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Jesper Helledie

Personal information

Country

Denmark

Born

9 May 1954 (age 69)

Medal record

Men's badminton

Representing Denmark
World Championships
	1983 Copenhagen	Men's Doubles
World Cup
	1983 Kuala Lumpur	Mixed doubles
	1985 Jakarta	Mixed doubles
Thomas Cup
	1982 London	Men's team
European Championships
	1986 Uppsala	Men's Doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
	1986 Uppsala	Mixed team
European Junior Championships
	1973 Edinburgh	Boys' singles
	1973 Edinburgh	Mixed team
	1973 Edinburgh	Boys' doubles

Jesper Helledie is a retired badminton player from Denmark. Though a highly regarded prospect in men's singles as a young player, he eventually became a doubles specialist, overcoming two ruptures of his Achilles tendon during his career.

Career

Helledie won the gold medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Steen Fladberg, defeating Mike Tredgett and Martin Dew 15-10, 15-10 in the final.

He also won at the 1986 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with the same partner.

Major achievements

Rank	Event	Date	Venue
European Championships
1	Men's doubles (with Steen Fladberg)	1986	Uppsala, SWE

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Steen Fladberg	Martin Dew Mike Tredgett	15–10, 15–10	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Swedish Open	Steen Fladberg	Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson	4–15, 18–13, 15–10	Winner
1984	Chinese Taipei Open	Steen Fladberg	Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson	3–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1984	Scottish Open	Morten Frost	Nigel Tier Duncan Bridge	15–11, 15–11	Winner
1985	Hong Kong Open	Steen Fladberg	Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen	15–8, 7–15, 15–12	Winner
1985	Dutch Open	Steen Fladberg	Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen	15–8, 15–9	Winner
1985	Scandinavian Open	Steen Fladberg	Martin Dew Dipak Tailor	15–12, 15–9	Winner
1986	German Open	Steen Fladberg	Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong	8–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1986	Scandinavian Open	Steen Fladberg	Martin Dew Dipak Tailor	15–9, 15–18, 15–7	Winner
1986	Carlton-Intersport Cup	Steen Fladberg	Martin Dew Dipak Tailor	9–15, 14–18	Runner-up