Kihlström won the
1983 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with
Nora Perry. He also won 16 medals at the
European Championships, two of them in men's singles, two in mixed doubles, five in men's doubles and 7 in team competition. He shared two
All-England men's doubles titles, one with
Bengt Fröman in 1976 and the other with
Stefan Karlsson in 1983. He also shared the All-England mixed doubles title with Nora Perry in 1983. From 1973 to 1988, Kihlström captured a total of twenty-four events at the
Swedish 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 the
BWF World Championships, and is the only man to have won each of these three events at the
Japan Open. ==Achievements ==