Andrej Pohar
Andrej Pohar | |
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Personal information | |
Country | Slovenia |
Born | Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia | 18 July 1974
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Handedness | Left |
Event | Doubles |
BWF profile |
Andrej Pohar (born 18 July 1974) is a Slovenian former badminton player from Olimpija club.[1][2]
He was the coach on the 2000 Olympics expedition in Sydney, Australia.[3] His sister Maja Pohar was also a professional badminton player, and the duo played in the mixed doubles event.[4] Pohar won his first National championship in 1992 after five junior titles in Slovenia. He is the multiple National champion, having won National Championships for 33 times in 3 disciplines.[5] Internationally, he was successful in Slovakia and Hungary, among others. He took part in the World Championships between 1995 and 2006 in various disciplines. He reached top 20 in IBF rankings in mixed doubles. At present, he is the member of Board of Directors in Badminton Europe.[6]
Achievements
[edit]IBF International
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Slovenian International | 12–15, 15–12, 15–9 | ||
2001 | Slovenian International | 7–3, 2–7, 7–1, 3–7, 3–7 |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Slovenian International | 2–15, 7–15 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Slovak International | 8–15, 18–16, 15–7 | |||
1996 | Spanish International | 9–15, 12–15 | |||
1997 | Slovak International | 6–15, 2–15 | |||
1997 | Hungarian International | 9–5, 4–9, 3–9, 5–9 | |||
1998 | Slovenian International | 15–2, 11–15, 15–8 | |||
1999 | Austrian International | 12–15, 11–15 | |||
1999 | Romanian International | 15–7, 15–3 | |||
1999 | Slovenian International | 15–7, 15–3 | |||
2000 | Strasbourg International | ||||
2000 | Peru International | 1–15, 10–15 | |||
2000 | La Chaux-de-Fonds International | 8–15, 5–15 | |||
2001 | Spanish International | 13–15, 7–15 | |||
2001 | Hungarian International | 7–5, 7–1, 7–1 | |||
2005 | Croatian International | 11–15, 15–13, 7–15 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Andrej Pohar". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Trenerski Kader BK Olimpija". Olimpija Badmintonski Klub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Andrej Pohar". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Maja Pohar in dvojica Pohar/Pohar mednarodna prvaka Slovenije". Si21 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Slovenia - Badmintonska zveza Slovenije". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Board of Directors – Badminton Europe". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 19 September 2020.