Kenneth Jonassen

Infobox Badminton player
playername = Kenneth Jonassen


caption =
date_of_birth = birth date and age|1974|7|3
place_of_birth = Herning
height = height|m=1.88
weight = convert|81|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
event = Men singles
highest_ranking = 2
date_of_highest_ranking = April 14, 2005 [ [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/histranking.asp?rankno=485&id=1 IBF Historical Ranking - MENS SINGLES] ]
current_ranking = 5
date_of_current_ranking = February 21, 2008 [ [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/ranking.asp?id=1 BWF World Ranking - MENS SINGLES] ]
country = DEN
coach =
handedness = Right
best_result =
bwf_id = 4762

Kenneth Jonassen (born July 3, 1974 in Herning) is a male badminton player from Denmark, who formerly had the fastest smash record in the singles competition, with a 298 km/h (185 mph) shot [ [http://english.people.com.cn/200505/14/eng20050514_184991.html People's Daily Record Online] ] . This record was broken by Taufik Hidayat.

He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Chen Hong of China.

Kenneth was the losing finalist in the Aviva Open Singapore 2006, losing 21-14, 21-10 to compatriot Peter Gade, after having won that tournament in 2004.

He won the gold medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships [cite web|url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=20426 |title=2008 European Championships winners |publisher=tournamentsoftware.com |accessdate=2008-04-21] .

Major achievements

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External links

* [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/player_info.asp?playerid=4762 BWF Profile]