Luca Olgiati (born 16 June 1988) is a Swiss para-badminton player. He won a silver medal in the men's singles WH2 event at the 2023 European Para Championships. Olgiati represented Switzerland in the men's singles WH2 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics but was eliminated in the group stage.
Biography In February 2016, Olgiati suffered injuries from a snowboarding accident while skiing down the Fribourg Alps and became partially paralyzed. His spinal cord is not completely severed and he still had little control in his legs.
Achievements
European Para Championships Men's singles WH2 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Rick Hellmann 11–21, 21–15, 13–21 Silver
BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title) The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.
Men's singles WH2 Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para-Badminton International II Level 2 Noor Azwan Noorlan 11–21, 21–18, 21–13 Winner
International tournaments (2011–2021) (1 title, 4 runners-up) Men's singles WH2 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2018 Denmark Para-Badminton International Sanjeev Kumar 18–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2021 Spanish Para-Badminton International Kim Jung-jun 10–21, 12–21 Runner-up Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2019 Dubai Para-Badminton International Karin Suter-Erath Qu Zimo Liu Yutong 5–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2019 Denmark Para-Badminton International Cynthia Mathez Marcelo Alves Conceição To Man-kei 21–12, 18–21, 21–12 Winner 2021 Dubai Para-Badminton International Karin Suter-Erath Prem Kumar Ale Tatiana Gureeva 11–21, 18–21 Runner-up
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