Olympic Games:
- 2016 Rio de Janeiro:
- Bronze in Men’s Singles
- 2020 Tokyo:
- Gold in Men’s Singles
- 2024 Paris:
- Gold in Men’s Singles
BWF World Championships:
- 2014 Copenhagen:
- Bronze in Men’s Singles
- 2017 Glasgow:
- Gold in Men’s Singles
- 2022 Tokyo:
- Gold in Men’s Singles
European Games:
- 2023 Tarnów:
- Gold in Men’s Singles
European Championships:
- 2012 Karlskrona:
- Bronze in Men’s Singles
- 2014 Kazan:
- Bronze in Men’s Singles
- 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon:
- Gold in Men’s Singles
- 2017 Kolding:
- Bronze in Men’s Singles
- 2018 Huelva:
- Gold in Men’s Singles
- 2021 Kyiv:
- Silver in Men’s Singles
- 2022 Madrid:
- Gold in Men’s Singles
- 2024 Saarbrücken:
- Bronze in Men’s Singles
BWF World Junior Championships:
- 2010 Guadalajara:
- Gold in Boys’ Singles
- 2011 Taoyuan City:
- Silver in Boys’ Singles
European Junior Championships:
- 2011 Vantaa:
- Gold in Boys’ Singles
Records and Notable Achievements:
- Axelsen is the only non-Asian male player, besides Thomas Lund, to have won the World Championships twice.
- He has held the No. 1 BWF World Ranking in men’s singles for a total of 183 weeks (as of August 2024), making it the third-longest reign in badminton history, trailing only Lee Chong Wei (398 weeks) and Lin Dan (211 weeks).
- Axelsen has won every major title in both team and individual events at least once (World Tour Super 1000 level or higher), except for the Sudirman Cup, where his team won bronze in 2013.
Honors:
- Axelsen is the current recipient of the BWF Male Player of the Year award and has won the award three times since 2020.
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