Thomas Kihlström
Kihlström in 1977
Personal information
Country	Sweden
Born	(1948-12-11)11 December 1948 (age 76)
Handedness	Right
Medal record Men'sbadminton Representing Sweden World Championships 1983 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 1977 Malmö Men's Singles 1977 Malmö Men's doubles World Games 1981 Santa Clara Mixed doubles 1981 Santa Clara Men's doubles World Cup 1984 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1983 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles 1986 Bandung–Jakarta Mixed doubles European Championships 1982 Böblingen Men's doubles 1974 Vienna Men's singles 1978 Preston Men's singles 1978 Preston Men's doubles 1980 Groningen Men's doubles 1984 Preston Mixed doubles 1986 Uppsala Men's doubles 1976 Dublin Men's doubles 1986 Uppsala Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 1982 Böblingen Mixed team 1974 Vienna Mixed team 1976 Dublin Mixed team 1978 Preston Mixed team 1980 Groningen Mixed team 1984 Preston Mixed team 1986 Uppsala Mixed team

Thomas Kihlström (born 11 December 1948) is a Swedish retiredbadminton player known for his agility and tactical astuteness. Though an impressive singles player early in his career, his greatest successes came in men's doubles in partnership withBengt Fröman andStefan Karlsson and in mixed doubles with a variety of partners.^[1]

Kihlström won the1983 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles withNora Perry.^[2] He also won 16 medals at theEuropean Championships, two of them in men's singles, two in mixed doubles, five in men's doubles and 7 in team competition. He shared twoAll-England men's doubles titles, one withBengt Fröman in 1976 and the other withStefan Karlsson in 1983. He also shared the All-England mixed doubles title with Nora Perry in 1983.^[3] From 1973 to 1988, Kihlström captured a total of twenty-four events at theSwedish National Championships. Kihlström competed during an era in which world class badminton became increasingly event-specialized. His skill as an "all-arounder" is demonstrated by the facts that he is the only player to have won medals in all three events, men's singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles at theBWF World Championships, and is the only man to have won each of these three events at theJapan Open.

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion,Malmö, Sweden	Svend Pri	6–15, 6–15	Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion,Malmö, Sweden	Bengt Fröman	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	7–15, 11–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Brøndbyhallen,Copenhagen, Denmark	Nora Perry	Steen Fladberg Pia Nielsen	15–1, 15–11	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Stadium Negara,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Karen Chapman	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	15–12, 10–15, 4–15	Bronze
1984	Istora Senayan,Jakarta, Indonesia	Nora Perry	Christian Hadinata Ivana Lie	15–18, 15–13, 15–8	Gold
1986	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Christine Magnusson	Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark	4–15, 15–8, 7–15	Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium,California, United States	Stefan Karlsson	Sun Zhian Yao Ximing	15–12, 4–15, 6–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	San Jose Civic Auditorium,California, United States	Gillian Gilks	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–6, 18–14	Gold

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Stadthalle,Vienna, Austria	Sture Johnsson	7–15, 8–15	Silver
1978	Guild Hall,Preston, England	Flemming Delfs	15–10, 6–15, 12–15	Silver

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Fitzwilliam Club,Dublin, Ireland	Bengt Fröman	Eddy Sutton Derek Talbot	13–15, 9–15	Bronze
1978	Guild Hall,Preston, England	Bengt Fröman	Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	6–15, 5–15	Silver
1980	Martinihal,Groningen, Netherlands	Bengt Fröman	Stefan Karlsson Claes Nordin	16–18, 15–9, 13–15	Silver
1982	Sporthalle,Böblingen,West Germany	Stefan Karlsson	Mike Tredgett Martin Dew	15–9, 15–3	Gold
1986	Fyrishallen,Uppsala, Sweden	Stefan Karlsson	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	12–15, 17–18	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1984	Guild Hall,Preston, England	Maria Bengtsson	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	5–15, 15–17	Silver
1986	Fyrishallen,Uppsala, Sweden	Maria Bengtsson	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	8–15, 8–15	Bronze

