Ulla Strand

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::summary Danish badminton player ::

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Field	Value
name	Ulla Strand
birth_name	Ulla Rasmussen
birth_date	21 March 1943
birth_place	Copenhagen, Denmark
death_date
event	Women's and Mixed doubles
country	Denmark
titles	10 times All England Champion
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Ulla Strand (21 March 1943 – 7 August 2007), born as Ulla Rasmussen, was badminton player of Denmark who excelled from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Though she won three Danish national singles titles and reached the women's singles final at the All-England Championships in 1965, most of her major championship victories were in doubles (often with her sister Karin Jorgensen) and mixed doubles. Attractive and charismatic, she was a crowd favorite throughout her career.

She was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1999. Ulla Strand died in 2007 after a long illness.

Career

Strand won 10 All England Open Badminton Championships titles, 7 in mixed doubles and 3 in women's doubles. She also won 21 Danish National Championships between 1961 and 1974, and 19 Nordic Championships between 1962 and 1973.

1972 Summer Olympics

Strand competed in badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics, as a demonstration sport competition. In women's singles, she lost in the first round against Noriko Nakayama, 11-5, 11-9. In mixed doubles she played with Svend Pri, and they were beaten in the final by Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks of Great Britain, 15-6, 18-16.

Achievements

Olympic Games (demonstration)

Mixed doubles ::data[format=table]

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Volleyballhalle, Munich, West Germany	DEN Svend Pri	GBR Derek Talbot
GBR Gillian Gilks	6–15, 16–18	[[File:Silver medal.svg	16px]] Silver
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European Championships

Women's doubles ::data[format=table]

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria	DEN Pernille Kaagaard	ENG Nora Gardner
ENG Susan Whetnall	8–15, 12–15	[[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze
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International tournaments (55 titles, 40 runners-up)

Women's singles ::data[format=table]

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1962	Swedish Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	11–3, 5–11, 11–4	Winner
1963	Nordic Championships	DEN Anne Flindt	11–7, 11–3	Winner
1963	German Open	USA Judy Hashman	10–12, 9–12	Runner-up
1964	Nordic Championships	DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	11–8, 11–3	Winner
1964	German Open	USA Judy Hashman	2–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1964	Swedish Open	USA Judy Hashman	10–12, 3–11	Runner-up
1965	All England Open	ENG Ursula Smith	7–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1965	Nordic Championships	SWE Eva Twedberg	8–11, 12–10, 12–10	Winner
1965	Swedish Open	SWE Eva Twedberg	11–2, 1–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1966	Canadian Open	USA Judy Hashman	7–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1966	Nordic Championships	SWE Eva Twedberg	11–5, 11–6	Winner
1966	Denmark Open	DEN Lizbeth von Barnekow	4–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1967	Swedish Open	NED Imre Rietveld	11–6, 4–11, 11–6	Winner
1967	German Open	SWE Eva Twedberg	2–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1967	Norwegian International	SWE Eva Twedberg	11–3, 8–11, 3–11	Runner-up
1967	Nordic Championships	SWE Eva Twedberg	3–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1968	Swedish Open	SWE Eva Twedberg	2–11, 0–11	Runner-up
1968	Nordic Championships	DEN Jette Føge	9–12, 10–12	Runner-up
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Women's doubles ::data[format=table]

