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Viktor Axelsen

Danish badminton player

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Born: ( 1994-01-04 ) 4 January 1994 (age 32) , Odense , Denmark
Years active: 2010–2026
Height: 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Country: Denmark
Sport: Badminton
Handedness: Right
Coached by: Peter Gade , Henrik Rohde
Retired: 15 April 2026
Career record: 572 wins, 160 losses
Highest ranking: 1 (28 September 2017)

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Viktor Axelsen (born 4 January 1994) is a Danish former professional 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). Throughout his career, Axelsen has won every single major title in both team and individual events at least once (World Tour Super 1000 level or higher), except for Sudirman Cup (where his team won Bronze in 2013).

Axelsen won the World Championships in 2017 and 2022, becoming the only non-Asian male player besides Thomas Lund to win the title twice. He is also the back-to-back reigning Olympic Champion, winning the gold medals in men's singles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics after his bronze medal in 2016 Rio Olympics, thereby becoming the most successful badminton men’s singles player in Olympic history and one of the most decorated badminton players in history. He is regarded as one of the all-time greats of badminton.