaarup and played on the national team until the mid 1950s. He also won 2 All England Open titles for men's doubles in 1948 and 1950.[3]

Achievements

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International tournaments

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1946 Denmark Open Denmark Jørn Skaarup Denmark Erik Friis
Sweden Conny Jepsen
15–13, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1947 Denmark Open Denmark Jørn Skaarup Denmark Carl Frøhlke
Denmark Tage Madsen
18–15, 11–15, 18–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1947 All England Denmark Jørn Skaarup Denmark Poul Holm
Denmark Tage Madsen
15–4, 12–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1948 Denmark Open Denmark Jørn Skaarup Denmark Poul Holm
Denmark Børge Frederiksen
15–7, 13–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1948 All England Denmark Børge Frederiksen Sweden Conny Jepsen
Sweden Nils Jonson
15–8, 16–18, 18–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1950 All England Denmark Jørn Skaarup Denmark Poul Holm
Denmark Børge Frederiksen
9–15, 15–2, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1951 Denmark Open Denmark Jørn Skaarup Malaysia Ismail Marjan
Malaysia Ong Poh Lim
9–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1954 Dutch Open Denmark Jørn Skaarup Denmark Jesper Sandvad
Denmark Ole Mertz
15–12, 18–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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  1. ^ "Preben Gustav Dabelsteen : Dødsfald : Berlingske". navne.dk. Berlingske Media. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Preben Dabelsteen". Badminton Denmark.
  3. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.