Petr Koukal (badminton)
This article is about badminton player. For ice hockey player, see Petr Koukal (ice hockey).
| Petr Koukal | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Country |
 Czech Republic |
| Born |
December 14, 1985 Hořovice |
| Men's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 38 (23 Sep 2010) |
| Current ranking | 87 (17 Nov 2016) |
| BWF profile | |
Petr Koukal (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtr̩ ˈkou̯kal]; born December 14, 1985) is a Czech professional badminton player.
Biography
In 2010, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and underwent a successful therapy.
In July 2012, Czech Olympic Committee announced selection of Koukal for flag bearer of Czech team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, citing him as an example of sport role in recovery from a grave illness and of return to competition at top level.[1][2]
In 2016 Petr Koukal was awarded as the secondary recipient of the Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award for his commitment and help to men with testical cancer through his foundation. Since May 2016, his spouse is Czech biathlete Gabriela Soukalová.
Career highlights
Tournament wins
- 2006 - Hatzor Israel International: Men's singles
- 2004 - Cyprus International: Men's singles
- 2004 - Victor Lithuanian International: Mixed doubles
Other
- 2006 - Le Volant d'Or Toulouse Open International: Men's singles (runner up)
- 2006 - Spanish International: Men's singles (quarter final)
- 2006 - Austrian International: Men's singles (quarter final)
- 2006 - Austrian International: Mixed doubles (quarter final)
- 2005 - Hungarian International: Men's singles (semi final)
- 2005 - Babolat Slovak International: Men's singles (semi final)
- 2005 - Babolat Slovak International: Mixed doubles (semi final)
- 2004 - Victor Lithuanian International: Men's singles (runner up)
- 2003 - Slovenia International: Mixed doubles (quarter final)
- 2003 - Slovak International: Mixed doubles (quarter final)
- 2003 - Czech International: Mixed doubles (quarter final)
- 2003 - Sofiisk Imoti JSC Bulgarian International: Mixed doubles (semi final)
- 2002 - Slovak International: Mixed doubles (quarter final)
References
- ↑ Michal Osoba (2012-07-03). "Odtajněno: českou vlajku v Londýně ponese badmintonista Koukal". Právo (in Czech). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ↑ "Badmintonista Koukal porazil rakovinu a bude vlajkonošem olympijské výpravy". Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech). 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
External links
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| Preceded by Štěpánka Hilgertová |
Flagbearer for Czech Republic London 2012 |
Succeeded by Lukáš Krpálek |
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