Chris Jogis
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Hendrik Christopher "Chris" Jogis (in Estonian
Chris Jõgis; born 24 May 1965 in Palo Alto, California
) is a retired male badminton
player from the United States
.
six times, and shared the men's doubles title four times and the mixed doubles title twice. 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.
Estonian language
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Chris Jõgis; born 24 May 1965 in Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...
) is a retired male badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player from the United States
United States
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Career
Between 1985 and 1992 Jogis won the U.S. men's singles titleU.S. National Badminton Championships
The U.S. National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by USA Badminton and held annually to crown the best badminton players in the United States....
six times, and shared the men's doubles title four times and the mixed doubles title twice. He won men's singles at the Swiss Open
Swiss Open (badminton)
The Swiss Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Switzerland since 1955 and become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007. 2011 the tournament was dropped down to a Grand Prix Gold event.-Previous winners:-Performances by nation:...
in 1986, and both singles and men's doubles at the Iceland International
Iceland International (badminton)
The Iceland International in badminton is an international open held in Iceland since 1986. The tournament belongs to the EBU Circuit.In 2008 the organization of this event had to be cancelled due to the Islandic financial crisis.-Previous winners:...
in 1988. Jogis was a member of the U.S. Thomas Cup
Thomas Cup
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation , the sport's global governing body...
teams of 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992. He competed at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics
Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Badminton had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was held from 28 July to 4 August 1992. Four events were held in the first competition of the sport: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles. Badminton was contested in the Pavelló de la...
in men's singles, losing in the second round to Teeranun Chiangta
Teeranun Chiangta
-Career:Chiangta competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in the third round to Hermawan Susanto, of Indonesia, 15-7, 15-8.-References:...
, of Thailand, 11-15, 15-3, 15-3.