Kim Astrup

Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player. He was the men's doubles gold medalists at the 2018 European Championships and the 2023 European Games with his partner Anders Skaarup Rasmussen. 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. Together with Rasmussen, he reached a career high of World number 5 in September 2018.

Kim Astrup
Personal information
Birth nameKim Astrup Sørensen
CountryDenmark
Born (1992-03-06) 6 March 1992
Herning, Denmark
ResidenceCopenhagen, Denmark
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking3 (MD with Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 31 October 2023)
32 (XD with Line Kjærsfeldt 13 April 2017)
Current ranking4 (MD with Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 16 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Denmark
World Championships
2023 Copenhagen Men's doubles
2021 Huelva Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
2016 Kunshan Men's team
2018 Bangkok Men's team
2020 Aarhus Men's team
2022 Bangkok Men's team
European Games
2023 Kraków–Małopolska Men's doubles
2019 Minsk Men's doubles
European Championships
2018 Huelva Men's doubles
2024 Saarbrücken Men's doubles
2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's doubles
2017 Kolding Men's doubles
2021 Kyiv Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
2015 Leuven Mixed team
2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
2014 Basel Men's team
2016 Kazan Men's team
2018 Kazan Men's team
2020 Liévin Men's team
2024 Łódź Men's team
World Junior Championships
2010 Guadalajara Boys' doubles
European Junior Championships
2011 Vantaa Mixed doubles
2011 Vantaa Boys' doubles
2011 Vantaa Mixed team
BWF profile

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.

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