Christian Bösiger (also spelled Boesiger, born 22 March 1984) is a

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

male

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player from Olten club. He competed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

in the men's singles event, and reach the second round. Bösiger is a 12-time national champion.

Career

Boesiger played the

2007 BWF World Championships The 2007 BWF World Championships was the 16th tournament of BWF World Championships (World Badminton Championships). It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 13 to 19 August 2007. Host city selection Aarhus and Kuala Lumpur were the candid ...

in men's singles, and was defeated in the first round by

Yousuke Nakanishi is a former badminton player from Japan. Career Nakanishi played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles, and was defeated in the second round by Sony Dwi Kuncoro, of Indonesia, 21-15, 21-16. Achievements IBF World Grand Prix The ...

, of Japan, 21–16, 14–21, 21–18. At the

, he was defeated in the second round by

Przemysław Wacha Przemysław Wacha (; born 31 January 1981) is a Polish badminton player. Career Wacha played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the first round to Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 ...

of Poland with the score 12–21, 21–11, 19–21.

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