Jacek Hankiewicz

Jacek Hankiewicz
Personal information
Country	Poland
Born	(1965-12-22) 22 December 1965 (age 59) Krosno, Poland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Years active	1983–2006
Handedness	Right
Men's singles & doubles
Career record	113 wins, 107 losses
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Poland Helvetia Cup 1989 Budapest Mixed team 1991 Varna Mixed team 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 singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Bulgaria International	Peter Busch Jensen	15–9, 15–7	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Bulgaria International	Jerzy Dołhan	Michael Helber Michael Keck	10–15, 5–15	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.