Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen

Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Høyer Larsen in 2018
Personal information
Born (1965-09-20) 20 September 1965
Helsinge, Denmark
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryDenmark
SportBadminton
HandednessLeft
Retired2000
Men's singles
Career record398 wins, 93 losses
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Men's Singles
World Championships
1995 Lausanne Men's singles
1997 Glasgow Men's singles
1999 Copenhagen Men's singles
World Cup
1989 Guangzhou Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
1993 Birmingham Mixed team
1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Thomas Cup
1996 Hong Kong Men's team
1990 Tokyo Men's team
1998 Hong Kong Men's team
2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
European Championships
1992 Glasgow Men's singles
1994 Den Bosch Men's singles
1996 Herning Men's singles
1990 Moscow Mixed team
1996 Herning Mixed team
1998 Sofia Mixed team
2000 Glasgow Mixed team
2000 Glasgow Men's singles
1992 Glasgow Mixed team
1994 Den Bosch Mixed team
1990 Moscow Men's singles
1998 Sofia Men's singles

Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (born 20 September 1965) is a retired Danish badminton player and sports administrator. As a player, he won major international singles titles in the 1990s, culminated in the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and ranks among Denmark's badminton greats. In 2013, he became president of the Badminton World Federation, having served as president of the Badminton Europe for three years, and then served three four-year terms. In 2014, Høyer became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he was also a board member of the Danish Olympic Committee from 2005, from which he also retired from in 2025.