Preben Dabelsteen

Preben Dabelsteen

Personal information
Born	(1925-10-14)14 October 1925
Died	23 January 2017(2017-01-23) (aged 91)
Sport
Country	Denmark
Sport	Badminton
Medal record Representing Denmark Men's badminton Thomas Cup Silver medal – second place 1949 Scotland–England Team

Preben Gustav Dabelsteen (14 October 1925 – 23 January 2017) was a Danish badminton player. He won five Danish doubles Championships with Jørn Skaarup and played on the national team until the mid 1950s. He also won 2 All England Open titles for men's doubles in 1948 and 1950.

Achievements

International tournaments

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1946	Denmark Open	Jørn Skaarup	Erik Friis Conny Jepsen	15–13, 15–6	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1947	Denmark Open	Jørn Skaarup	Carl Frøhlke Tage Madsen	18–15, 11–15, 18–13	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1947	All England	Jørn Skaarup	Poul Holm Tage Madsen	15–4, 12–15, 4–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1948	Denmark Open	Jørn Skaarup	Poul Holm Børge Frederiksen	15–7, 13–15, 9–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1948	All England	Børge Frederiksen	Conny Jepsen Nils Jonson	15–8, 16–18, 18–17	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1950	All England	Jørn Skaarup	Poul Holm Børge Frederiksen	9–15, 15–2, 15–12	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1951	Denmark Open	Jørn Skaarup	Ismail Marjan Ong Poh Lim	9–15, 5–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1954	Dutch Open	Jørn Skaarup	Jesper Sandvad Ole Mertz	15–12, 18–14	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1954	Dutch Open	Hanne Jensen	Jørn Skaarup Annelise Hansen	3–15, 15–8	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up