Morten Frost
Morten Frost Hansen ( born April 4, 1958 in Nykøbing Zealand ) is a former Danish badminton player.
Sporting career
Morten Frost was in the 1980s, Europe's best badminton players in the men's singles and was for twelve years to the first three players in the world rankings.
He twice won the Danish Junior Championship eight times and the Danish Championship.
After his successes in the junior he made in 1977 attracted international attention when he won the international championships of the USSR. From then on his badminton career went uphill. Until the early nineties, he won all the Grand Prix tournaments and numerous other tournaments around the world. Alone at the All England Championships he reached from 1982 to 1989 in unbroken succession the final and won four times. 1984 and 1986 was Frost European champion in men's singles. The German Open he won the 1986, 1988 and 1989. From 1976 to 1991 played in the Danish national team.
However, success was frost in his career as a player denied. He stood twice in the final of the World Championships, but lost both times against his Chinese opponent in the third set: 1985 against Han Jian and 1987 against Yang Yang.
With special diligence led Frost diary of each of his opponents in order to optimally prepare for his games. His playing style and his tactical abilities made him a famous badminton players in the world. In Asia, Morten Frost enjoyed great prestige.
As a recipe for his successful play was frost at once that he often try to play his opponents on their strong side, rather than exploit their vulnerability. It held, mutatis mutandis, as if I can control the strong side of my opponent, what he should still enforce? Then I won the game.
After the end of his playing career he coached the Danish national team and led them to numerous successes, including the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Later, he was also coach of the national teams of Malaysia and South Africa and personal trainer of his compatriot Peter Gade.
1997 Morten Frost in the Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Danish Sports Badminton Hall of Fame was recorded.
His son Kristian Frost is active squash professional.