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 | 84 (MS) 9 March 2017 52 (MD) 20 October 2011 41 (XD) 26 May 2011 | ||||||||||||||
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Zvonimir Đurkinjak (born 2 June 1988) is a Croatian male 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 |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Andrea Žvorc
- 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