Ain Matvere (born 13 January 1967 – 14 May 2018) was an Estonian badminton player. He was born in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

. He began his badminton career in 1978, coached by

Mart Siliksaar Mart Siliksaar (born 15 November 1949) is an Estonian badminton player and coach. He was born in Tartu. In 1983 he graduated from University of Tartu's Institute of Physical Education. He began his badminton career under the guidance of Helmut V ...

. He is multiple-times Estonian champion. 1983–1989 he was a member of Estonian national badminton team. Since 1989 he worked as a badminton coach. Students:

Kati Tolmoff Kati Tolmoff (born 3 December 1983 in Tartu) is a badminton player from Estonia. She represented Estonia at the 2008 and 2016 Olympic Games. She competed in the women's singles event, where she lost to Chloe Magee 21–18, 18–21, and 19–2 ...

. In 1984 he was named as Best Badminton Player of Estonia.

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1967 births 2018 deaths Soviet male badminton players Estonian male badminton players Sportspeople from Tartu {{Estonia-badminton-bio-stub