Zvonimir Hölbling
Croatian badminton player (born 1989)
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Zvonimir Hölbling (born 3 August 1989) is a Croatian male badminton player who plays for the Medvedgrad 1998 badminton club and also BV Mülheim in Germany.[1][2]
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| Born | 3 August 1989 Zagreb, Croatia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Croatia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 301 (MS) 21 January 2010 52 (MD) 20 October 2011 255 (XD) 18 March 2010 | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Personal life
He was educated at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing.[3]
Career
Zvonimir started playing badminton at age 10 and competed in various junior international tournaments throughout his teenage years where he achieved a lot of great results that put him to the top of the European junior circuit ranking. Since his junior days, he has had a lot of great results and won tournaments in men's doubles on the international tour with his partner Zvonimir Đurkinjak.[3] He competed at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin,[4] where he won gold medal in men's doubles tournament making a historic success for Croatian badminton.[5] In 2015, he competed at the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.[3]
Achievements
Mediterranean Games
Men's Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | Zvonimir Đurkinjak |
 Emre Arslan Hüseyin Oruç |
21-15, 21-9 |  Gold |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's Doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
National championships
- 2009 – men's doubles with Igor Čimbur
- 2010 – men's doubles with Igor Čimbur
- 2011 – men's doubles with Igor Čimbur
- 2012 – men's doubles with Igor Čimbur
- 2015 – mixed doubles with Matea Čiča
- 2016 – mixed doubles with Matea Čiča