Kim Astrup

Kim Astrup
Personal information
Birth nameKim Astrup Sørensen
CountryDenmark
Born (1992-03-06) 6 March 1992 (age 32)
Herning, Denmark
ResidenceCopenhagen, Denmark
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
HandednessLeft[1]
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (MD with Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 17 December 2024[2])
32 (XD with Line Kjærsfeldt 13 April 2017)
Current ranking1 (MD with Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 17 December 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Copenhagen Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Huelva Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kunshan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Men's team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Men's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Huelva Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Saarbrücken Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kolding Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kyiv Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2025 Baku Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Basel Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kazan Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Liévin Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Łódź Men's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guadalajara Boys' doubles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Vantaa Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Vantaa Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Vantaa Mixed team
BWF profile

Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player.[3] He was the men's doubles gold medalists at the 2018 European Championships and the 2023 European Games with his partner Anders Skaarup Rasmussen.[4][5] He also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in 2021 and later a silver medal in 2023. Astrup joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beating Indonesia 3–2 in the final.[6] Together with Rasmussen, he reached a career high of World number 1 in December 2024.[7][8]

As junior player, Astrup won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles. He later won a gold in the mixed doubles and bronze medals in the boys' doubles and team events at the 2011 European Junior Championships.[9]

  1. ^ Sørensen, Ida Marie (7 October 2020). "Kim Astrup: – Jeg har været som en løve i et bur" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/ranking/ranking.aspx?rid=70
  3. ^ "Players: Kim Astrup". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ^ Bech, Rasmus (29 April 2018). "First title for Astrup and Skaarup". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Dansk herredouble henter guld ved European Games" (in Danish). Herning Folkeblad. 1 July 2023. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Denmark wins world badminton team title". The Local. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  7. ^ https://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=8819764&cmsid=239&pageid=5381
  8. ^ Hidayati, Any (27 September 2018). "Kim Astrup/Anders Rasmussen jadi ganda putra nomor 1 Denmark usai juara China Open 2018" (in Indonesian). Bola. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  9. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

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