Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (born 20 September 1965) is a retired Danish badminton player and sports administrator. As a player, he won major international singles titles in the 1990s, culminated in the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and ranks among Denmark's badminton greats. In 2013, he became president of the Badminton World Federation, having served as president of the Badminton Europe for three years, and then served three four-year terms. In 2014, Høyer became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he was also a board member of the Danish Olympic Committee from 2005, from which he also retired from in 2025.
Høyer Larsen competed in three Summer Olympics. In Barcelona 1992, he was defeated in quarterfinals by Ardy Wiranata. In Atlanta 1996, he won the gold medal in the men's singles after beating Dong Jiong in the final. In 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he lost in the opening round.
He also won two All-England Open Badminton Championships in 1995 and 1996, and the European Badminton Championships in 1992, 1994 and 1996.
Høyer became president of Badminton Europe in 2010. In February 2007, he was nominated vice-president of the Danmarks Badminton Forbund. On 18 May 2013, Høyer was elected president of the Badminton World Federation. He served for another two four-year terms after winning reelection in 2017 and 2021. He retired from the presidency on 26 April 2025 and was replaced by Patama Leeswadtrakul.
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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
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Høyer married his long-time girlfriend Heidi in 1993 after a six-year engagement. They have two sons, Lasse and Mikkel. In September 2020, he confirmed that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.