Bjorn Joppien

Bjorn Joppien
Country:	Germany
Date of birth:	January 30, 1981
Place of birth:	Langenfeld
Size:	191 cm
Weight:	85 kg
Playing hand:	Left
BWF ID:	11809
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Björn Joppien (born January 30, 1981 in Langenfeld ) is a German badminton player .

Career

Björn Joppien started playing badminton with his brother Mike at the age of four . His talent was recognized early on. At FC Langenfeld (FCL) he got the opportunity to train under the well-known coach Wang Xu Yang . He won his first title in 1991 at the German school team championship and the important youth tournament in Hoensbroek, Netherlands. After initial successes with his doubles partner Buddy (Christian) Baudewin in the U 12 age group, he was also able to win the German championship in doubles in 1993 - with Gregor Hönscheid (U 14), and two years later in mixed with Petra Overzier . In the following years he repeated his success in Hoensbroek and also won other major youth tournaments in Europe, as well as German championships in singles, doubles, mixed or with the teams of the FCL.

After graduating from secondary school in 1997, Joppien began to prepare professionally for a career and increased his training schedule. Further successes came very quickly. In the years to come, he won the German championships in his age groups in all three disciplines (singles, doubles, mixed), as well as the German youth team championship with the FCL up to and including 1999 five times in a row. It became clear that 1999 was going to be one of the most successful years for Joppiens: In addition to the titles in Germany, he also won the European Under-19 Championship in singles for the first time and the title at the German Junior Open. In the same year he also joined the sports promotion group of the Bundeswehr , of which he was a member until 2006.

A year later he not only won two more championship titles in the U 19 age group, but also won the senior individual competition for the first time. He was to win this five times in a row by 2005, when he lost to Marc Zwiebler in the final . Another highlight in Joppien's career was certainly the qualification and participation in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens . Very surprisingly, he also won the Bundesliga championship with FC Langenfeld in the same year. They defeated 1. BC Beuel in two exciting finals and, after 1989, won their second title in the Badminton Bundesliga. In 2005 Joppien was able to establish himself among the top 20 in the world rankings thanks to good results at important tournaments. In 2006 he again won the German men's singles championship. In the world rankings of February 1, 2007, Joppien is 22nd in the individual.

In 2008 he reached the final of the German championship in Bielefeld for the ninth time in a row, where he was defeated by Marc Zwiebler (BC Beuel) as in 2005. With seven championship titles won, Joppien is only one missing to catch up with the record winner Wolfgang Bochow (Braunschweig), who was successful eight times between 1963 and 1975.

On February 22nd, 2010 Björn Joppien announced his retirement from competitive badminton due to ongoing health problems.

Greatest successes

• 1991: Winner in Hoensbroek (singles), student team champion (with Mike Joppien , Sebastian Honert, Lutz Ullmann, Buddy (Christian) Baudewin, Marcus Berghaus, Jessica Willems, Katrin Loewe, Nina Willems, Jessica Rößler)
• 1992: Winner in Hoensbroek (singles, doubles), student team champion (with Mike Joppien , Sebastian Honert, Buddy (Christian) Baudewin, Marcus Berghaus, Ilka Korte, Nina Willems, Jessica Rößler)
• 1993: German Champion U 14 (doubles)
• 1994: Winner in Hoensbroek (individual)
• 1995: German champion U 14 (singles, mixed), youth team champion (with Mike Joppien , Lutz Ullmann, Buddy (Christian) Baudewin, Marcus Berghaus, Andreas Wölk, Sven Reuter, Jessica Willems, Katrin Loewe, Nicole Krause)
• 1996: German champion U 16 (doubles), youth team champion (with Mike Joppien , Buddy (Christian) Baudewin, Andreas Wölk, Sven Reuter, Johannes Bilo, Denise Otto, Nina Willems, Kerstin Rommel)
• 1997: German U 16 champion (individual), youth team champion
• 1998: 3-time German U17 champion, youth team champion
• 1999: 3-time German U 19 champion, U 19 European champion (individual), youth team champion, winner of the German Juniors
• 2000: German champion (individual) , German champion U 19 (individual)
• 2001: German champion (individual)
• 2002: German champion (individual)
• 2003: German champion (individual)
• 2003: Scottish Open , winner
• 2004: German champion, German team champion with FC Langenfeld , 2 × bronze at the European championships , participation in the Olympic Games in Athens
• 2005: German runner-up (individual)
• 2006: German champion (individual)
• 2007: German champion (individual)
• 2008: German runner-up (individual)
• 2009: German runner-up (individual)

Trivia

Joppien has had a daughter since June 24, 2007 and has also been married on April 4, 2008. The marriage was divorced on September 25, 2018.

Web links

• DBV page about Björn Joppien
• Tournament results from Björn Joppien
• Regionalliga West results for Björn Joppien at FC Langenfeld, 2010/2011 season

Individual evidence

1. ^ Günter Joppien: Resignation of Björn Joppien . badminton.de. 2010-20-22. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
2. ↑ Our seven-time German master Björn Joppien got married . badminton.de. 2008-04-07. Retrieved March 15, 2019.