Stephan Wojcikiewicz

Stephan Wojcikiewicz (born June 23, 1980 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a male badminton player from Canada.

Stephan Wojcikiewicz
Personal information
Country Canada
Born (1980-06-23) 23 June 1980
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Men's singles
Highest ranking50 (4 November 2010)
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 CuritibaMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2010 CuritibaMixed team
Gold medal – first place2007 CalgaryMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2009 GuadalajaraMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2008 LimaMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2001 LimaMen's singles
BWF profile

Career

Wojcikiewicz won the 2007 Pan American Badminton Championship, defeating Andrew Dabeka: 21-17, 22-20. He won the Canadian National Championship in 2004 and was runner-up in 2008. He also played on Canada's Thomas Cup team in the 2008 finals in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2010 he became Pan American Champion yet again, defeating Rodrigo Pacheco 15-21, 21-17, 21-13.

Wojcikiewicz was a semifinalist at the 2008 Portuguese Open, quarterfinalist at the 2007 Polish Open and semifinalist in the U.S. Open, Spanish Open, Czech Open, Cuba International, and VIII Miami Pan Am International in 2006.

He trains at the International Badminton Academy in Copenhagen, Denmark and is coached by Michael Kjeldsen. In the 2008 and 2007 seasons he played for Herlev/Hjorten Badminton Club in Europe's Division 1 League and in 2006 for Gladsaxe Badminton Club, Europe's Division 3, both in Copenhagen.

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