Michael Keck

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Michael Keck
Personal information
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1969-02-08) 8 February 1969 (age 55)
Fürth, Bavaria, West Germany
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Herning Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Michael Keck (born 8 February 1969) is a German badminton player. [1] Keck clinched nine titles at the National Championships, and won the first time in 1990. [2] He was the bronze medallist at the 1996 European Championships, winning the mixed doubles event at the World Grand Prix tournament in the 1997 Swedish Open. [1] [3] Keck has collected 65 caps for Germany and competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. [1] [4] His brother Markus Keck is also a former German professional badminton player. [1]

Contents

Achievements

European Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996 Herning Badminton Klub,
Herning, Denmark
Flag of Germany.svg Karen Neumann Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Rikke Olsen
9–15, 10–15 [5] Med 3.png Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997 Swedish Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel Flag of Denmark.svg Jon Holst-Christensen
Flag of Germany.svg Karen Neumann
15–17, 15–12, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995 German Open Flag of Germany.svg Karen Neumann Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ron Michels
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel
6–15, 15–13, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1995 French Open Flag of Germany.svg Karen Neumann Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Stavngaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Søndergaard
9–15, 14–17Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994 Scottish Open Flag of Germany.svg Karen Neumann Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Eric Antonsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Astrid Crabo
12–15, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1991 Swiss Open Flag of Germany.svg Anne-Katrin Seid Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ron Michels
Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Schmidt
Gold medal icon.svgWinner

IBF International

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001 Portugal International Flag of Germany.svg Joachim Tesche Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Hovgaard
Flag of Germany.svg Jesper Mikla
4–15, 15–12, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998German Masters Flag of Germany.svg Christian Mohr Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Frey
Flag of Germany.svg Kai Mitteldorf
15–9, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1996 French Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Dharma Gunawi Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Larsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Peder Nissen
15–10, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995Hamburg Cup Flag of Germany.svg Michael Helber Flag of Germany.svg Kai Mitteldorf
Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Ossenbrink
15–9, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995La Chaux-de-Fonds International Flag of Germany.svg Michael Helber 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 Helber Flag of Germany.svg Kai Mitteldorf
Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Pongratz
12–15, 15–5, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994La Chaux-de-Fonds International Flag of Germany.svg Stephan Kuhl Flag of Germany.svg Markus Keck
Flag of Germany.svg Michael Helber
15–12, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992 Austrian International Flag of Germany.svg Robert Neumann Flag of England.svg Andy Goode
Flag of England.svg Chris Hunt
5–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1992La Chaux-de-Fonds International Flag of Germany.svg Robert Neumann Flag of Germany.svg Detlef Poste
Flag of Germany.svg Volker Renzelmann
12–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1991 Austrian International Flag of Germany.svg Robert Neumann Flag of Norway.svg Erik Lia
Flag of Norway.svg Hans Sperre jr.
15–3, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1990 Austrian International Flag of Germany.svg Kai Mitteldorf Flag of England.svg Dave Wright
Flag of England.svg Nick Ponting
Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2000 BMW Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel Flag of Germany.svg Kristof Hopp
Flag of Germany.svg Kathrin Piotrowski
15–7, 9–15, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Flag of Germany.svg Nicol Pitro Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladislav Druzchenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Victoria Evtushenko
15–6, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999 Australian International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel Flag of England.svg Chris Hunt
Flag of England.svg Gail Emms
15–9, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1999La Chaux-de-Fonds International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruud Kuijten
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Manon Albinus
15–5, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Flag of Germany.svg Nicol Pitro Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladislav Druzchenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Victoria Evtushenko
15–12, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1998German Masters Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel Flag of Germany.svg Stephan Kuhl
Flag of Germany.svg Nicol Pitro
15–11, 15–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 BMW Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van den Heuvel Flag of Denmark.svg Janek Roos
Flag of Denmark.svg Ann-Lou Jørgensen
7–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1997 Austrian International Flag of Germany.svg Karen Neumann Flag of the Netherlands.svg Quinten van Dalm
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole van Hooren
15–8, 15–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995Victor Cup Flag of Germany.svg Katrin Schmidt Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Blackburn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhonda Cator
15–7, 15–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1995La Chaux-de-Fonds International Flag of Germany.svg Karen Neumann Flag of Germany.svg Kai Mitteldorf
Flag of Germany.svg Nicol Pitro
15–8, 15–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1994 New Zealand International Flag of Germany.svg Christine Skropke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Blackburn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhonda Cator
8–15, 10–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1994La Chaux-de-Fonds International Flag of Germany.svg Karen Neumann Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Larsen
Flag of Sweden.svg Ann Sandersson
15–4, 15–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1992 Welsh International Flag of Germany.svg Karen Neumann Flag of England.svg Nick Ponting
Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode
7–15, 16–18Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1992La Chaux-de-Fonds International Flag of Germany.svg Anne-Katrin Seid Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Dołhan
Flag of Poland.svg Bożena Haracz
15–10, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1991 Irish International Flag of Germany.svg Anne-Katrin Seid Flag of England.svg Nick Ponting
Flag of England.svg Joanne Goode
10–15, 11–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1991 French Open Flag of Germany.svg Anne-Katrin Seid Flag of England.svg Andy Goode
Flag of England.svg Cheryl Johnson
15–12, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1990 Irish International Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Irina Serova Flag of Austria.svg Kai Abraham
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Diana Koleva
15–10, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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