Kristjan Kaljurand

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Kristjan Kaljurand
Personal information
CountryEstonia
Born (1992-07-13) 13 July 1992 (age 32)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking133 (MD) 22 Sep 2016
385 (XD) 12 Jun 2014
BWF profile

Kristjan Kaljurand (born 13 July 1992) is an Estonian male badminton player. [1] [2]

Contents

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Latvia International Flag of Estonia.svg Raul Käsner Flag of France.svg Mathieu Gangloff
Flag of France.svg Tom Rodrigues
21–15, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Finnish International Flag of Estonia.svg Raul Käsner Flag of Estonia.svg Karl Kert
Flag of Estonia.svg Tauri Kilk
21–15, 20–22, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2024 Lithuanian International Flag of Estonia.svg Raul Käsner Flag of France.svg Nicolas Hoareau
Flag of France.svg Aymeric Tores
15–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Riga International Flag of Estonia.svg Laura Kaljurand Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nick Marcoen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flore Vandenhoucke
21–9, 10–21, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2024 Latvia International Flag of Estonia.svg Helina Rüütel Flag of Ireland.svg Joshua Magee
Flag of Ireland.svg Moya Ryan
19–21, 21–16, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Personal life

Kaljurand's mother is Estonian diplomat and politician Marina Kaljurand and father is Kalle Kaljurand. [3]

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References

  1. "Players: Kristjan Kaljurand". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. "Kristjan Kaljurand Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. Eesti Naine Sünnipäevalaps Marina Kaljurand: „Olen emale lõpmatult tänulik, et ta mind väsimatult teatrisse viis, lugema ja õppima ärgitas“ (in Estonian). 6 September 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2018.