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Swedish Open	Stefan Karlsson	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	15–4, 13–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1983	All England Open	Stefan Karlsson	Martin Dew Mike Tredgett	15–10, 15–13	Winner
1984	Chinese Taipei Open	Stefan Karlsson	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	15–3, 15–6	Winner
1984	Japan Open	Stefan Karlsson	Martin Dew Steve Baddeley	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1984	Swedish Open	Stefan Karlsson	Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong	8–15, 15–10, 8–15	Runner-up
1985	Swedish Open	Stefan Karlsson	Ding Qiqing Li Yongbo	12–15, 18–14, 15–18	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Swedish Open	Nora Perry	Dipak Tailor Barbara Sutton	15–7, 15–1	Winner
1983	All England Open	Nora Perry	Steen Skovgaard Anne Skovgaard	18–16, 11–15, 15–6	Winner
1985	Swedish Open	Maria Bengtsson	Lee Deuk-choon Chung Myung-hee	15–5, 11–15, 15–7	Winner
1985	All England Open	Gillian Clark	Billy Gilliland Nora Perry	10–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1986	World Grand Prix Finals	Christine Magnusson	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers	15–8, 4–15, 8–15	Runner-up

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Nordic Championships	Sture Johnsson	3–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1972	Norwegian International	Petter Thoresen	15–7, 15–4	Winner
1973	USSR International	Wolfgang Bochow	10–15, 15–4, 8–15	Runner-up
1973	Norwegian International	Elo Hansen	10–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1975	Mexican Open	Sture Johnsson	6–15, 15–11, 15–11	Winner
1976	U.S. Open	Paul Whetnall	14–17, 10–15	Runner-up
1977	Canada Open	Flemming Delfs	15–12, 7–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1977	Japan Open	Flemming Delfs	9–15, 15–13, 15–10	Winner
1977	Nordic Championships	Flemming Delfs	10–15, 15–9, 13–15	Runner-up
1978	Denmark Open	Liem Swie King	15–8, 9–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1978	Canada Open	Flemming Delfs	17–14, 11–15, 16–18	Runner-up
1980	Norwegian International	Kenneth Larsen	15–0, 15–11	Winner
1980	Victor Cup	Flemming Delfs	15–7, 15–10	Winner
1980	Nordic Championships	Morten Frost	4–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1981	Canada Open	Nick Yates	16–17, 12–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Norwegian International	Kurt Johnsson	Bengt Fröman Sture Johnsson	15–12, 15–9	Winner
1972	Norwegian International	Bengt Fröman	Klaus Kaagaard Per Walsøe	14–18, 13–18	Runner-up
1973	USSR International	Bengt Fröman	Wolfgang Bochow Roland Maywald	15–13, 15–10	Winner
1973	Norwegian International	Bengt Fröman	Fraser Gow Robert McCoig	7–15, 18–15, 15–18	Winner
1975	German Open	Bengt Fröman	David Eddy Eddy Sutton	15–13, 15–5	Winner
1975	Norwegian International	Bengt Fröman	Flemming Delfs Elo Hansen	15–5, 5–15, 17–18	Runner-up
1975	Nordic Championships	Bengt Fröman	Flemming Delfs Elo Hansen	15–9, 15–2	Winner
1975	Mexican Open	Sture Johnsson	Flemming Delfs Elo Hansen	15–11, 13–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1976	German Open	Bengt Fröman	Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	17–15, 17–15	Winner
1976	All England Open	Bengt Fröman	Svend Pri Steen Skovgaard	15–12, 17–15	Winner
1976	Norwegian International	Bengt Fröman	Flemming Delfs Elo Hansen	15–6, 15–12	Winner
1976	Nordic Championships	Bengt Fröman	Svend Pri Steen Skovgaard	15–10, 15–1	Winner
1976	U.S. Open	Bengt Fröman	Willi Braun Roland Maywald	15–18, 12–15	Runner-up
1977	Swedish Open	Bengt Fröman	Ade Chandra Tjun Tjun	18–17, 16–17, 11–15	Runner-up
1977	German Open	Bengt Fröman	Gert Hansen Steen Skovgaard	15–12, 15–9	Winner
1977	Denmark Open	Bengt Fröman	Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1977	Canada Open	Bengt Fröman	Eddy Sutton Derek Talbot	16–17, 15–11, 15–10	Winner
1977	Nordic Championships	Bengt Fröman	Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard	4–15, 15–12, 15–12	Winner
