Luca Olgiati

Luca Olgiati
Personal information
Country	Switzerland
Born	(1988-06-16) 16 June 1988 (age 36) Aargau, Switzerland
Handedness	Left
Men's singles WH2 Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking	6 (MS 24 May 2022) 15 (MD with Yuri Ferrigno 18 June 2024) 8 (XD with Karin Suter-Erath 25 June 2019)
Current ranking	8 (MS) 16 (MD with Yuri Ferrigno) (8 October 2024)
Medal record Men's para-badminton Representing   Switzerland European Para Championships 2023 Rotterdam Men's singles
BWF profile

Luca Olgiati (born 16 June 1988) is a Swiss para-badminton player. ^{[1] [2]} He won a silver medal in the men's singles WH2 event at the 2023 European Para Championships. ^[3] Olgiati represented Switzerland in the men's singles WH2 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics but was eliminated in the group stage. ^{[4] [5]}

Biography

In February 2016, Olgiati suffered injuries from a snowboarding accident while skiing down the Fribourg Alps and became partially paralyzed. His spinal cord is not completely severed and he still had little control in his legs. ^[6]

Achievements

European Para Championships

Men's singles WH2

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Rick Hellmann	11–21, 21–15, 13–21	Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022. ^{[7] [8]}

Men's singles WH2

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para-Badminton International II	Level 2	Noor Azwan Noorlan	11–21, 21–18, 21–13	Winner

International tournaments (2011–2021) (1 title, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles WH2

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Denmark Para-Badminton International	Sanjeev Kumar	18–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2021	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Kim Jung-jun	10–21, 12–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Dubai Para-Badminton International	Karin Suter-Erath	Qu Zimo Liu Yutong	5–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2019	Denmark Para-Badminton International	Cynthia Mathez	Marcelo Alves Conceição To Man-kei	21–12, 18–21, 21–12	Winner
2021	Dubai Para-Badminton International	Karin Suter-Erath	Prem Kumar Ale Tatiana Gureeva	11–21, 18–21	Runner-up

References

1. "Luca Olgiati". Stiftung Schweizer Sporthilfe (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
2. "Luca Olgiati - Swiss Paralympic - Biografie - Resultate". Swiss Paralympic (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
3. "Rotterdam 2023: Fantastic France shine in Para badminton". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
4. "Para-Badminton in Paris - Zwei Medaillenchancen: Mathez und Renggli im Doppel-Halbfinal". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
5. "Easy canter for Marcel Hug". blue News. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
6. Paraplegiker-Gruppe, Schweizer. "«Warum nicht das Beste daraus machen?»". Schweizer Paraplegiker-Gruppe (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
7. "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation . 29 May 2022.
8. "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation . 11 July 2022.

External links

• Luca Olgiati at BWF Badminton.com
• Luca Olgiati at BWF Para.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)