Kalle Koljonen
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 | 65 (16 November 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 67 (19 October 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
European Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine |  Viktor Axelsen |
14–21, 14–21 |  Bronze |
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 5 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Slovenian International |  Dmytro Zavadsky |
21–12, 19–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up |
| 2015 | Hungarian International | Rasmus Messerschmidt |
19–21, 21–17, 21–15 |  Winner |
| 2016 | Bulgarian International | Patrick Bjerregaard |
14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Norwegian International | Kasper Dinesen |
21–19, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2016 | Finnish International | Victor Svendsen |
7–11, 7–11, 11–8, 12–10, 4–11 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Iceland International |  Subhankar Dey |
11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Dutch International | Anand Pawar |
22–20, 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Players: Kalle Koljonen". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- "Kalle Koljonen". Badminton Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- Bech, Rasmus (30 April 2021). "First ever Finnish medal". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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