Andrej Pohar

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

Andrej Pohar
Personal information
Country Slovenia
Born (1974-07-18) 18 July 1974
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

IBF International

Men's singles

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

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

References
  1. "Players: Andrej Pohar". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Trenerski Kader BK Olimpija" (in Slovenian). Olimpija Badmintonski Klub. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. "Andrej Pohar". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. "Maja Pohar in dvojica Pohar/Pohar mednarodna prvaka Slovenije". sport.si21.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  5. "Slovenia - Badmintonska zveza Slovenije". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. "Board of Directors – Badminton Europe". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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