Zvonimir Đurkinjak
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| Country |  Croatia | |||||||||||||
| Born | 2 June 1988 Zagreb, Croatia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 74 (MS 25 January 2019) 52 (MD 20 October 2011) 41 (XD 26 May 2011) | |||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 116 (MS 13 August 2019) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zvonimir Đurkinjak (born 2 June 1988) is a Croatian badminton player who plays for the Medvedgrad 1998 badminton club.[1]
Career[]
Đurkinjak started playing badminton when he was 10.[2] At the Croatian National Badminton Championships he won the men's singles and mixed doubles title nine times from 2005, and eight times in the men's doubles event from 2004.[3] He won gold medal at the Mersin 2013 Mediterranean Games in the men's doubles event partnered with Zvonimir Hölbling.[4] In 2015, he competed at the European Games in the men's singles and doubles event.[2]
Achievements[]
Mediterranean Games[]
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | Zvonimir Hölbling
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 Emre Arslan Hüseyin Oruç
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21–15, 21–9 |  Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series[]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bulgarian Open |  Lakshya Sen
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21–18, 12–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2017 | Croatian International |  Kasper Lehikoinen
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14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Czech Open |  Marc Zwiebler
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24–26, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Hungarian International |  Kasper Dinesen
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11–9, 9–11, 3–11, 4–11 | Runner-up
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Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
National championships[]
- 2004 – men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak
- 2005 – mixed doubles with
- 2006 – men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2007 – men's singles, men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2008 – men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2009 – men's singles
- 2010 – men's singles & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2011 – men's singles & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2012 – men's singles & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2013 – men's singles, men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2014 – men's singles, men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec & mixed doubles with Matea Čiča
- 2015 – men's singles & men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec
- 2016 – men's singles & men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec
References[]
- ^ "Players: Zvonimir Durkinjak". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Athletes: Zvonimir Durkinjak". www.baku2015.com. Baku 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Zvonimir Đurkinjak". www.badminton-zagreb.hr (in Croatian). Badminton Zagreb. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Đurkinjak i Holbling osvojili zlato". www.hoo.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
External links[]
- Zvonimir Đurkinjak at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
Categories:
- Croatian male badminton players
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Zagreb
- Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
- Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
- European Games competitors for Croatia
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia
- Mediterranean Games medalists in badminton