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Maja Pohar
Personal information
LandSlowenien
Born (1976-04-08) 8 April 1976 (age 48)
Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles & doubles
BWF profile

Maja Pohar Perme (born 8 April 1976) is a Slovenian former badminton player affiliated with Olimpija club.[1][2] She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[3] Her brother Andrej Pohar also a professional badminton player, and the duo played in the mixed doubles event.[4] She won 33 times National Championships title, 10 in the women's singles, 9 in the women's doubles, and 14 in the mixed doubles event.[5]

Pohar received her Master of Statistics and Ph.D. in University of Ljubljana.[6] She is an associate professor of Biostatistics at the Medical faculty of the University of Ljubljana and teaches both medical students as well as statistics students at masters and PhD level. As statistician, she is the co-editor of the Slovenian Medical Journal.[7]

Achievements

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1996 Slovenian International Frankreich Sandra Dimbour 5–11, 9–12 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Czech International Scotland Anne Gibson 9–5, 4–9, 3–9, 0–9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Slovenian International England Joanne Muggeridge 1–11, 2–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Spanish International China Li Li 11–7, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Slovenian International England Joanne Muggeridge 7–11, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Croatian International Ukraine Natalja Esipenko 11–5, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Romanian International Bulgarien Neli Nedyalkova 11–8, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Slovenian International Frankreich Sandra Dimbour 11–8, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Strasbourg International 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Victorian International Japan Miyo Akao 11–7, 7–11, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Russland Ella Karachkova 4–11, 2–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Hungarian International Spanien Yoana Martínez 11–5, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Ukraine Natalja Esipenko 5–7, 7–2, 7–2, 7–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Slovenian International Bulgarien Petya Nedelcheva 2–7, 7–0, 8–6, 7–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Hungarian International Bulgarien Petya Nedelcheva 1–7, 7–5, 5–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Strasbourg International 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Slovenian International Slowenien Maja Tvrdy England Felicity Gallup
England Joanne Muggeridge
9–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Croatian International Slowenien Maja Tvrdy Ukraine Natalja Esipenko
Ukraine Natalia Golovkina
4–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Slovak International Slowenien Andrej Pohar Dänemark Lars Paaske
Dänemark Sarah Jonsson
8–15, 18–16, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Spanish International Slowenien Andrej Pohar Frankreich Manuel Dubrulle
Frankreich Sandrine Lefèvre
9–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Slovak International Slowenien Andrej Pohar Dänemark Michael Lamp
Dänemark Rikke Broen
6–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Hungarian International Slowenien Andrej Pohar Niederlande Norbert van Barneveld
Niederlande Lotte Jonathans
9–5, 4–9, 3–9, 5–9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Slovenian International Slowenien Andrej Pohar Spanien José Antonio Crespo
Spanien Dolores Marco
15–2, 11–15, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Austrian International Slowenien Andrej Pohar Scotland Kenny Middlemiss
Scotland Kirsteen McEwan
12–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Romanian International Slowenien Andrej Pohar Russland Alexandr Russkikh
Russland Anastasia Russkikh
15–7, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Slovenian International Slowenien Andrej Pohar Polen Marcin Rynkiewicz
Polen Angelika Węgrzyn
15–7, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Strasbourg International Slowenien Andrej Pohar
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Peru International Slowenien Andrej Pohar Kanada Mike Beres
Kanada Kara Solmundson
1–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Slowenien Andrej Pohar Russland Pavel Uvarov
Russland Ella Karachkova
8–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Spanish International Slowenien Andrej Pohar England Peter Jeffrey
England Suzanne Rayappan
13–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Hungarian International Slowenien Andrej Pohar Schweden Daniel Glaser
Schweden Johanna Persson
7–5, 7–1, 7–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Croatian International Slowenien Andrej Pohar Singapur Hendra Wijaya
Singapur Frances Liu
11–15, 15–13, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ^ "Players: Maja Pohar". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Trenerski Kader BK Olimpija" (in Slovenian). Olimpija Badmintonski Klub. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Maja Pohar". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Maja Pohar in dvojica Pohar/Pohar mednarodna prvaka Slovenije". sport.si21.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Slovenia - Badmintonska zveza Slovenije". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Pogovor z Majo Pohar Perme". udomacenastatistika.wordpress.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  7. ^ "DR Maja Pohar Perme". Aix-Marseille University. Retrieved 31 March 2018.