| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 4 | Singles | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | |
| Quarterfinal | Singles | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| Quarterfinal | Singles | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 2 | Singles | 2001 | Seville, ESP | |
| 3 | Singles | 2011 | London, GBR | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Paris, FRA | |
| 3 | Singles | 2005 | Anaheim, CA, USA | |
| 3 | Singles | 1999 | Copenhagen, DEN | |
| Quarterfinal | Singles | 2009 | Hyderabad, IND | |
| European Championships | ||||
| 1 | Singles | 2010 | Manchester, GBR | |
| Quarterfinal | Singles | 2012 | Karlskrona, SWE | |
| European Team Championships | ||||
| 1 | Team | 2011 | Amsterdam, NED | |
| 1 | Team | 2010 | Warsaw, POL | |
| 1 | Team | 2009 | Liverpool, GBR | |
| OSIM BWF Super Series | ||||
| 1 | Singles | 2009 | YONEX Korea Super Series, KOR | |
| 1 | Singles | 2008 | French Super Series, FRA | |
| 1 | Singles | 2008 | Denmark Open Super Series, DEN | |
| 2 | Singles | 2011 | Bankaltim Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold, INA | |
| 2 | Singles | 2011 | Yonex Sunrise Syed Modi Memorial India Open Grand , IND | |
| 2 | Singles | 2010 | VICTOR Korea Open Grand Prix, KOR | |
| 2 | Singles | 2009 | Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Super Series, CHN | |
| 3 | Singles | 2011 | Yonex Denmark Open Super Series, DEN | |
| 3 | Singles | 2011 | Yonex Japan Super Series, JPN | |
| 3 | Singles | 2011 | Li Ning China Masters Super Series, CHN | |
| 3 | Singles | 2011 | Li Ning Singapore Super Series, SIN | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Yonex French Super Series, FRA | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Yonex Japan Super Series, JPN | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Li Ning Singapore Super Series, SIN | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Wilson Swiss Super Series, SUI | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Yonex All England Super Series, GBR | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Yonex-Sunrise Malaysia Open, MAS | |
| 3 | Singles | 2009 | Yonex French Super Series, FRA | |
| 3 | Singles | 2009 | Yonex-Sunrise Malaysia Open, MAS | |
| World Grand Prix | ||||
| 1 | Singles | 2009 | YONEX Korea Super Series, KOR | |
| 1 | Singles | 2008 | French Super Series, FRA | |
| 1 | Singles | 2008 | Denmark Open Super Series, DEN | |
| 2 | Singles | 2010 | VICTOR Korea Open Grand Prix, KOR | |
| 2 | Singles | 2009 | Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Super Series, CHN | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Yonex French Super Series, FRA | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Yonex Japan Super Series, JPN | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Li Ning Singapore Super Series, SIN | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Wilson Swiss Super Series, SUI | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Yonex All England Super Series, GBR | |
| 3 | Singles | 2010 | Yonex-Sunrise Malaysia Open, MAS | |
| 3 | Singles | 2009 | Yonex French Super Series, FRA | |
| 3 | Singles | 2009 | Yonex-Sunrise Malaysia Open, MAS | |
| Thomas & Uber Cup | ||||
| 3 | Team | 2012 | Wuhan, CHN | |
| 5 | Team | 2010 | Kuala Lumpur, MAS | |
| Double Star BWF Sudirman Cup | ||||
| 2 | Team | 2011 | Qingdao, CHN | |
Nickname
Flyer, Street. (Athlete, 03 Aug 1999)
Hobbies
Listening to music, wine tasting, supporting English football club Liverpool. (ol.dk, 17 Jun 2012)
Family
Children Nanna and Alma
Language(s) spoken
Danish, English
Club name
Gentofte BK, Denmark
Coach
Lars Uhre (ol.dk, 17 Jun 2012)
Handedness
Right (Athlete, 03 Aug 1999)
Injuries
In 2001 he sustained a serious knee cartilage injury. At the beginning of 2002 he underwent surgery keeping him out of competition for nine months. He made his return in September 2002 winning the US Open men's singles title. (worldbadminton.net, 24 Sep 2002)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He played with his parents on Saturday mornings and by age six decided he liked the game. (intbadfed.org, 11 Jun 2003)
Reason for taking up this sport
"The key for me was badminton is an individual sport [he was also a talented football player] and when compared to football - where I love the team element and camaraderie - I wanted to take individual responsibility for the whole of the playing performance whilst enjoying the team spirit." (intbadfed.org, 11 Jun 2003)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (badminton.dk, 25 May 2011)
Hero
Danish footballer Michael Laudrup, former Liverpool FC manage Bill Shankly. (Athlete, 03 Aug 1999)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Do your best when you're in action, that's all you can demand." (Athlete, 01 Jul 2004)
Awards
He was named the International Badminton Federation World Badminton Player of the Year in 1998. (Athlete, 09 Jun 2006)
General
EARLY DAYS
As a child he used to practice badminton in his bedroom by dragging his toy boxes in front of the wall to act as a net. He would then volley a ping pong ball against the wall, sometimes for up to an hour and a half. He believes this, more than anything else, helped in the development of his skills and reactions. (ONS, 2000)
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
In 2010 he gave his winning shirt and gold medal from the 2010 European Championships to collect money for the '1000 rackets for Haiti' campaign, a programme that aimed to help the children of Haiti forget the trauma of the 2010 earthquake. (badminton.dk, 25 May 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004, Sydney 2000
