Per Walsøe

Per Walsøe (8 June 1943 – 11 May 2024)^[1][2] was a Danish former Supreme Court judge^[3] and a badminton player who won a number of Danish national and international doubles titles from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.

Per Walsøe
Personal information
Country	Denmark
Born	(1943-06-08)8 June 1943
Died	11 May 2024(2024-05-11) (aged 80)
Career title(s)	1970 European Men's doubles champion
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Denmark European Championships 1970 Port Talbot Men's doubles 1970 Port Talbot Mixed doubles

Career

Walsoe won the gold medal at the 1970 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Elo Hansen. He also captured the mixed doubles crown at the prestigious All-England Championships with Pernille Molgaard Hansen in 1970, having previously reached the final with the same partner in 1966 and 1967.^[4] Walsoe was also a runner-up with Svend Andersen (Pri) in the 1967 All-England men's doubles to fellow Danes Erland Kops and Henning Borch.^[5] One of the physically largest men to have played world class badminton, Walsoe represented Denmark in Thomas Cup (world men's team) competition in the '66-'67, '69-'70, and '75-'76 seasons.^[6][7]

Achievements

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1967	Swedish Open	Svend Pri	Henning Borch Erland Kops		Winner
1967	All England	Svend Pri	Henning Borch Erland Kops	8–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1970	Swedish Open	Svend Pri	Poul Peterson Elo Hansen		Winner
1970	Denmark Open	Svend Pri	Henning Borch Erland Kops		Runner-up
1971	Swedish Open	Svend Pri	Henning Borch Erland Kops		Winner