Kalle Koljonen (born 26 February 1994) is a Finnish badminton player.[1] In 2014, he won a bronze medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Basel.[2] He won his first international title at the 2015 Hungarian International. Koljonen became first ever badminton player from his country to medal at the European Championships in 2021.[3]
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| Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1994 Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 56 (MS, 15 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 77 (MS, 21 March 2023) 1,242 (MD with Anton Kaisti, 21 March 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
European Championships edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine |  Viktor Axelsen
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14–21, 14–21 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 8 runners-up) edit
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Slovenian International |  Dmytro Zavadsky
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21–12, 19–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up
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| 2015 | Hungarian International | Rasmus Messerschmidt
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19–21, 21–17, 21–15 |  Winner
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| 2016 | Bulgarian International | Patrick Bjerregaard
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14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Norwegian International | Kasper Dinesen
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21–19, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2016 | Finnish International | Victor Svendsen
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7–11, 7–11, 11–8, 12–10, 4–11 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Iceland International |  Subhankar Dey
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11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Dutch International | Anand Pawar
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22–20, 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Bahrain International |  Kai Schäfer
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14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Polish Open |  Alex Lanier
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14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Swedish Open | Victor Svendsen
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14–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Kalle Koljonen biography". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Kalle Koljonen" (in Finnish). Badminton Finland. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ Bech, Rasmus (30 April 2021). "First ever Finnish medal". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
External links edit
- Kalle Koljonen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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