Peter Gade
Personal information
Birth name	Peter Gade Christensen
Date of birth	December 14, 1976 (1976-12-14) (age 30)
Place of birth	Aalborg, Denmark
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	73 kg
Men's singles
Country	Denmark
Handedness	Right
Highest Ranking	1 (October 28, 1997[1])
Current Ranking	7 (March 15, 2007)
BWF profile

Peter Gade (born December 14, 1976) born Peter Gade Christensen is a professional badminton player from Terndrup, Denmark. He currently resides near Charlottenlund in Copenhagen with his wife and accomplished handball player Camilla Høeg. Together they have a daughter, Nanna, born in 2004. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x3072, 2309 KB) Description: de: Der dänische Badmintonspieler Peter Gade en: The danish badminton player Peter Gade Source: petergade. ... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... View of Aalborg railroad station from J.F. Kennedys Square, 2004 Aalborg (help· info) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links Peter_Gade_portrait. ... is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... -1... Charlottenlund Slot is a palace near Copenhagen in Denmark. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... Handball player leaps towards the goal prior to throwing the ball, while the goalkeeper extends himself trying to stop it. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Peter Gade has made his mark in badminton history through his All England Open Badminton Championships singles title in 1999 and his four European Championships crowns in the men's single event. The Dane topped the world rankings from 1998 to 2001. With his sixteen Grand-Prix titles, he has become one of the most successful players of all time. Gade remains very active on the international circuit. On June 22, 2006, he briefly recaptured the #1 spot in the world rankings. This was achieved after winning the Singapore Open and reaching the quarter-final at the Malaysia Open. The All England Open Badminton Championships is one of the oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. ... This article is about the year. ... The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the European Badminton Union (EBU) to crown the best badminton players in Europe. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Singapore Open in badminton is an annual tournament held in Singapore. ... The Malaysia Open in badminton is an annual tournament held in Malaysia since 1937. ...

He reached the semi-final at the 2006 All-England Open Championships.^[2]

His playing style is known for fast attacks, smooth footwork, constant pressure and deceptive shots. At the club level he plays for Team Aarhus.

Career highlights

International Tournament wins

Men's singles unless otherwise noted

• 2007 - Malaysian Open
• 2006 - European Championships, Aviva Singapore Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2005 - Korea Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2004 - European Championships, Copenhagen Masters
• 2002 - US Open, Copenhagen Masters
• 2001 - Copenhagen Masters, Korea Open
• 2000 - Korea Open, Danish Open, Taiwan Open, European Championships, Copenhagen Masters
• 1999 - All England Open Badminton Championships, Ipoh Masters, Copenhagen Masters, Japan Open, Word GP-Final
• 1998 - Japan Open, Swiss Open, Danish Open, Malaysian Open, European Championships
• 1997 - German Open, Taiwan Open, Hong Kong Open
• 1995 - Scottish Open, European-Junior-Championships
• 1994 - World-Junior-Champion in men's doubles

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2007 Super Series

Player	MAS	KOR	ENG	SUI	SIN	INA	CHN	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	Points
Peter Gade	1	DNP	R1	SF	SF	QF	R2						32,900

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Olympics

Peter Gade has represented Denmark in Badminton Singles for the two previous summer Olympics (2000 and 2004). Gade has publicly made it known that one of his final career goals is a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In an interview, he indicated that it might be one of his final big tournaments.^[3] Gold Medal is an album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004. ... Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 17. ... “Peking” redirects here. ...

Gade reached the semifinals in 2000 Summer Olympics, where he lost to eventual goldmedalist Ji Xinpeng of China. In the bronze medal match, he lost to another Chinese player, Xia Xuanze. Final results for the Badminton competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Mens Singles Mens Doubles Womens Singles Womens Doubles Mixed Doubles Categories: Badminton at the Olympics | 2000 Summer Olympics events ... Ji Xinpeng (Chinese: 吉新鹏, born December 30, 1977 in Xiamen, Fujian) is a Chinese badminton player. ... Xia Xuanze (born January 5, 1979 in Zhejiang, China) is a chinese badminton player. ...

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, he defeated Chien Yu-Hsiu of Chinese Taipei and Nikhil Kanetkar of India in the first two rounds. However, in the quarterfinals, Gade was defeated by the eventual champion, Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia 15-12, 15-12. Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex where participants competed for 5 gold medals. ... Chien Yu-Hsiu (Traditional Chinese: 簡毓秀, pinyin: Jiǎn Yùxiù, Wade_Giles: Chien Yü_hsiu) (born February 29, 1980) is a male badminton player from the Republic of China. ... Nikhil Kanetkar (born May 13, 1979) is a male maharashtrian Kokanastha Bramhin badminton player from pune India. ... Taufik Hidayat (born August 10, 1981, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia) is an Indonesian badminton player and his height is 176 cm. ...

Gade is currently preparing for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. To win the gold medal will be his last goal - his final triumph. Some say that he will meet his rival Lin Dan at the finals. He's planning to retire after the olympics and start coaching badminton.

Other

• Danish National Champion: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007

The 2006 Danish National Badminton Championships were held in Vejen, from 3 to February 5, 2006. ... The 2007 Danish National Badminton Championships were held in Esbjerg, from 8 to February 11, 2007. ...

Superstar

Peter Gade may be the most popular badminton player in the world. He entered sport's history thanks to his All-England title in 1999 and his three European crowns in the men's single event. The Dane topped the world-ranking during the years 1998 through 2001. And with his sixteen Grand-Prix titles, Peter Gade remains one of the most successful players of all time, who is still very active in the International circuit.

But Peter is not only a top player. He also has a special dedication to promote his sport and has been involved with many activities to develop the sport amongst youngsters. And his fair-play spirit is a well known fact all over the world.

Honors

• IBF World Badminton Player of the year 1998

References

External links

• Official Website of Peter Gade
• BWF Profile: Peter Gade Badminton World Federation
• DBF Profile: Peter Gade Danmarks Badminton Forbund
• Peter Gade on Peter Gade (video) from 2003.
• Peter Gade Feint (video) illustration of Gade's deceptive net play.
• Peter Gade Gallery Gallery of Peter Gade in action.
• Peter Gade Quotes Collection of quotes.