Michał Andrzej Łogosz (born 23 November 1977) is a Polish badminton player from Litpol-Malow Suwałki club.[1] He was named best sportsman in Płock in 1995.

Michał Łogosz
Personal information
Birth nameMichał Andrzej Łogosz
CountryPoland
Born (1977-11-23) 23 November 1977 (age 46)
Płock, Poland
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachRrszard Borek
EventMen's doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Glasgow Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Malmö Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Geneva Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Den Bosch Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Herning Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Warsaw Men's team
BWF profile

Career edit

Łogosz started playing badminton when he was in primary school, and in 1992, he representing his club at the national league tournament. In 2000, he was selected to join the national team.[2]

Łogosz competed in badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics and in 2004 Summer Olympics, both times in men's doubles with partner Robert Mateusiak. In 2000, they defeated David Bamford and Peter Blackburn of Australia in the first round, but lost in the round of 16 to Simon Archer and Nathan Robertson of United Kingdom. In 2004, they defeated Tri Kush Aryanto and Sigit Budiarto of Indonesia in the first round, before being defeated in the round of 16 by Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon of Korea.[3]

Łogosz and Mateusiak won bronze medals at the European Championships in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006.[4]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed with Adam Cwalina in the men's doubles, but was forced to retire from the event with an Achilles injury.[5]

Achievements edit

European Championships edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland
  Robert Mateusiak   Peter Axelsson
  Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
6–15, 15–10, 11–15   Bronze
2002 Baltiska hallen,
Malmö, Sweden
  Robert Mateusiak   Jens Eriksen
  Martin Lundgaard Hansen
1–7, 6–8, 1–7   Bronze
2004 Queue d’Arve Sport Center,
Geneva, Switzerland
  Robert Mateusiak   Jens Eriksen
  Martin Lundgaard Hansen
9–15, 15–12, 6–15   Bronze
2006 Maaspoort Sports and Events,
Den Bosch, Netherlands
  Robert Mateusiak   Jens Eriksen
  Martin Lundgaard Hansen
19–21, 21–23   Bronze

BWF Grand Prix edit

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Polish Open   Robert Mateusiak   Ma Che Kong
  Yau Tsz Yuk
15–13, 7–15, 15–9   Winner
2006 Bitburger Open   Robert Mateusiak   Hendra Aprida Gunawan
  Joko Riyadi
21–13, 21–13   Winner
2011 Dutch Open   Adam Cwalina   Ingo Kindervater
  Johannes Schöttler
21–19, 19–21, 21–14   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/European Circuit edit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Slovak International   Kamil Turonek   Harald Koch
  Jürgen Koch
9–15, 5–15   Runner-up
1998 Hungarian International   Robert Mateusiak   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Kasper Ødum
11–15, 15–8, 15–4   Winner
1999 French International   Robert Mateusiak   Anthony Clark
  Ian Sullivan
11–15, 10–15   Runner-up
2000 Dutch International   Robert Mateusiak   Mihail Popov
  Svetoslav Stoyanov
11–15, 15–9, 9–15   Runner-up
2000 Croatian International   Robert Mateusiak   Mihail Popov
  Svetoslav Stoyanov
17–16, 13–15, 15–12   Winner
2000 Victorian International   Robert Mateusiak   Dong Jiong
  Jiang Xin
15–10, 17–15   Winner
2001 Spanish International   Robert Mateusiak   José Antonio Crespo
  Sergio Llopis
15–3, 15–10   Winner
2001 Croatian International   Robert Mateusiak   Kristof Hopp
  Thomas Tesche
7–15, 13–15   Runner-up
2001 Austrian International   Robert Mateusiak   Mathias Boe
  Thomas Hovgaard
15–13, 15–3   Winner
2002 Portugal International   Robert Mateusiak   Peter Jeffrey
  Ian Palethorpe
8–7, 7–2, 7–3   Winner
2002 Polish International   Robert Mateusiak   Jesper Thomsen
  Tommy Sørensen
1–7, 7–3, 7–3, 3–7, 7–3   Winner
2002 Slovak International   Robert Mateusiak   Stanislav Pukhov
  Nikolai Zuyev
10–15, 15–8, 12–15   Runner-up
2003 Polish International   Robert Mateusiak   Imanuel Hirschfeld
  Jörgen Olsson
11–15, 15–2, 15–1   Winner
2003 Austrian International   Robert Mateusiak   Stanislav Pukhov
  Nikolay Zuev
15–6, 16–17, 15–11   Winner
2003 Scottish International   Robert Mateusiak   Vincent Laigle
  Svetoslav Stoyanov
15–5, 15–3   Winner
2003 Bitburger International   Robert Mateusiak   Vincent Laigle
  Svetoslav Stoyanov
15–5, 15–9   Winner
2004 Swedish International   Robert Mateusiak   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Jesper Larsen
4–15, 15–13, 15–12   Winner
2004 Polish International   Robert Mateusiak   Guo Zhendong
  Xie Zhongbo
15–8, 14–17, 14–17   Runner-up
2005 Finnish International   Robert Mateusiak   Henrik Andersson
  Fredrik Bergström
6–15, 12–15   Runner-up
2005 Polish International   Robert Mateusiak   Matthew Hughes
  Martyn Lewis
15–9, 15–7   Winner
2006 Polish International   Robert Mateusiak   Matthew Hughes
  Martyn Lewis
21–18, 21–17   Winner
2007 Bulgarian International   Robert Mateusiak   Erwin Kehlhoffner
  Svetoslav Stoyanov
Walkover   Winner
2008 Polish International   Robert Mateusiak   Adam Cwalina
  Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
21–16, 21–5   Winner
2008 White Nights   Robert Mateusiak   Vitalij Durkin
  Aleksandr Nikolaenko
21–6, 21–7   Winner
2010 White Nights   Adam Cwalina   Vitalij Durkin
  Alexander Nikolaenko
21–19, 29–27   Winner
2010 Kharkiv International   Adam Cwalina   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
28–26, 21–15   Winner
2010 Turkey International   Adam Cwalina   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
12–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2011 Polish Open   Adam Cwalina   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
21–23, 17–21   Runner-up
2011 Kharkiv International   Adam Cwalina   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
21–19, 19–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2011 Belgian International   Adam Cwalina   Jürgen Koch
  Peter Zauner
21–11, 21–15   Winner
2011 Brazil International   Adam Cwalina   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
21–16, 14–21, 22–24   Runner-up
2011 Czech International   Adam Cwalina   Vitalij Durkin
  Alexandr Nikolaenko
21–13, 21–16   Winner
2011 Norwegian International   Adam Cwalina   Rasmus Bonde
  Anders Kristiansen
17–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2011 Irish International   Adam Cwalina   Marcus Ellis
  Peter Mills
21–15, 21–15   Winner
2012 Polish Open   Adam Cwalina   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
11–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2013 Spanish Open   Łukasz Moreń   Adam Cwalina
  Przemysław Wacha
10–21, 21–18, 19–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Polish International   Kamila Augustyn   Robert Mateusiak
  Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
3–15, 6–15   Runner-up
2009 Polish International   Olga Konon   Adam Cwalina
  Malgorzata Kurdelska
23–25, 21–11, 21–7   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series/ European Circuit tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Biografie: łogosz Michał Andrzej" (in Polish). Polish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Players: Michal Logosz". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Michał Łogosz". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. ^ "European Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  5. ^ "London 2012: Day 3 - Session 8: Injury Pulls Poles Apart". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

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