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Viktor Axelsen

1994 - Today

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Viktor Axelsen (born 4 January 1994) is a Danish badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic Champion, two-time World Champion, and four-time European Champion. He has held the No. 1 BWF World Ranking in men's singles for a total of 183 weeks (as of August 2024). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Viktor Axelsen is the 10th most popular badminton player, the 721st most popular biography from Denmark (down from 706th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Badminton Player.

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS

Among badminton players, Viktor Axelsen ranks 10 out of 117. Before him are Lee Chong Wei, Peter Gade, Park Joo-bong, Carolina Marín, Alan Budikusuma, and Taufik Hidayat. After him are Susi Susanti, Kim Moon-soo, Prakash Padukone, Rexy Mainaky, Zhang Ning, and Chen Long.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Viktor Axelsen ranks 149. Before him are Reinildo Mandava, Jessica Pegula, Aly Raisman, Odisseas Vlachodimos, Bruma, and Amir Rrahmani. After him are Kim Min-kyu, Kang Tae-oh, Guido Rodríguez, Daniele Rugani, NikkieTutorials, and Vasilije Micić.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Viktor Axelsen ranks 721 out of 1,032. Before him are Jesper Skibby (1964), Bo Hamburger (1970), Rasmus Kristensen (1997), Simon Poulsen (1984), Tomas N'evergreen (1969), and Søren Larsen (1981). After him are Peter Møller (1972), Michael Maze (1981), Allan Nielsen (1971), Allan Simonsen (1978), Ida Corr (1977), and Andreas Cornelius (1993).

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In Denmark

Among badminton players born in Denmark, Viktor Axelsen ranks 2. Before him are Peter Gade (1976). After him are Camilla Martin (1974), Jens Eriksen (1969), Joachim Fischer Nielsen (1978), Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (1971), Kamilla Rytter Juhl (1983), Christinna Pedersen (1986), Tine Baun (1979), Carsten Mogensen (1983), Mette Schjoldager (1977), and Anders Antonsen (1997).

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