Roman Spitko
{{Short description|German badminton player (born 1978)}}
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| name = Roman Spitko
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| country = Germany
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1978|11|18}}
| birth_place = Bobingen, Bavaria, Germany
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| event = Men's doubles
| highest_ranking = 62
| date_of_highest_ranking = 21 January 2010
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| handedness = Right
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{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}
{{MedalCountry | {{GER}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | European Men's Team Championships }}
{{MedalSilver | 2006 Thessalonica | Men's team }}
{{MedalBronze | 2008 Almere | Men's team }}
| bwfbadminton_id = 11811
| bwf_id = 298EF7E3-EC29-461E-B0AB-F4551DE51E7A
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Roman Spitko (born 18 November 1978) is a German badminton player.
Career
Spitko played the 2006 IBF World Championships in men's singles, defeating Carlos Longo of Spain in the first round. In the round of 32, he was defeated by Dicky Palyama of the Netherlands. He also played in men's doubles with Michael Fuchs, and they were defeated in the round of 16 by Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent Yulianto of Indonesia.
Achievements
= IBF Grand Prix =
The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2005 | align="left" | Thessaloniki Grand Prix | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Fuchs | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Blair | align="left" | 6–15, 9–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
= BWF International Challenge/Series/European Circuit =
Men's singles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2001 | align="left" | Canberra International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Colin Haughton | align="left" | 1–7, 0–7, 3–7 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
Men's doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2004 | align="left" | Czech International | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Fuchs | align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Beres | align="left" | 12–15, 13–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2005 | align="left" | Dutch International | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Fuchs | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Kristof Hopp | align="left" | 8–15, 6–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2005 | align="left" | Belgian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Fuchs | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Kristof Hopp | align="left" | 6–15, 10–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2005 | align="left" | Irish International | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Fuchs | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Mihail Popov | align="left" | 15–9, 5–15, 9–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2006 | align="left" | Swedish International | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Fuchs | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Anders Kristiansen | align="left" | 21–16, 15–21, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2006 | align="left" | Dutch International | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Fuchs | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Kristof Hopp | align="left" | 10–21, 11–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2007 | align="left" | Belgian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Fuchs | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Kristof Hopp | align="left" | 27–25, 15–21, 7–21 retired | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2007 | align="left" | Irish International | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Fuchs | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Khan Malaythong | align="left" | 15–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2008 | align="left" | Belgian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Peter Käsbauer | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Bowman | align="left" | 14–21, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2005 | align="left" | Irish International | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Carina Mette | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Bowman | align="left" | 10–15, 15–7, 15–0 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series / European Circuit tournament
External links
- [http://www.roman-spitko.de/ Roman Spitko's homepage]
- [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/playerinfo.asp?playerid=11811 BWF Player Profile]
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Category:People from Augsburg (district)
Category:Sportspeople from Swabia (Bavaria)
Category:German male badminton players
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