José Antonio Crespo Ortiz (born 24 June 1977 in

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) is a

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player from

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. Crespo started playing badminton when he was eight in

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under coached Antonio Lopez, and when he was nine, he won the local tournament in San Juan. In 1991, he competed in the national tournament in

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, and won the U-15 boys' doubles title with his partner Jose Luis Ortiz. He was the champion in the boys' doubles event at the U-19 Spanish Junior National Championships in 1994 and 1995. Crespo also won the

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senior title 11 times from 2001 to 2008, 3 in the singles event, 6 in the men's doubles, and 2 in the men's doubles event. Crespo competed at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event with partner Llopis. They were defeated in the round of 32 by

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and

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. Throughout his career, he had been ranked 13 in the men's doubles event with

Sergio Llopis Sergio Llopis Solís (born August 18, 1978 in Xàtiva, Valencia) is a male badminton player from Spain. Career 2004 Summer Olympics Llopis played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's singles competition, losing in the round of 32 ...

in 2003, and ranked 15 in the mixed doubles with

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in 2002. He has a

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degree in Sports and Physical Activity at the

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Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's doubles''

BWF International Challenge/Series

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' :

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tournament :

BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament

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