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Country | Finland | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Helsinki, Finland | 26 February 1994|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles and doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 56 (MS, 15 November 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 77 (MS, 21 March 2023) 1,242 (MD with Anton Kaisti, 21 March 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Kalle Koljonen (born 26 February 1994) is a Finnish badminton player. [1] In 2014, he won a bronze medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Basel. [2] He won his first international title at the 2015 Hungarian International. Koljonen became first ever badminton player from his country to medal at the European Championships in 2021. [3]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine | ![]() | 14–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Slovenian International | ![]() | 21–12, 19–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2015 | Hungarian International | ![]() | 19–21, 21–17, 21–15 | ![]() |
2016 | Bulgarian International | ![]() | 14–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Norwegian International | ![]() | 21–19, 21–13 | ![]() |
2016 | Finnish International | ![]() | 7–11, 7–11, 11–8, 12–10, 4–11 | ![]() |
2017 | Iceland International | ![]() | 11–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Dutch International | ![]() | 22–20, 19–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Bahrain International | ![]() | 14–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Polish Open | ![]() | 14–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Swedish Open | ![]() | 14–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
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