Andrej Pohar

Andrej Pohar (born 18 July 1974) is a Slovenian former badminton player from Olimpija club.^[1][2]

Andrej Pohar
Personal information
Country	Slovenia
Born	(1974-07-18) 18 July 1974 (age 50) Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Handedness	Left
Event	Doubles
BWF profile

He was the coach on the 2000 Olympics expedition in Sydney, Australia.^[3] His sister Maja Pohar was also a professional badminton player, and the duo played in the mixed doubles event.^[4] Pohar won his first National championship in 1992 after five junior titles in Slovenia. He is the multiple National champion, having won National Championships for 33 times in 3 disciplines.^[5] Internationally, he was successful in Slovakia and Hungary, among others. He took part in the World Championships between 1995 and 2006 in various disciplines. He reached top 20 in IBF rankings in mixed doubles. At present, he is the member of Board of Directors in Badminton Europe.^[6]

Achievements

IBF International

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Slovenian International	Pedro Vanneste	12–15, 15–12, 15–9	Winner
2001	Slovenian International	Nabil Lasmari	7–3, 2–7, 7–1, 3–7, 3–7	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Slovenian International	Aleš Murn	Nicholas Kidd Nikolai Zuyev	2–15, 7–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Slovak International	Maja Pohar	Lars Paaske Sarah Jonsson	8–15, 18–16, 15–7	Winner
1996	Spanish International	Maja Pohar	Manuel Dubrulle Sandrine Lefèvre	9–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1997	Slovak International	Maja Pohar	Michael Lamp Rikke Broen	6–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1997	Hungarian International	Maja Pohar	Norbert van Barneveld Lotte Jonathans	9–5, 4–9, 3–9, 5–9	Runner-up
1998	Slovenian International	Maja Pohar	José Antonio Crespo Dolores Marco	15–2, 11–15, 15–8	Winner
1999	Austrian International	Maja Pohar	Kenny Middlemiss Kirsteen McEwan	12–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1999	Romanian International	Maja Pohar	Alexandr Russkikh Anastasia Russkikh	15–7, 15–3	Winner
1999	Slovenian International	Maja Pohar	Marcin Rynkiewicz Angelika Węgrzyn	15–7, 15–3	Winner
2000	Strasbourg International	Maja Pohar			Winner
2000	Peru International	Maja Pohar	Mike Beres Kara Solmundson	1–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2000	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Maja Pohar	Pavel Uvarov Ella Karachkova	8–15, 5–15	Runner-up
2001	Spanish International	Maja Pohar	Peter Jeffrey Suzanne Rayappan	13–15, 7–15	Runner-up
2001	Hungarian International	Maja Pohar	Daniel Glaser Johanna Persson	7–5, 7–1, 7–1	Winner
2005	Croatian International	Maja Pohar	Hendra Wijaya Frances Liu	11–15, 15–13, 7–15	Runner-up

References

1. "Players: Andrej Pohar". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
2. "Trenerski Kader BK Olimpija". Olimpija Badmintonski Klub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
3. "Andrej Pohar". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
4. "Maja Pohar in dvojica Pohar/Pohar mednarodna prvaka Slovenije". Si21 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
5. "Slovenia - Badmintonska zveza Slovenije". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
6. "Board of Directors – Badminton Europe". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 19 September 2020.