Sergio Llopis Solís (born August 18, 1978 in

Xàtiva Xàtiva (, es, Játiva ) is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, on the right (western) bank of the river Albaida and at the junction of the Valencia– Murcia and Valencia Albacete railways. It is located 25 km we ...

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) is a male

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player from

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Career

2004 Summer Olympics

Llopis played

badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from 14 August through 21 August. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed d ...

in the men's singles competition, losing in the round of 32 to

Nikhil Kanetkar Nikhil Kanetkar (born 13 May 1979) is the only Olympic badminton player from Pune India. Born in a Maharashtrian family, Kanetkar played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Sergio Llopis of Spain in the first rou ...

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. He also played in the men's doubles with partner

José Antonio Crespo José Antonio Crespo Ortiz (born 24 June 1977 in Madrid) is a badminton player from Spain. Crespo started playing badminton when he was eight in Benalmádena under coached Antonio Lopez, and when he was nine, he won the local tournament in San J ...

. They were defeated in the round of 32 by

Lee Dong-soo Lee Dong-soo ( ; born 7 June 1974) is a former badminton player from South Korea who affiliate with the Samsung Electro-Mechanics. Competition Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Yoo Yon ...

and

Yoo Yong-sung Yoo Yong-sung (; born 25 October 1974) is a retired badminton player from South Korea. He is two time Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer ...

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Major achievements

References

1978 births Living people People from Xàtiva Sportspeople from the Province of Valencia Spanish male badminton players Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of Spain {{Spain-badminton-bio-stub