Jacek Hankiewicz
Personal information
CountryPoland
Born (1965-12-22) 22 December 1965 (age 58)
Krosno, Poland
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Years active1983–2006
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Career record113 wins, 107 losses
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Poland
Helvetia Cup
Gold medal – first place 1989 Budapest Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Varna Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Pressbaum Mixed team
BWF profile

Jacek Hankiewicz (born 22 December 1965) is a Polish badminton player.[1] He is a 4-time national champion in men's singles and a 6-time national champion in men's doubles.[2]

After his retirement from international badminton in 2006, he became a coach of the Poland national badminton team and has produced players whom have excelled on the international stage, one of them being the former world number 1 mixed doubles pairing of Robert Mateusiak and Nadieżda Zięba.[3][4]

Career

In 1991, Hankiewicz partnered with Jerzy Dołhan and finished as runners-up at the Bulgaria International. In 1992, Hankiewicz made his Olympic debut when he competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[5] He was halted in the first round after losing to Fumihiko Machida in three games.[6]

Prior to retiring from international badminton, Hankiewicz competed in the 2006 European Senior Badminton Championships where he won a gold medal in the men's singles 40+ discipline and in men's doubles with Jerzy Dołhan.[7]

Achievements

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Bulgaria International Poland Jerzy Dołhan Germany Michael Helber
Germany Michael Keck 		10–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ^ "Jacek HANKIEWICZ | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Jacek Hankiewicz – Polski Komitet Olimpijski" (in Polish). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016: badmintoniści Mateusiak i Zięba w najlepszej ósemce turnieju - RIO 2016 - polskieradio.pl". polskieradio.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  4. ^ garncarz, karol (27 March 2023). "Coach Hankiewicz: It's the fastest racket sport in the world! Will badminton conquer the European Games?". European Games 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Jacek Hankiewicz". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Jacek Hankiewicz - Badminton player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  7. ^ "BWF - European Senior Championships 2006 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.


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