Luca Olgiati | |||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Country | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
Born | Aargau, Switzerland | 16 June 1988||||||||||||||
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
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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]
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]
Men's singles WH2
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands | Rick Hellmann | 11–21, 21–15, 13–21 | Silver |
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 |
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2022 | Spanish Para-Badminton International II | Level 2 | Noor Azwan Noorlan | 11–21, 21–18, 21–13 | Winner |
Men's singles WH2
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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 |
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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 |
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