Michael Helber

Michael Helber
Personal information
Country  Germany
Born (1970-10-04) 4 October 1970
Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Handedness Right
Event Men's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  West Germany
European Junior Championships
1996 Herning Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Michael Helber (born 4 October 1970) is a German badminton player.[1] He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000.[2][3] Helber was the bronze medalist at the 1989 European Junior Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Kerstin Weinborner.[4] Played for the Fortuna Regensburg, he had won five consecutive men's doubles title at the German National Championships partnered with Michael Keck in 1995 and 1996; and with Björn Siegemund in 1997, 1998 and 1999.[5]

Achievements

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Germany Björn Siegemund England Anthony Clark
England Ian Sullivan		 15–12, 18–17 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Hamburg Cup Germany Michael Keck Germany Kai Mitteldorf
Germany Uwe Ossenbrink		 15–9, 15–8 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
1995 Victor Cup Germany Kai Mitteldorf Indonesia Dharma Gunawi
Brunei Imay Hendra		 5–15, 8–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Germany Michael Keck Russia Andrey Antropov
Russia Nikolaj Zuev		 11–15, 12–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 New Zealand International Germany Michael Keck Germany Kai Mitteldorf
Germany Oliver Pongratz		 12–15, 15–5, 15–4 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Victor Cup Germany Markus Keck Chinese Taipei Liao Wei-chieh
Chinese Taipei Lin Shyau-hsin		 13–18, 15–9, 11–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Germany Markus Keck Germany Michael Keck
Germany Stephan Kuhl		 12–15, 9–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1991 Bulgarian International Germany Markus Keck Poland Jerzy Dołhan
Poland Jacek Hankiewicz		 15–10, 15–5 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 Czechoslovakian International Germany Markus Keck Germany Detlef Poste
Germany Volker Renzelmann		 15–5, 15–5 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Czechoslovakian International Germany Anne-Katrin Seid Soviet Union Vladislav Druzchenko
Soviet Union Marina Yakusheva		 9–15, 15–13, 4–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Michael Helber". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Michael Helber". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Die deutschen Teilnehmer an den olympischen Badmintonturnieren" (in German). Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Germany Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V." Badminton Europe. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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