1978	Swedish Open	Bengt Fröman	Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard	18–15, 9–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1978	Nordic Championships	Bengt Fröman	Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard	5–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1978	Canada Open	Bengt Fröman	Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard	9–15, 15–10 retired	Winner
1979	English Masters	Bengt Fröman	Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	18–16, 15–9	Winner
1979	Nordic Championships	Bengt Fröman	Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard	13–15, 15–11, 17–14	Winner
1979	Polish International	Tor Sundberg	Michal Malý Juraj Lenart	15–3, 15–13	Winner
1980	Swedish Open	Bengt Fröman	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	5–15, 15–12, 9–15	Runner-up
1980	English Masters	Stefan Karlsson	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1980	Norwegian International	Lars Wengberg	Peter Holm Hans Olaf Birkholm	15–7, 15–11	Winner
1980	Victor Cup	Claes Nordin	Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard	15–5, 18–17	Winner
1981	Copenhagen Cup	Stefan Karlsson	Rudy Heryanto Kartono	15–10, 12–15, 17–15	Winner
1981	Swedish Open	Stefan Karlsson	Bobby Ertanto Hadibowo	15–6, 15–4	Winner
1981	English Masters	Stefan Karlsson	Martin Dew Mike Tredgett	9–15, 15–2, 10–15	Runner-up
1981	Canada Open	Ray Stevens	Steve Baddeley Martin Dew	15–8, 15–11	Winner
1981	India Open	Stefan Karlsson	Rudy Heryanto Kartono	6–15, 15–8, 17–15	Winner
1982	Swedish Open	Stefan Karlsson	Christian Hadinata Lius Pongoh	11–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1982	India Open	Stefan Karlsson	Park Joo-bong Lee Eun-ku	15–10, 15–12	Winner
1982	Scandinavian Cup	Stefan Karlsson	Steen Fladberg Steen Skovgaard	15–13, 13–15, 15–10	Winner
1983	Chinese Taipei Open	Stefan Karlsson	Bobby Ertanto Hadibowo	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1983	Japan Open	Stefan Karlsson	Rudy Heryanto Razif Sidek	18–14, 6–15, 15–6	Winner
1983	English Masters	Stefan Karlsson	Rudy Heryanto Kartono	12–15, 15–8, 15–11	Winner
1983	Nordic Championships	Stefan Karlsson	Morten Frost Jens Peter Nierhoff	15–12, 17–15	Winner
1984	Nordic Championships	Stefan Karlsson	Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen	15–11, 14–18, 18–14	Winner
1985	Nordic Championships	Stefan Karlsson	Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen	15–6, 15–6	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1975	Mexican Open	Judianne Kelly	Sture Johnsson Ofelia de Telge	15–9, 15–8	Winner
1976	U.S. Open	Pam Brady	David Eddy Susan Whetnall	6–15, 15–10, 12–15	Runner-up
1981	Dutch Open	Gillian Gilks	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15–12, 15–6	Winner
1981	Canada Open	Gillian Gilks	Ray Stevens Nora Perry	12–15, 15–6, 15–0	Winner
1982	Denmark Open	Nora Perry	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	15–11, 15–9	Winner
1982	Victor Cup	Nora Perry	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	9–15, 15–9, 15–9	Winner
1982	Scandinavian Cup	Nora Perry	Steen Fladberg Pia Nielsen	18–15, 15–12	Winner
1982	Nordic Championships	Maria Bengtsson	Steen Skovgaard Hanne Adsbøl	6–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1982	India Open	Jane Webster	Billy Gilliland Karen Chapman	14–18, 11–15	Runner-up
1983	Japan Open	Nora Perry	Martin Dew Jane Webster	15–5, 15–2	Winner
1983	Nordic Championships	Maria Bengtsson	Steen Fladberg Grete Mogensen	15–2, 9–15, 15–5	Winner
1985	Malaysia Master	Christine Magnusson	Steen Fladberg Nora Perry	9–15, 5–15	Runner-up
			Martin Dew Gillian Gilks	17–15, 15–12
			Stefan Karlsson Maria Bengtsson	15–10, 9–15, 10–15
1985	Nordic Championships	Christine Magnusson	Stefan Karlsson Maria Bengtsson	9–15, 7–15	Runner-up

• 1948 births
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• Swedish male badminton players
• World Games medalists in badminton
• World Games gold medalists for Sweden
• World Games silver medalists for Sweden
• Medalists at the 1981 World Games
• 20th-century Swedish sportsmen

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