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Kalle Koljonen

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Kalle Koljonen
Personal information
CountryFinland
Born (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 30)
Helsinki, Finland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessLeft
Men's singles
Highest ranking51 (4 July 2023)
Current ranking52 (5 November 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Finland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kyiv Men's singles
European Men's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Basel Men's team
BWF profile

Kalle Koljonen (born 26 February 1994) is a Finnish badminton player.[1] In 2014, he won a bronze medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Basel.[2] He won his first international title at the 2015 Hungarian International. Koljonen became first ever badminton player from his country to medal at the European Championships in 2021.[3]

Achievements

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European Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Denmark Viktor Axelsen 14–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 8 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Slovenian International Ukraine Dmytro Zavadsky 21–12, 19–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Hungarian International Denmark Rasmus Messerschmidt 19–21, 21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Bulgarian International Denmark Patrick Bjerregaard 14–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Norwegian International Denmark Kasper Dinesen 21–19, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Finnish International Denmark Victor Svendsen 7–11, 7–11, 11–8, 12–10, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Iceland International India Subhankar Dey 11–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Dutch International India Anand Pawar 22–20, 19–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Bahrain International Germany Kai Schäfer 14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Polish Open France Alex Lanier 14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Swedish Open Denmark Victor Svendsen 14–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Turkey International India Aryamann Tandon 21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Kalle Koljonen biography". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Kalle Koljonen" (in Finnish). Badminton Finland. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ^ Bech, Rasmus (30 April 2021). "First ever Finnish medal". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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