Björn Joppien


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Björn Joppien (born January 30, 1981) is a male badminton player from Germany.

Björn Joppien
Personal information
CountryGermany
BornJanuary 30, 1981 (age 43)
Langenfeld, West Germany
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Years active1997–2009
HandednessLeft
CoachXu Yan Wang
Men's singles
Highest ranking8
BWF profile

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Joppien played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Kasperi Salo of Finland in the first round. In the round of 16, Joppien was defeated by Ronald Susilo of Singapore.[1]

In 2007 Joppien won the Men's Singles at the German National Badminton Championships.

In 2010 Joppien retired from professional Badminton because he had recurrent back problems.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Björn Joppien". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.

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