Chris Jogis

Chris Jogis
Personal information
Birth nameHendrik Christopher Jõgis
CountryUnited States
Born (1965-05-24) 24 May 1965 (age 59)
Palo Alto, California, United States
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
HandednessLeft
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  United States
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Mexico City Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1989 Mexico City Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Lima Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Kingston Men's singles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Mexico City Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Kingston Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Lima Mixed team
BWF profile

Hendrik Christopher Jogis (Estonian: Chris Jõgis; born 24 May 1965 in Palo Alto, California) is a retired male badminton player from the United States.

Career

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Between 1985 and 1992 Jogis won the U.S. men's singles title six times, and shared the men's doubles title four times and the mixed doubles title twice.[1] He won men's singles at the Swiss Open in 1986, and both singles and men's doubles at the Iceland International in 1988. Jogis was a member of the U.S. Thomas Cup teams of 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992. He competed at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in men's singles, losing in the second round to Teeranun Chiangta, of Thailand, 11–15, 15–3, 15–3.[2]

Achievements

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Pan Am Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1989 Centro Deportivo Chapultepec A.C., Mexico City, Mexico Canada John Goss 17–18, 10–15 Silver Silver
1991 Convention Hall, Kingston, Jamaica United States Thomas Reidy Walkover Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Club de Regatas Lima,
Lima, Peru
United States Benny Lee Canada Mike Butler
Canada Anil Kaul
9–15, 13–18 Bronze Bronze
1989 Centro Deportivo Chapultepec A.C.,
Mexico City, Mexico
United States Benny Lee Peru Gustavo Salazar
Peru Federico Valdez
15–7, 15–8 Gold Gold

IBF International

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1986 Swiss Open Sweden Peter Skole 15–5, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 Iceland International Iceland Broddi Kristjánsson 15–4, 10–15, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Iceland International United States John Britton Iceland Þorsteinn Páll Hængsson
Iceland Broddi Kristjánsson
15–4, 10–15, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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  1. ^ "Chris Jogis – USA Badminton". usabadminton.org. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chris Jogis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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