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

Andrej Pohar
Personal information
CountrySlovenia
Born (1974-07-18) 18 July 1974 (age 50)
Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessLeft
EventDoubles
BWF profile

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

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IBF International

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1998 Slovenian International   Pedro Vanneste 12–15, 15–12, 15–9   Winner
2001 Slovenian International   Nabil Lasmari 7–3, 2–7, 7–1, 3–7, 3–7   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Slovenian International   Aleš Murn   Nicholas Kidd
  Nikolai Zuyev
2–15, 7–15   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

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

References

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  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.