Pedro Vanneste

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Pedro Vanneste
Personal information
CountryBelgium (1992–1998)
France (2003)
Born (1969-12-07) 7 December 1969 (age 54)
Kortrijk, Belgium
Years active1992–2003
Retired2003
HandednessRight
Career title(s)2
BWF profile

Pedro Vanneste (born 7 December 1969) is a Belgian badminton player. He competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1] He later represented France in 2003.

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Career

Vanneste competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1] He was eliminated in the first round.

In 1995, Vanneste entered the finals of the 1995 Wimbledon International but lost to Peter Knowles in two straight games. [2] He won his first title in men's singles at the 1996 Slovenian International after winning the final against Denis Peshehonov of Ukraine. [3] He retained his Slovenian International title in 1997 by defeating Boris Kessov in the final. In 1998, he lost the Slovenian International final to home favorite Andrej Pohar. [4]

He started to represent France in 2003 and competed in his last tournament at the 2003 Toulouse Open.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1995Wimbledon International I Flag of England.svg Peter Knowles 12–15, 5–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Czech International Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Eriksson 11–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1996 Slovenian International Flag of Ukraine.svg Denis Peshehonov 15–6, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1997 Slovenian International Flag of Bulgaria.svg Boris Kessov 15–10, 4–0 retiredGold medal icon.svgWinner
1998 Slovenian International Flag of Slovenia.svg Andrej Pohar 15–12, 12–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pedro Vanneste". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "BWF - Wimbledon International 1995 I - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. "BWF - Slovenia International 1996 I - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. "BWF - Slovenia Int 1998 (I) - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.