Bosnia and Herzegovina national badminton team

Bosnia and Herzegovina
AssociationBadminton Savez Bosne i Hercegovine (BSBiH)
ConfederationBE (Europe)
PresidentBrane Srdić
BWF ranking
Current rankingUnranked (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking100 (4 July 2013)

The Bosnia and Herzegovina national badminton team (Bosnian: Reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine u badmintonu; Croatian: Reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine u badmintonu, Serbian: Репрезентација Босне и Херцеговине у бадминтону) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Badminton Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as BSBIH (Bosnian: Badminton savez Bosne i Hercegovine, Croatian: Badminton savez Bosne i Hercegovine, Serbian: Бадминтон савез Босне и Херцеговине). The Bosnian national team competes in the regional Balkan Badminton Championships.[2]

The Bosnian team was ranked 101st on the BWF World Team Ranking in 2014.

History

Badminton was first introduced to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the early 2000s.[3] The city of Banja Luka is the first Bosnian city to host badminton competitions, with the first being in 2002. Soon after, many cities including Sarajevo formed their badminton clubs to compete in local championships. [3]

Junior competitive record

Balkan Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Slobodan Stijaković (1995-09-16)16 September 1995 (aged 29) - - -
Miroslav Kočić (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 31) - - -
Marko Kočić (1995-02-13)13 February 1995 (aged 29) - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Milana Kozomara (1993-11-11)11 November 1993 (aged 31) - - -
Elena Kevac (1994-05-10)10 May 1994 (aged 30) - - -
Marija Papuga (2006-10-25)25 October 2006 (aged 18) - - -

References

  1. ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  2. ^ "Balkan U15 Badminton Championships Karatas - Serbia 2013 - Team Event - Group A". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  3. ^ a b "Badminton u BiH | Badminton klub Banja Luka". www.badminton-bl.com. Retrieved 2023-05-23.