Jan-Niklas Pott

Jan-Niklas Pott
Personal information
CountryGermany
Born (1993-11-08) 8 November 1993 (age 31)
Kiel, Germany
HandednessRight
Men’s singles SL4
Men's doubles SL3–SL4
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking15 (MS 1 January 2019)
2 (MD with Pascal Wolter 2 April 2019)
3 (XD with Katrin Seibert 19 July 2022)
Current ranking31 (MS)
26 (XD with Katrin Seibert) (17 September 2024)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  Germany
World Championships
2013 Dortmund Men's doubles
2019 Basel Mixed doubles
2011 Guatemala City Men's doubles
2011 Guatemala City Team
European Championships
2014 Murcia Men's doubles
2018 Rodez Men's doubles
2014 Murcia Men's singles
2016 Beek Men's doubles
2018 Rodez Mixed doubles

Jan-Niklas Pott (born 8 November 1993) is a German para-badminton player. He competed in the men's singles SL4 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics but did not advance to the knockout stage.

Biography

Pott has tibial hypoplasia. He has a hereditarily shortened right leg without an ankle joint or growth plate, which is lengthened by a prosthesis.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Coliseo Deportivo,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Raúl Anguiano Lin Cheng-che
Lin Yung-chang
18–21, 10–21 Bronze
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Antony Forster Chawarat Kitichokwattana
Dachathon Saengarayakul
18–21, 14–21 Silver

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
Katrin Seibert Hary Susanto
Leani Ratri Oktila
4–21, 11–21 Silver

European Championships

Men's singles SL4

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain Lucas Mazur 7–21, 15–21 Bronze

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain
Simón Cruz Mondejar Daniel Lee
Colin Leslie
21–13, 21–12 Gold
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands
Pascal Wolter Lucas Mazur
Mathieu Thomas
10–21, 17–21 Bronze
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
Pascal Wolter Guillaume Gailly
Mathieu Thomas
22–20, 21–14 Gold

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
Helle Sofie Sagøy Lucas Mazur
Faustine Noël
14–21, 11–21 Bronze

International tournaments (2011–2021) (5 titles, 8 runners-up)

Men's singles SL4

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Spanish Para-Badminton International David Purdie 21–19, 21–13 Winner
Antony Forster 18–21, 21–19, 22–20
Bobby Griffin 21–18, 21–19

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 French Para-Badminton International Antony Forster Chawarat Kitichokwattana
Dachathon Saengarayakul
15–21, 22–24 Runner-up
2013 Spanish Para-Badminton International Antony Forster Jimoh Adisa Folawiyo
Moises Pujante Gomez
21–1, 21–5 Runner-up
Bobby Griffin
Pablo Ramos
21–11, 21–12
Nail Jarvie
David Purdie
21–17, 21–5
Kim Gi-yeon
Bartłomiej Mróz
8–21, 15–21
2016 Turkish Para-Badminton International Bobby Griffin Bartłomiej Mróz
İlker Tuzcu
16–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2017 Irish Para-Badminton International Pascal Wolter Lucas Mazur
Mathieu Thomas
15–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para-Badminton International Pascal Wolter Siripong Teamarrom
Mathieu Thomas
21–17, 14–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2018 Japan Para-Badminton International Pascal Wolter Daisuke Fujihara
Siripong Teamarrom
14–21, 21–18, 10–21 Runner-up
2018 Denmark Para-Badminton International Rickard Nilsson Joshua Donker
Mark Modderman
21–17, 21–6 Winner
2019 Dubai Para-Badminton International Pascal Wolter Dwiyoko
Fredy Setiawan
15–21, 18–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Spanish Para-Badminton International Katrin Seibert Manoj Sarkar
Parul Parmar
21–13, 17–21, 21–14 Winner
2016 Irish Para-Badminton International Helle Sofie Sagøy Lucas Mazur
Faustine Noël
17–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2017 Spanish Para-Badminton International Helle Sofie Sagøy Marcel Adam
Katrin Seibert
21–17, 16–21, 21–19 Winner
2018 Denmark Para-Badminton International Helle Sofie Sagøy Colin Leslie
Cathrine Rosengren
26–24, 21–11 Winner
Oleksandr Chyrkov
Ivanna Redka
21–8, 21–7
Rogério Oliveira
Mary Margaret Wilson
21–18, 21–8

References

  1. ^ Paralympics, Team Deutschland. "Jan-Niklas Pott". www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  2. ^ "Jan Niklas Pott - Badminton | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  3. ^ "Deutsche Bilanz im Para-Badminton: Ohne Demut zum Debüt". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  4. ^ "jan niklas pott badminton kürzeres Bein - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2024-09-22.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c This tournament uses a round robin system.