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1962	German Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	USA Judy Hashman
DEN Tonny Holst-Christensen	12–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1962	All England Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	USA Judy Hashman
DEN Tonny Holst-Christensen	5–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1962	Swedish Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	DEN Bente Kristiansen
DEN Aase Winther	15–10, 15–18, 4–15	Runner-up
1962	Nordic Championships	DEN Karin Jørgensen	SWE Eva Petterson
SWE Gunilla Dahlström	15–5, 15–6	Winner
1962	Belgian International	DEN Karin Jørgensen	ENG Ursula Smith
ENG Jenny Pritchard	17–16, 7–15, 15–8	Winner
1962	Dutch Open	DEN Bente Flindt	NED Els Robbé
ENG Jenny Pritchard	15–11, 15–8	Winner
1963	German Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	USA Judy Hashman
IRL Sue Peard	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1963	All England Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	USA Judy Hashman
IRL Sue Peard	6–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1963	Nordic Championships	DEN Karin Jørgensen	DEN Anne Flindt
DEN Bente Flindt	6–15, 15–4, 15–9	Winner
1963	Swedish Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	ENG Ursula Smith
ENG June Timperley	15–2, 18–14	Winner
1964	All England Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	USA Judy Hashman
IRL Sue Peard	15–11, 6–15, 15–10	Winner
1964	Nordic Championships	DEN Karin Jørgensen	DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
DEN Lizbeth von Barnekow	11–15, 18–14	Runner-up
1964	Swedish Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	USA Judy Hashman
IRL Mary O'Sullivan	7–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1965	All England Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	ENG Jenny Pritchard
ENG Ursula Smith	15–10, 15–0	Winner
1965	Nordic Championships	DEN Karin Jørgensen	SWE Eva Twedberg
SWE Gunilla Dahlström	15–9, 15–4	Winner
1965	Swedish Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	SWE Eva Twedberg
SWE Gunilla Dahlström	15–1, 15–4	Winner
1966	German Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	USA Judy Hashman
IRL Sue Peard	7–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1966	All England Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	USA Judy Hashman
IRL Sue Peard	5–15, 17–14, 12–15	Runner-up
1966	U.S. Open	ENG Ursula Smith	USA Judy Hashman
IRL Sue Peard	5–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1966	Nordic Championships	DEN Karin Jørgensen	SWE Eva Twedberg
SWE Gunilla Dahlström	15–9, 15–6	Winner
1966	Denmark Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	ENG Heather Ward
NED Imre Rietveld	15–4, 15–12	Winner
1966	Swedish Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	USA Judy Hashman
SWE Eva Twedberg	15–12, 10–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1967	All England Open	NED Imre Rietveld	USA Judy Hashman
ENG Janet Brennan	11–15, 15–8, 15–4	Winner
1967	Dutch Open	NED Imre Rietveld	DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
DEN Lizbeth von Barnekow	15–5, 15–4	Winner
1967	Denmark Open	NED Imre Rietveld	JPN Hiroe Amano
JPN Noriko Takagi	12–15, 15–9, 8–15	Runner-up
1967	Swedish Open	DEN Lonny Funch	NED Imre Rietveld
SWE Eva Twedberg	15–9, 15–4	Winner
1967	Norwegian International	DEN Lizbeth von Barnekow	SWE Eva Twedberg
SWE Gittan Nyberg	15–1, 15–8	Winner
1967	Nordic Championships	DEN Lizbeth von Barnekow	SWE Eva Twedberg
SWE Marianne Flykt	18–13, 15–3	Winner
1967	German Open	DEN Lizbeth von Barnekow	FRG Irmgard Latz
FRG Marieluise Wackerow	14–18, 15–9, 9–15	Runner-up
1968	Denmark Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	JPN Hiroe Amano
JPN Noriko Takagi	11–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1968	Swedish Open	DEN Lonny Funch	DEN Anne Flindt
DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	4–15, 15–6, 18–16	Winner
1968	Nordic Championships	DEN Karin Jørgensen	DEN Anne Flindt
DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	6–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1971	Dutch Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	ENG Judy Hashman
ENG Gillian Gilks	6–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1971	Nordic Championships	DEN Karin Jørgensen	DEN Anne Flindt
DEN Pernille Kaagaard	walkover	Runner-up
1973	Denmark Open	DEN Karin Jørgensen	NED Marjan Luesken
NED Joke van Beusekom	14–17, 14–17	Runner-up
1973	Nordic Championships	DEN Pernille Kaagaard	DEN Lonny Bostofte
DEN Lene Køppen	15–12, 15–10	Winner
1974	Denmark Open	DEN Pernille Kaagaard	JPN Machiko Aizawa
JPN Etsuko Takenaka	15–18, 15–12	Runner-up
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Mixed doubles ::data[format=table]

