Pablo Abián Vicén (; born 12 June 1985) is a Spanish

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player. He was the men's singles gold medalists at the

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and

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Olympic Games

2008 (Beijing, China)

He competed in

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

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(Lithuania), 23–21, 12–21, 21–9.

2012 (London, Great Britain)

He competed in

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in the men's singles. He was the first Spanish man to win a match at an Olympic Games. He won in the first round against Petr Koukal (Czech Republic), 21–17, 16–21, 21–16, then he lost in the next match, against the 2004 Athens Olympics gold medalist

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(Indonesia), 20–22, 11–21 after having a notable performance in first set where he earned a set point but putting a relatively easy smash into the net.

2016 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

He won his first match 21–12 and 21–10 against

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(Brunei) in the group stage, and lost his second encounter 18–21 and 19–21 to Hu Yun (Hong Kong) after having a good lead in both sets.

2020 (Tokyo, Japan)

Abián competed in the men's singles event at the

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. He won his first match 21–7 and 21–11 against

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(Estonia) in the group stage, and lost his second encounter 11–21 and 10–21 to Chen Long (China)

2024 (Paris, France)

Abián competed in the men's singles event at the

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World Championships

2006 (Madrid, Spain)

Abián played at the

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in the men's singles, and he was defeated in the first round by Andrew Smith of England, 21–15, 21–13.

2007 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

The following year he competed at the

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in the men's singles again. He beat Luka Petrič 21–9, 29–27 in the first round. In the second round, he was beaten by Simon Santoso of Indonesia 18–21, 15–21.

2010 (Paris, France)

Abián competed at the 2010 BWF World Championships in the men's singles. In the first round, he won against Magnus Sahlberg of Sweden 21–15, 21–16, and was beaten in the second round by

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of Germany with the score of 17–21, 18–21.

2011 (London, England)

Abián played the 2011 BWF World Championships in the men's singles. In the first round, he beat

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16–21, 21–17, 21–15. In the second round he won against

21–17, 7–21, 24–22. In the last sixteen he lost against Kevin Cordón (Guatemala) 19–21, 21–19, 17–21.

2013 (Guangzhou, China)

Abián played in the

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in the men's singles. In the first round, he won against Osleni Guerrero (Cuba) by 21–14, 23–21. In the second round, he beat Ajay Jayaram (India) by 21–9, 21–17. In the last sixteen, he lost against Nguyễn Tiến Minh (Vietnam) 21–15, 9–21, 10–21.

European Championships

In 2008, Abián was 5th in the European Championship (Herning, Denmark). In the first round he beat Atli Jóhannesson (Iceland) by 21–12, 21–8. In the second round he beath Aamir Ghaffar (England) by 22–20, 21–19. In the last sixteen he beat Steinar Klausen (Norway) 21–8, 21–9. In the quarter-finals he lost against

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(Poland) 11–21, 17–21. Abián played at the Master European Circuit Finals in 2010 (Netherlands), he lost in the final against Rune Ulsing (Denmark). Abián finished first in the European Ranking in the season 2010/2011.

World University Championships, Universiade Games and Mediterranean Games

Abián reached 5th place in the 2010 World University Championship (Chinese Taipei). He achieved 5th place in the

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(Shenzhen, China). He lost in the quarter-final against Wen Kai (China) by 12–21, 21–23. Abián won the silver medal at the 2012 World University Championship (Gwangju, Korea). He lost the final against Wen Kai (China) by 16–21, 8–21. He won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games played in Mersin (Turkey).

Achievements

European Games

''Men's singles''

Mediterranean Games

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles''

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

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(BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. ''Men's singles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (29 titles, 17 runners-up)

''Men's singles'' :

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tournament :

BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament :

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tournament

Spanish National Championship

Notes

References

External links

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Pablo Abián
at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics * *
Pablo Abián – COE – Paris 2024
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abian, Pablo 1985 births Living people People from Calatayud Sportspeople from the Province of Zaragoza Spanish male badminton players Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for Spain Badminton players at the 2015 European Games Badminton players at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in badminton European Games gold medalists for Spain Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Badminton players at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in badminton Saint Anthony Catholic University of Murcia alumni 21st-century Spanish sportsmen