Sture Johnsson

Sture Johnsson (lahir 1945) adalah mantan pemain bulu tangkis dari Swedia yang memenangkan banyak gelar tunggal putra nasional dan internasional Swedia. Permainannya ditandai dengan stamina dan mobilitas yang mengesankan, serta pukulan keras dari atas yang kuat.

 Karier 
Johnsson won men's singles at the first European Badminton Championships in 1968. He eventually won three singles titles at this biennial event (1968,  1970 and 1974Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 115.), a total bested only by Peter Gade in the early 2000s. He won the World Invitational Championships in 1971 held in Glasgow and reached the semifinals of men's singles at the All-England Championships on four occasions and was one of only a very few players to beat Rudy Hartono in tournament play during Hartono's prime (semifinals of 1973 German Open). Johnsson was a member of six consecutive Swedish Thomas Cup teams between 1963 and 1979.

He also competed at the first ever IBF World Championships in Malmö, in 1977, and was defeated in quarterfinals by the eventual champion Flemming Delfs."Badminton's first world championships", World Badminton, July–August 1977, 3.

 1972 Summer Olympics 
Johnsson competed in badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics, as a demonstration sport competition. In men's singles, he lost in semifinals against Rudy Hartono, 15-2, 15-4. In mixed doubles he played with Eva Twedberg, and they were beaten in the first round by Roland Maywald and Brigitte Steden of West Germany.

 Prestasi 
 Kejuaraan Eropa  
Tunggal putra 
 Tahun Tempat  Lawan Skor Hasil 1968 Bochum, Jerman Barat  Wolfgang Bochow 17–14, 11–15, 15–5 Gold Emas 1970 Port Talbot, Wales  Elo Hansen 15–5, 15–6 Gold Emas 1974 Vienna, Austria   Thomas Kihlström 15–7, 15–8 Gold Emas 1978 Preston, Inggris   Flemming Delfs 14–17, 9–15 Bronze Perunggu

 Prestasi Lainnya 
Peringkat Kategori TahunTempat Kejuaraan Terbuka 1Tunggal putra 1974, 1976Swedia Terbuka1Tunggal putra1965, 1968, 1976Norwegia InternationalGanda campuran 19691Tunggal putra1968Prancis Terbuka1Tunggal putra1969Belgia International1Tunggal putra 1972, 1973Amerika Serikat TerbukaGanda campuran 19731Tunggal putra 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977Jerman Terbuka1Tunggal putra 1969, 1972, 1975Kejuaraan NordicKejuaraan Nasional 1Tunggal putra 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979Nasional SwediaGanda putra 1970, 1972

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