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1959	French Open	DEN Arne Rasmussen	SWE Atte Nyberg
FRA Mireille Laurent	9–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1962	All England Open	DEN Finn Kobberø	DEN Poul-Erik Nielsen
DEN Inge Birgit Hansen	15–1, 15–11	Winner
1962	Nordic Championships	DEN Poul-Erik Nielsen	SWE Bertil Glans
SWE Gunilla Dahlström	15–10, 15–14	Winner
1962	Belgian International	DEN Finn Kobberø	DEN Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
DEN Karin Jørgensen	6–15, 15–10, 15–6	Winner
1962	Dutch Open	MAS Oon Chong Teik	THA Charoen Wattanasin
NED Els Robbé	15–10, 15–5	Winner
1963	All England Open	DEN Finn Kobberø	ENG Tony Jordan
ENG June Timperley	15–8, 15–12	Winner
1963	Nordic Championships	DEN Henning Borch	DEN Ole Mertz
DEN Karin Jørgensen	15–13, 15–8	Winner
1963	Swedish Open	DEN Poul-Erik Nielsen	ENG Tony Jordan
ENG June Timperley	9–15, 15–3, 15–4	Winner
1964	All England Open	DEN Finn Kobberø	ENG Tony Jordan
ENG Jenny Pritchard	10–15, 13–18	Runner-up
1964	Nordic Championships	DEN Finn Kobberø	DEN Ole Mertz
DEN Annette Rye	15–6, 15–12	Winner
1965	All England Open	DEN Finn Kobberø	ENG Tony Jordan
ENG Jenny Pritchard	9–15, 15–4, 15–12	Winner
1965	Swedish Open	DEN Henning Borch	SWE Berndt Dahlberg
SWE Gunilla Dahlström	15–9, 15–9	Winner
1965	Nordic Championships	DEN Erland Kops	SWE Bengt-Ake Jonsson
SWE Gunilla Dahlström	15–11, 15–10	Winner
1966	Canadian Open	MAS Ng Boon Bee	USA Donald C. Paup
USA Helen Tibbetts	15–10, 15–9	Winner
1966	German Open	DEN Morten Pommergaard	FRG Wolfgang Bochow
FRG Irmgard Latz	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1966	All England Open	DEN Finn Kobberø	DEN Per Walsøe
DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–13, 15–3	Winner
1966	Denmark Open	DEN Finn Kobberø	DEN Per Walsøe
DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	8–15, 15–7, 15–11	Winner
1966	Swedish Open	DEN Henning Borch	DEN Per Walsøe
DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	7–15, 15–9, 8–15	Runner-up
1966	Nordic Championships	DEN Per Walsøe	DEN Henning Borch
DEN Karin Jørgensen	15–1, 15–9	Winner
1967	German Open	DEN Per Walsøe	ENG Tony Jordan
ENG Angela Bairstow	15–8, 15–8	Winner
1967	All England Open	DEN Svend Pri	DEN Per Walsøe
DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–2, 15–10	Winner
1967	Denmark Open	DEN Svend Pri	DEN Per Walsøe
DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15–11, 15–12	Winner
1967	Swedish Open	DEN Henning Borch	DEN Per Walsøe
DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	6–15, 15–11, 4–15	Runner-up
1967	Norwegian International	DEN Elo Hansen	DEN Erland Kops
DEN Lizbeth von Barnekow	15–9, 15–12	Winner
1967	Nordic Championships	DEN Erland Kops	DEN Henning Borch
DEN Lizbeth von Barnekow	8–15, 17–14, 15–13	Winner
1968	Denmark Open	DEN Svend Pri	DEN Per Walsøe
DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	12–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1970	Denmark Open	DEN Klaus Kaagaard	DEN Henning Borch
DEN Imre Rietveld Nielsen	15–11, 13–18, 15–10	Winner
1970	Nordic Championships	DEN Svend Pri	DEN Jørgen Mortensen
DEN Anne Flindt	15–11, 6–15, 15–10	Winner
1971	Denmark Open	DEN Svend Pri	ENG Ray Stevens
CAN Barbara Hood	15–13, 15–11	Winner
1971	All England Open	DEN Svend Pri	ENG Derek Talbot
ENG Gillian Gilks	15–12, 8–15, 15–11	Winner
1971	Dutch Open	DEN Svend Pri	ENG Derek Talbot
ENG Gillian Gilks	4–15, 15–6, 16–17	Runner-up
1971	Nordic Championships	DEN Svend Pri	DEN Per Walsøe
DEN Pernille Kaagaard	walkover	Runner-up
1972	Swedish Open	DEN Svend Pri	ENG David Eddy
ENG Gillian Gilks	10-15, 8–15	Runner-up
1972	Denmark Open	DEN Svend Pri	GER Wolfgang Bochow
GER Marieluise Wackerow	7–15, 15–13, 10–15	Runner-up
1972	All England Open	DEN Svend Pri	ENG Derek Talbot
ENG Gillian Gilks	12–15, 15–8, 15–12	Winner
1972	Nordic Championships	DEN Elo Hansen	DEN Per Walsøe
DEN Pernille Kaagaard	15–11, 15–11	Winner
1973	Denmark Open	DEN Elo Hansen	ENG Derek Talbot
ENG Nora Gardner	4–15, 17–14, 15–10	Winner
1973	Nordic Championships	DEN Elo Hansen	SWE Gert Perneklo
SWE Eva Stuart	15–11, 15–11	Winner
1974	Denmark Open	DEN Elo Hansen	FRG Wolfgang Bochow
FRG Marieluise Wackerow	15–5, 15–3	Winner
1974	Swedish Open	DEN Henning Borch	FRG Roland Maywald
FRG Brigitte Steden	7–15, 6–15	Runner-up
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Summary of major tournaments

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Rank	Event	Date	Venue
European Championships
3	Women's doubles	1974	Vienna, AUT
Open Championships
1	Women's doubles	1964, 1965, 1967	All England Open
Mixed doubles	1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972
1	Women's doubles	1966	Denmark Open
Mixed doubles	1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974
1	Women's doubles	1962, 1967	Dutch Open
Mixed doubles	1962
1	Women's doubles	1963	German Open
Mixed doubles	1966, 1967
1	Women's singles	1963, 1964, 1965, 1966	Nordic Championships
Women's doubles	1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1973
Mixed doubles	1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973
1	Women's singles	1962, 1967	Swedish Open
Women's doubles	1963, 1965, 1967, 1968
Mixed doubles	1963, 1965, 1968
1	Mixed doubles	1966	Canadian Open
2	Women's singles	1965	All England Open
Women's doubles	1962, 1963, 1966
Mixed doubles	1964
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References

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