Michael Helber

Michael Helber
Personal information
Country Germany
Born (1970-10-04) 4 October 1970 (age 54)
Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
HandednessRight
EventMen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  West Germany
European Junior Championships
1989 Manchester Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Michael Helber (born 4 October 1970) is a German badminton player. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 1996 and 2000. Helber was the bronze medalist at the 1989 European Junior Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Kerstin Weinborner. 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.

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Armitage Centre, Manchester, England Kerstin Weinbörner Christian Jakobsen
Marlene Thomsen
5–15, 7–15 Bronze

IBF International

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Czechoslovakian International Anne-Katrin Seid Vladislav Druzchenko
Marina Yakusheva
9–15, 15–13, 4–15 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.