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.

Sture Johnsson
Informasi pribadi
Kebangsaan	Swedia
Lahir	27 September 1945 Mölndal, Västra Götaland County, Swedia
Pegangan	Kanan
Gelar	Kejuaraan Eropa (1968, 1970 & 1974)
Rekam medali Bulutangkis Mewakili Swedia Kejuaraan Eropa Bochum 1968 Tunggal putra Port Talbot 1970 Tunggal putra Vienna 1974 Tunggal putra Preston 1978 Tunggal putra Kejuaraan Beregu Campuran Eropa Vienna 1974 Beregu campuran Preston 1978 Beregu campuran

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 1974), 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.

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	Emas
1970	Port Talbot, Wales	Elo Hansen	15–5, 15–6	Emas
1974	Vienna, Austria	Thomas Kihlström	15–7, 15–8	Emas
1978	Preston, Inggris	Flemming Delfs	14–17, 9–15	Perunggu

Prestasi Lainnya

Peringkat	Kategori	Tahun	Tempat
Kejuaraan Terbuka
1	Tunggal putra	1974, 1976	Swedia Terbuka
1	Tunggal putra	1965, 1968, 1976	Norwegia International
	Ganda campuran	1969
1	Tunggal putra	1968	Prancis Terbuka
1	Tunggal putra	1969	Belgia International
1	Tunggal putra	1972, 1973	Amerika Serikat Terbuka
	Ganda campuran	1973
1	Tunggal putra	1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977	Jerman Terbuka
1	Tunggal putra	1969, 1972, 1975	Kejuaraan Nordic
Kejuaraan Nasional
1	Tunggal putra	1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979	Nasional Swedia
	Ganda putra	1970, 1972