Jürgen Koch (born 8 January 1973) is an

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badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

player from Askö Traun badminton club.

Career

Koch competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in the second round to

Wong Wai Lap Wong Wai Lap (born 16 July 1969) is a Hong Kong former badminton player. He competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'est ...

, of Hong Kong, 17-18, 15-6, 15-3. Koch played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles, and was defeated in the first round by

Anup Sridhar Anup Sridhar (born 11 April 1983) is a retired Indian badminton player. Career Anup Sridhar is India's Thomas Cup captain. He completed his education from Jain University,https://www.jainuniversity.ac.in/Notable-Alumni/Anup-Sridhar.php Notab ...

, of

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, 21-15, 21-19. He won more than 20 titles at the

Austrian National Badminton Championships The Austrian National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized to crown the best badminton players in Austria. They have been held since 1958. Past winners References External linksBadminton Europe - Details of affiliated national or ...

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IBF Profile
at ''www.internationalbadminton.org'' 1973 births Living people People from Traun Austrian male badminton players Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for Austria Sportspeople from Upper Austria {{Austria-badminton-bio-stub