Luca Olgiati (born 16 June 1988) is a Swiss para-badminton player.[1][2] He won a silver medal in the men's singles WH2 event at the 2023 European Para Championships.[3] Olgiati represented Switzerland in the men's singles WH2 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics but was eliminated in the group stage.[4][5]
| Luca Olgiati | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1988 Aargau, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||
| Men's singles WH2 Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 6 (MS 24 May 2022) 15 (MD with Yuri Ferrigno 18 June 2024) 8 (XD with Karin Suter-Erath 25 June 2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 8 (MS) 16 (MD with Yuri Ferrigno) (8 October 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editIn February 2016, Olgiati suffered injuries from a snowboarding accident while skiing down the Fribourg Alps and became partially paralyzed. His spinal cord is not completely severed and he still had little control in his legs.[6]
Achievements
editEuropean Para Championships
editMen's singles WH2
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Rick Hellmann
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11–21, 21–15, 13–21 |  Silver
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BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title)
editThe BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[7][8]
Men's singles WH2
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Spanish Para-Badminton International II | Level 2 |  Noor Azwan Noorlan
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11–21, 21–18, 21–13 |  Winner
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International tournaments (2011–2021) (1 title, 4 runners-up)
editMen's singles WH2
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Denmark Para-Badminton International |  Sanjeev Kumar
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18–21, 11–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2021 | Spanish Para-Badminton International |  Kim Jung-jun
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10–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Dubai Para-Badminton International |  Karin Suter-Erath
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 Qu Zimo Liu Yutong
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5–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Denmark Para-Badminton International | Cynthia Mathez
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 Marcelo Alves Conceição To Man-kei
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21–12, 18–21, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2021 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | Karin Suter-Erath
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Prem Kumar Ale Tatiana Gureeva
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11–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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References
edit- ^ "Luca Olgiati". Stiftung Schweizer Sporthilfe (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Luca Olgiati - Swiss Paralympic - Biografie - Resultate". Swiss Paralympic (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Rotterdam 2023: Fantastic France shine in Para badminton". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Para-Badminton in Paris - Zwei Medaillenchancen: Mathez und Renggli im Doppel-Halbfinal". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Easy canter for Marcel Hug". blue News. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ Paraplegiker-Gruppe, Schweizer. "«Warum nicht das Beste daraus machen?»". Schweizer Paraplegiker-Gruppe (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
- ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.