Michael Helber

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Michael Helber
Personal information
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1970-10-04) 4 October 1970 (age 52)
Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1989 Manchester Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Michael Helber (born 4 October 1970) is a German badminton player. [1] He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. [2] [3] Helber was the bronze medalist at the 1989 European Junior Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Kerstin Weinborner. [4] Played for the Fortuna Regensburg, he had won five consecutive men's doubles title at the German National Championships partnered with Michael Keck in 1995 and 1996; and with Björn Siegemund in 1997, 1998 and 1999. [5]

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Achievements

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989 Armitage Centre, Manchester, England Flag of Germany.svg Kerstin Weinbörner Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Jakobsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Marlene Thomsen
5–15, 7–15 Med 3.png Bronze

IBF International

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997La Chaux-de-Fonds International Flag of Germany.svg Björn Siegemund Flag of England.svg Anthony Clark
Flag of England.svg Ian Sullivan
15–12, 18–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995Hamburg Cup Flag of Germany.svg Michael Keck Flag of Germany.svg Kai Mitteldorf
Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Ossenbrink
15–9, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995Victor Cup Flag of Germany.svg Kai Mitteldorf Flag of Indonesia.svg Dharma Gunawi
Flag of Brunei.svg Imay Hendra
5–15, 8–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995La Chaux-de-Fonds International Flag of Germany.svg Michael Keck Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Antropov
Flag of Russia.svg Nikolaj Zuev
11–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994 New Zealand International Flag of Germany.svg Michael Keck Flag of Germany.svg Kai Mitteldorf
Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Pongratz
12–15, 15–5, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994Victor Cup Flag of Germany.svg Markus Keck Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liao Wei-chieh
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Shyau-hsin
13–18, 15–9, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994La Chaux-de-Fonds International Flag of Germany.svg Markus Keck Flag of Germany.svg Michael Keck
Flag of Germany.svg Stephan Kuhl
12–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1991 Bulgarian International Flag of Germany.svg Markus Keck Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Dołhan
Flag of Poland.svg Jacek Hankiewicz
15–10, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991 Czechoslovakian International Flag of Germany.svg Markus Keck Flag of Germany.svg Detlef Poste
Flag of Germany.svg Volker Renzelmann
15–5, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991 Czechoslovakian International Flag of Germany.svg Anne-Katrin Seid Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladislav Druzchenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Marina Yakusheva
9–15, 15–13, 4–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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References

  1. "Players: Michael Helber". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. "Michael Helber". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. "Die deutschen Teilnehmer an den olympischen Badmintonturnieren" (in German). Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe . Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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