Luca Olgiati

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Luca Olgiati
Personal information
CountryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Born (1988-06-16) 16 June 1988 (age 36)
Aargau, Switzerland
HandednessLeft
Men's singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking6 (MS 24 May 2022)
15 (MD with Yuri Ferrigno 18 June 2024)
8 (XD with Karin Suter-Erath 25 June 2019)
Current ranking8 (MS)
16 (MD with Yuri Ferrigno) (8 October 2024)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
European Para Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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]

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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

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Flag of Germany.svg Rick Hellmann 11–21, 21–15, 13–21 Med 2.png 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

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para-Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Noor Azwan Noorlan 11–21, 21–18, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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

Men's singles WH2

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2018Denmark Para-Badminton International Flag of India.svg Sanjeev Kumar 18–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Spanish Para-Badminton International Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jung-jun 10–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Dubai Para-Badminton International Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qu Zimo
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yutong
5–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Denmark Para-Badminton International Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cynthia Mathez Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Alves Conceição
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg To Man-kei
21–12, 18–21, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021Dubai Para-Badminton International Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath Flag of India.svg Prem Kumar Ale
Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Gureeva
11–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-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.