Zvonimir Đurkinjak
Croatian badminton player (born 1988)
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Zvonimir Đurkinjak (born 2 June 1988) is a Croatian badminton player who plays for the Medvedgrad 1998 badminton club.[1]
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| Born | 2 June 1988 Zagreb, Croatia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Croatia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Men's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 74 (MS 25 January 2019) 52 (MD 20 October 2011) 41 (XD 26 May 2011) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 116 (MS 13 August 2019) | ||||||||||||||
| BWF profile | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Đurkinjak started playing badminton when he was 10.[2] At the Croatian National Badminton Championships he won the men's singles and mixed doubles title nine times from 2005, and eight times in the men's doubles event from 2004.[3] He won gold medal at the Mersin 2013 Mediterranean Games in the men's doubles event partnered with Zvonimir Hölbling.[4] In 2015, he competed at the European Games in the men's singles and doubles event.[2]
Achievements
Mediterranean Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey |  Zvonimir Hölbling |
 Emre Arslan Hüseyin Oruç |
21–15, 21–9 |  Gold |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Bulgarian Open |  Lakshya Sen |
21–18, 12–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2017 | Croatian International |  Kasper Lehikoinen |
14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Czech Open |  Marc Zwiebler |
24–26, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Hungarian International |  Kasper Dinesen |
11–9, 9–11, 3–11, 4–11 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
National championships
- 2004 – men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak
- 2005 – mixed doubles with Andrea Žvorc
- 2006 – men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2007 – men's singles, men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2008 – men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2009 – men's singles
- 2010 – men's singles & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2011 – men's singles & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2012 – men's singles & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2013 – men's singles, men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2014 – men's singles, men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec & mixed doubles with Matea Čiča
- 2015 – men's singles & men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec
- 2016 – men's singles & men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec