Michael Helber

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Michael Helber
Personal information
Country Germany
Born (1970-10-04) 4 October 1970 (age 51)
Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  West Germany
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Manchester Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Michael Helber (born 4 October 1970) is a German badminton player.[1] He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000.[2][3] Helber was the bronze medalist at the 1989 European Junior Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Kerstin Weinborner.[4] Played for the Fortuna Regensburg, he had won five consecutive men's doubles title at the German National Championships partnered with Michael Keck in 1995 and 1996; and with Björn Siegemund in 1997, 1998 and 1999.[5]

Achievements[]

European Junior Championships[]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Armitage Centre, Manchester, England West Germany Denmark Christian Jakobsen
Denmark Marlene Thomsen 		5–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF International[]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Germany Björn Siegemund England Anthony Clark
England Ian Sullivan 		15–12, 18–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Hamburg Cup Germany Michael Keck Germany
Germany 		15–9, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Victor Cup Germany Indonesia
Brunei Imay Hendra 		5–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Germany Michael Keck Russia Andrey Antropov
Russia Nikolaj Zuev 		11–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 New Zealand International Germany Michael Keck Germany
Germany Oliver Pongratz 		12–15, 15–5, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Victor Cup Germany Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei 		13–18, 15–9, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Germany Germany Michael Keck
Germany Stephan Kuhl 		12–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1991 Bulgarian International Germany Poland
Poland Jacek Hankiewicz 		15–10, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Czechoslovakian International Germany Germany
Germany 		15–5, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Czechoslovakian International Germany Soviet Union Vladislav Druzchenko
Soviet Union Marina Yakusheva 		9–15, 15–13, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References[]

  1. ^ "Players: Michael Helber". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Michael Helber". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Die deutschen Teilnehmer an den olympischen Badmintonturnieren" (in German). Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Germany Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V." Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

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