Andrej Pohar
Personal information
CountrySlovenia
Born (1974-07-18) 18 July 1974
Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessLeft
EventDoubles
BWF profile

Andrej Pohar (born 18 July 1974) is a Slovenian former badminton player from Olimpija club.[1][2]

He was the coach on the 2000 Olympics expedition in Sydney, Australia.[3] His sister Maja Pohar was also a professional badminton player, and the duo played in the mixed doubles event.[4] Pohar won his first National championship in 1992 after five junior titles in Slovenia. He is the multiple National champion, having won National Championships for 33 times in 3 disciplines.[5] Internationally, he was successful in Slovakia and Hungary, among others. He took part in the World Championships between 1995 and 2006 in various disciplines. He reached top 20 in IBF rankings in mixed doubles. At present, he is the member of Board of Directors in Badminton Europe.[6]

Achievements

IBF International

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1998 Slovenian International Belgium Pedro Vanneste 12–15, 15–12, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Slovenian International France Nabil Lasmari 7–3, 2–7, 7–1, 3–7, 3–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Slovenian International Slovenia Aleš Murn England Nicholas Kidd
Russia Nikolai Zuyev		 2–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Slovak International Slovenia Maja Pohar Denmark Lars Paaske
Denmark Sarah Jonsson		 8–15, 18–16, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Spanish International Slovenia Maja Pohar France Manuel Dubrulle
France Sandrine Lefèvre		 9–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Slovak International Slovenia Maja Pohar Denmark Michael Lamp
Denmark Rikke Broen		 6–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Hungarian International Slovenia Maja Pohar Netherlands Norbert van Barneveld
Netherlands Lotte Jonathans		 9–5, 4–9, 3–9, 5–9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Slovenian International Slovenia Maja Pohar Spain José Antonio Crespo
Spain Dolores Marco		 15–2, 11–15, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Austrian International Slovenia Maja Pohar Scotland Kenny Middlemiss
Scotland Kirsteen McEwan		 12–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Romanian International Slovenia Maja Pohar Russia Alexandr Russkikh
Russia Anastasia Russkikh		 15–7, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Slovenian International Slovenia Maja Pohar Poland Marcin Rynkiewicz
Poland Angelika Węgrzyn		 15–7, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Strasbourg International Slovenia Maja Pohar
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Peru International Slovenia Maja Pohar Canada Mike Beres
Canada Kara Solmundson		 1–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Slovenia Maja Pohar Russia Pavel Uvarov
Russia Ella Karachkova		 8–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Spanish International Slovenia Maja Pohar England Peter Jeffrey
England Suzanne Rayappan		 13–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Hungarian International Slovenia Maja Pohar Sweden Daniel Glaser
Sweden Johanna Persson		 7–5, 7–1, 7–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Croatian International Slovenia Maja Pohar Singapore Hendra Wijaya
Singapore Frances Liu		 11–15, 15–13, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Andrej Pohar". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Trenerski Kader BK Olimpija". Olimpija Badmintonski Klub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Andrej Pohar". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Maja Pohar in dvojica Pohar/Pohar mednarodna prvaka Slovenije". Si21 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Slovenia - Badmintonska zveza Slovenije". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Board of Directors – Badminton Europe". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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