- Kenneth Jonassen
Infobox Badminton player
playername = Kenneth Jonassen
caption =
date_of_birth = birth date and age|1974|7|3
place_of_birth =Herning
height = height|m=1.88
weight = convert|81|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
event = Men singles
highest_ranking = 2
date_of_highest_ranking = April 14, 2005 [ [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/histranking.asp?rankno=485&id=1 IBF Historical Ranking - MENS SINGLES] ]
current_ranking = 5
date_of_current_ranking = February 21, 2008 [ [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/ranking.asp?id=1 BWF World Ranking - MENS SINGLES] ]
country = DEN
coach =
handedness = Right
best_result =
bwf_id = 4762Kenneth Jonassen (born
July 3 ,1974 inHerning ) is a malebadminton player fromDenmark , who formerly had the fastest smash record in the singles competition, with a 298 km/h (185 mph) shot [ [http://english.people.com.cn/200505/14/eng20050514_184991.html People's Daily Record Online] ] . This record was broken byTaufik Hidayat .He played
badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Chen Hong of China.Kenneth was the losing finalist in the Aviva Open Singapore 2006, losing 21-14, 21-10 to compatriot
Peter Gade , after having won that tournament in 2004.He won the gold medal at the
2008 European Badminton Championships [cite web|url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=20426 |title=2008 European Championships winners |publisher=tournamentsoftware.com |accessdate=2008-04-21] .Major achievements
References
External links
* [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/player_info.asp?playerid=4762 BWF Profile]
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