Andrej Pohar

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Andrej Pohar
Personal information
CountrySlovenia
Born (1974-07-18) 18 July 1974 (age 48)
Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessLeft
EventDoubles
BWF profile

Andrej Pohar (born 18 July 1974) is a Slovenian former badminton player from Olimpija club. [1] [2]

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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

IBF International

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1998 Slovenian International Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pedro Vanneste 12–15, 15–12, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2001Slovenian International Flag of France.svg Nabil Lasmari 7–3, 2–7, 7–1, 3–7, 3–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003 Slovenian International Flag of Slovenia.svg Aleš Murn Flag of England.svg Nicholas Kidd
Flag of Russia.svg Nikolai Zuyev
2–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996 Slovak International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar Flag of Denmark.svg Lars Paaske
Flag of Denmark.svg Sarah Jonsson
8–15, 18–16, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 Spanish International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar Flag of France.svg Manuel Dubrulle
Flag of France.svg Sandrine Lefèvre
9–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997Slovak International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Lamp
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Broen
6–15, 2–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Hungarian International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar Flag of the Netherlands.svg Norbert van Barneveld
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lotte Jonathans
9–5, 4–9, 3–9, 5–9Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1998 Slovenian International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar Flag of Spain.svg José Antonio Crespo
Flag of Spain.svg Dolores Marco
15–2, 11–15, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Austrian International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar Flag of Scotland.svg Kenny Middlemiss
Flag of Scotland.svg Kirsteen McEwan
12–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1999 Romanian International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar Flag of Russia.svg Alexandr Russkikh
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Russkikh
15–7, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999Slovenian International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Rynkiewicz
Flag of Poland.svg Angelika Węgrzyn
15–7, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000Strasbourg International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja PoharFlag placeholder.svg
Flag placeholder.svg
Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2000 Peru International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kara Solmundson
1–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2000La Chaux-de-Fonds International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar Flag of Russia.svg Pavel Uvarov
Flag of Russia.svg Ella Karachkova
8–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001Spanish International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar Flag of England.svg Peter Jeffrey
Flag of England.svg Suzanne Rayappan
13–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2001Hungarian International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Glaser
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Persson
7–5, 7–1, 7–1Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 Croatian International Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar Flag of Singapore.svg Hendra Wijaya
Flag of Singapore.svg Frances Liu
11–15, 15–13, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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References

  1. "Players: Andrej Pohar". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Trenerski Kader BK Olimpija". Olimpija Badmintonski Klub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. "Andrej Pohar". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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  6. "Board of Directors – Badminton Europe". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 19 September 2020.