Kęstutis Navickas
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| Country |  Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Born | January 13, 1984 Kaunas, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11.2 st) | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1999 – 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 38 (April 21, 2011) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kęstutis Navickas (born January 13, 1984) is a badminton player from Lithuania. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.[1] Navickas was the bronze medalist at the 2015 Baku European Games in the men's singles event.[2] Currently Navickas serves as Head of Coaches Council in Lithuanian Badminton Federation.[3]
Navickas played in the German club TV Refrath from 2005-2006 after that he change to the team of Gifhon.
He won the Lithuanian National Badminton Championships in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008. He competed at the 2006 IBF World Championships and lost in the second round against Taufik Hidayat.
Achievements
[edit]European Games
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Pablo Abián
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22–20, 16–21, 13–21 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Lithuanian International |  Adam Mendrek
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20–22, 21–6, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2012 | Bulgarian International |  David Obernosterer
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22–20, 15–21, 21–13 |  Winner
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| 2011 | Lithuanian International |  Scott Evans
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21–17, 12–21, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2010 | Bulgarian International |  Przemyslaw Wacha
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14–21, 21–11, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Canadian International |  Brice Leverdez
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21–16, 18–21, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2008 | Iran Fajr International |  Mohd Arif Abdul Latif
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18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | Uganda International |  Niluka Karunaratne
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21–19, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2006 | Estonian International |  Richard Vaughan
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22–20, 15–21, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2006 | Lithuanian International | Pablo Abian
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21–15, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2005 | Latvia Riga International | Simon Maunoury
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7–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Latvia Riga International | Kamila Augustyn
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Jean-Michel Lefort Akvile Stapusaityte
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15–10, 15–7 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Kęstutis Navickas". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ Šeduikytė, Dovilė (29 June 2015). "Europos žaidynių bronzos medalį iškovojęs Kęstutis Navickas: "Nuėjau sunkų kelią"". www.15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 15 min. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Naujųjų badmintono federacijos vadovų ambicijos: nuo olimpiečių ugdymo iki žingsnio į televiziją". www.sportas.info (in Lithuanian). sportas.info. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
External links
[edit]- Kestutis Navickas at BWFBadminton.com
- Kestutis Navickas at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Kestutis Navickas at the Baku 2015 European Games (archived)
- Kestutis Navickas at Olympics.com
- Kęstutis Navickas at Olympedia
- Kęstutis Navickas at the Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas (in Lithuanian)
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kaunas
- Lithuanian male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Lithuania
- Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
- European Games bronze medalists for Lithuania
- European Games medalists in badminton
- Badminton coaches
- Lithuanian sports coaches
- Lithuanian sportspeople stubs
- European badminton biography stubs