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Erwin Kehlhoffner

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Erwin Kehlhoffner
Personal information
CountryFrance
Born (1983-12-06) 6 December 1983 (age 40)
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  France
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Herning Men's doubles
BWF profile

Erwin Kehlhoffner (born 6 December 1983 in Strasbourg) is a badminton player from France affiliated with ASL Robertsau club.[1]

Career

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In the junior event, he won the national singles title in 2002, and also the doubles titles in 2001 and 2002.[2] Kehlhoffner competed at the 2005 World Championships in the men's singles and doubles event, but was defeated in the first round both in singles and doubles event. He also qualified to play at the 2006 World Championships in the men's doubles event with his partner Thomas Quéré, but the duo defeated by the German players in the first round. In 2007 he competed in the men's singles event, and was defeated in the first round by Richard Vaughan of Wales, 21–9, 22–20.[3] He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Championships in the men's doubles with Svetoslav Stoyanov.[4] At the same year, he was qualified to participate in the men's singles event at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. He reach in to the third round after beating Stuart Gomez of Australia and Eli Mambwe of Zambia in the first and second rounds, but was defeated by Chen Jin of China in the third round.[5]

Achievements

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European Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark France Svetoslav Stoyanov Denmark Lars Paaske
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
20–22, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 Croatian International Finland Ville Lång 17–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 North Shore City International New Zealand John Moody 21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Bulgarian International France Svetoslav Stoyanov Poland Robert Mateusiak
Poland Michal Logosz
Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Croatian International France Thomas Quéré Denmark Simon Mollyhus
Denmark Anders Kristiansen
10–15, 15–6, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Athens International France Thomas Quéré Bulgaria Konstantin Dobrev
Bulgaria Georgi Petrov
10–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Erwin Kehlhoffner". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Erwin Kehlhoffner" (in French). L'Equipe. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Chinese shuttlers give clear warning". Dawn. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Labar: The medal is pushing us every day at practice". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. ^ "2008 Summer Olympics Results - Badminton". ESPN. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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