Lučka Križman

Lučka Križman (1952 – 2020) was a Slovenian former badminton player who represented Yugoslavia in the 1970s.[1] She won Yugoslavia's first medal in badminton at the 1971 European Junior Badminton Championships.[2]

Lučka Križman
Personal information
CountryYugoslavia
Slovenia
Born1952 (1952)
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Died2020 (aged 6768)
Slovenia
HandednessRight
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Yugoslavia
Helvetia Cup
Silver medal – second place 1975 Antwerp Mixed team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Gottwaldov Girls' singles

Križman was one of the most influential badminton players in Slovenian history. She was an eight-time national champion in women's singles, a ten-time champion in women's doubles and a two-time champion in mixed doubles. She also won the Slovenian International in all three disciplines in the 1970s.[3][4]

Križman was also part of the Yugoslavian team that won silver in the 1975 Helvetia Cup.

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1971 Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia Denmark Anne Berglund 0–11, 4–11 Bronze Bronze

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1969 Austrian International 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1969 Slovenian International 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1970 Slovenian International 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1971 Slovenian International 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1973 Slovenian International 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1975 Slovenian International 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1970 Slovenian International Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Breda Križman 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1971 Slovenian International Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Breda Križman 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1973 Slovenian International Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marta Amf 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1974 Austrian International Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vita Bohinc Austria Brigitte Reichmann
Austria Elisabeth Schechtner
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1974 Slovenian International Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marta Amf 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 Slovenian International Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slavko Županič 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1974 Austrian International Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gregor Berden Austria Hermann Fröhlich
Austria Lore König
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. "BZS - Badmintonska zveza Slovenije V spomin ...Lučka Križman (1952 - 2020)". www.badminton-zveza.si. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  2. "BadmintonEurope.com - European Junior Championships". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. "SLOVENIA". BadmintonPeople. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. "ZGODOVINSKI RAZVOJ BADMINTONA V SLOVENIJI" (PDF). UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI.


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