Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (born 20 September 1965) is the current 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. Achievements Olympic Games Men's singles World Championships Men's singles World Cup Men's singles European Championships Men's singles IBF World Grand Prix (19 titles, 17 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. Men's singles References External links Poul-Erik Høyer's Profile - Badminton.dk 1965 births Living people Danish male badminton players Olympic badminton players of Denmark Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in badminton People from Gribskov Municipality World No. 1 badminton players International Olympic Committee members Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton executives and administrators Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark