Stephan Wojcikiewicz (born June 23, 1980 in

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) is a male badminton player from

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Career

Wojcikiewicz won the 2007 Pan American Badminton Championship, defeating Andrew Dabeka: 21-17, 22-20. He won the Canadian National Championship in 2004 and was runner-up in 2008. He also played on Canada's

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team in the 2008 finals in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2010 he became Pan American Champion yet again, defeating Rodrigo Pacheco 15-21, 21-17, 21-13. Wojcikiewicz was a semifinalist at the 2008 Portuguese Open, quarterfinalist at the 2007 Polish Open and semifinalist in the U.S. Open, Spanish Open, Czech Open, Cuba International, and VIII Miami Pan Am International in 2006. He trains at the International Badminton Academy in Copenhagen, Denmark and is coached by Michael Kjeldsen. In the 2008 and 2007 seasons he played for Herlev/Hjorten Badminton Club in Europe's Division 1 League and in 2006 for Gladsaxe Badminton Club, Europe's Division 3, both in Copenhagen.

References

BWF Player Profile

Tournament Software

External links

Personal Website

Profile
at ''olympic.ca''
Badzine Profile

YouTube - 2008 Thomas Cup, Canada vs. China

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wojcikiewicz, Stephan 1980 births Living people Canadian male badminton players Sportspeople from Ottawa Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games