Björn Joppien
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| Born | 30 January 1981 Langenfeld, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1997–2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Xu Yan Wang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Björn Joppien (born 30 January 1981) is a German badminton player.
Career
Joppien played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Kasperi Salo of Finland in the first round. In the round of 16, Joppien was defeated by Ronald Susilo of Singapore.[1]
In 2007, Joppien won the men's singles at the German National Badminton Championships.
In 2010, Joppien retired from professional badminton because he had recurrent back problems.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Björn Joppien". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
External links
- Bjoern Joppien at BWFBadminton.com
- Bjoern Joppien at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
- Bjoern Joppien at Olympics.com
- Björn Joppien at Olympedia