Ain Matvere (born 13 January 1967 – 14 May 2018) was an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n badminton player. He was born in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

. He began his badminton career in 1978, coached by

Mart Siliksaar Mart Siliksaar (born 15 November 1949) is an Estonian badminton player and coach. He was born in Tartu. In 1983 he graduated from University of Tartu's Institute of Physical Education. He began his badminton career under the guidance of Helmut Va ...

. He is multiple-times Estonian champion. 1983–1989 he was a member of Estonian national badminton team. Since 1989 he worked as a badminton coach. Students: Kati Tolmoff. In 1984 he was named as Best Badminton Player of Estonia.

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1967 births 2018 deaths Soviet male badminton players Estonian male badminton players Badminton players from Tartu {{Estonia-badminton-bio-stub