| Luca Olgiati | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1988-06-16) 16 June 1988 (age 36) Aargau, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||
| Men's singles WH2 Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 6 (MS 24 May 2022) 15 (MD with Yuri Ferrigno 18 June 2024) 8 (XD with Karin Suter-Erath 25 June 2019) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 8 (MS) 16 (MD with Yuri Ferrigno) (8 October 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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| 2023 | Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands |  Rick Hellmann
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11–21, 21–15, 13–21 |  Silver
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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 |
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| 2022 | Spanish Para-Badminton International II | Level 2 |  Noor Azwan Noorlan
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11–21, 21–18, 21–13 |  Winner
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International tournaments (2011–2021) (1 title, 4 runners-up)
Men's singles WH2
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Denmark Para-Badminton International |  Sanjeev Kumar
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18–21, 11–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2021 | Spanish Para-Badminton International |  Kim Jung-jun
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10–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Dubai Para-Badminton International |  Karin Suter-Erath
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 Qu Zimo Liu Yutong
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5–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Denmark Para-Badminton International | Cynthia Mathez
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 Marcelo Alves Conceição To Man-kei
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21–12, 18–21, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2021 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | Karin Suter-Erath
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Prem Kumar Ale Tatiana Gureeva
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11–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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References
- "Luca Olgiati". Stiftung Schweizer Sporthilfe (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- "Luca Olgiati - Swiss Paralympic - Biografie - Resultate". Swiss Paralympic (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- "Rotterdam 2023: Fantastic France shine in Para badminton". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- "Para-Badminton in Paris - Zwei Medaillenchancen: Mathez und Renggli im Doppel-Halbfinal". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- "Easy canter for Marcel Hug". blue News. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- Paraplegiker-Gruppe, Schweizer. "«Warum nicht das Beste daraus machen?»". Schweizer Paraplegiker-Gruppe (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-09.
- "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
- "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.