Sture Johnsson

Sture Johnsson
Informasi pribadi
KebangsaanSwedia
Lahir27 September 1945 (umur 79)
Mölndal, Västra Götaland County, Swedia
PeganganKanan
GelarKejuaraan Eropa (1968, 1970 & 1974)
Rekam medali
Bulutangkis
Mewakili  Swedia
Kejuaraan Eropa
Medali emas – tempat pertama Bochum 1968 Tunggal putra
Medali emas – tempat pertama Port Talbot 1970 Tunggal putra
Medali emas – tempat pertama Vienna 1974 Tunggal putra
Medali perunggu – tempat ketiga Preston 1978 Tunggal putra
Kejuaraan Beregu Campuran Eropa
Medali perunggu – tempat ketiga Vienna 1974 Beregu campuran
Medali perunggu – tempat ketiga Preston 1978 Beregu campuran

Sture Johnsson (lahir 1945) adalah mantan pemain bulu tangkis dari Swedia yang memenangkan banyak gelar tunggal putra nasional dan internasional Swedia. Permainannya ditandai dengan stamina dan mobilitas yang mengesankan, serta pukulan keras dari atas yang kuat.

Karier

Johnsson won men's singles at the first European Badminton Championships in 1968. He eventually won three singles titles at this biennial event (1968, 1970 and 1974[1]), a total bested only by Peter Gade in the early 2000s. He won the World Invitational Championships in 1971 held in Glasgow and reached the semifinals of men's singles at the All-England Championships on four occasions and was one of only a very few players to beat Rudy Hartono in tournament play during Hartono's prime (semifinals of 1973 German Open). Johnsson was a member of six consecutive Swedish Thomas Cup teams between 1963 and 1979.

He also competed at the first ever IBF World Championships in Malmö, in 1977, and was defeated in quarterfinals by the eventual champion Flemming Delfs.[2]

1972 Summer Olympics

Johnsson competed in badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics, as a demonstration sport competition. In men's singles, he lost in semifinals against Rudy Hartono, 15-2, 15-4. In mixed doubles he played with Eva Twedberg, and they were beaten in the first round by Roland Maywald and Brigitte Steden of West Germany.

Prestasi

Kejuaraan Eropa

Tunggal putra

Tahun Tempat Lawan Skor Hasil
1968 Bochum, Jerman Barat Jerman Barat Wolfgang Bochow 17–14, 11–15, 15–5 Gold Emas
1970 Port Talbot, Wales Denmark Elo Hansen 15–5, 15–6 Gold Emas
1974 Vienna, Austria Swedia Thomas Kihlström 15–7, 15–8 Gold Emas
1978 Preston, Inggris Denmark Flemming Delfs 14–17, 9–15 Bronze Perunggu

Prestasi Lainnya

Peringkat Kategori Tahun Tempat
Kejuaraan Terbuka
1 Tunggal putra 1974, 1976 Swedia Terbuka
1 Tunggal putra 1965, 1968, 1976 Norwegia International
Ganda campuran 1969
1 Tunggal putra 1968 Prancis Terbuka
1 Tunggal putra 1969 Belgia International
1 Tunggal putra 1972, 1973 Amerika Serikat Terbuka
Ganda campuran 1973
1 Tunggal putra 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977 Jerman Terbuka
1 Tunggal putra 1969, 1972, 1975 Kejuaraan Nordic
Kejuaraan Nasional
1 Tunggal putra 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971,
1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979
Nasional Swedia
Ganda putra 1970, 1972

Referensi

  1. ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 115.
  2. ^ "Badminton's first world championships", World Badminton, July–August 1977, 3.


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