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Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen is the former president of the Badminton World Federation and a retired Danish badminton player who won major international singles titles in the 1990s, and ranks among Denmark’s badminton greats. In 2014, Høyer became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he has been a board member of the Danish Olympic Committee since 2005.

Badminton career

Høyer Larsen competed in three Summer Olympics. In Barcelona 1992, he was defeated in quarterfinals by Ardy Wiranata. In Atlanta 1996, he won the gold medal in the men’s singles after beating Dong Jiong in the final. In 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he lost in the opening round.
He also won two All-England Open Badminton Championships in 1995 and 1996, and the European Badminton Championships in 1992, 1994 and 1996.
Høyer became president of Badminton Europe in 2010. In February 2007, he was nominated vice-president of the Danmarks Badminton Forbund. On 18 May 2013, Høyer was elected president of the Badminton World Federation. He served for another two four-year terms after winning reelection in 2017 and 2021. He retired from the presidency on 26 April 2025.