Gerhard Kucki

Gerhard Kucki (born March 21, 1945 in Mattighofen ) is a former German badminton player from Mülheim an der Ruhr .

In the course of his sporting career, he won numerous national and international titles and was a player in the German national badminton team. Gerhard Kucki was awarded the performance needle for his 30th international match by the German Badminton Association in 1976. He made a total of 35 international matches.

Gerhard Kucki has been married to Karin Kucki since 1971 and lives in Mülheim an der Ruhr . Until his retirement in 2009 he worked as a teacher at the Broich high school for the subjects of sport and geography. He is also active as a tennis player for a club in Mülheim.

International success

• All England : 3rd place in men's doubles (1972)
• Swedish Open : 1st place in men's doubles (1974)
• French Open : 1st place in men's doubles (1968) together with Horst Lösche
• Europa Cup: 2nd and 3rd places with 1. BV Mülheim an der Ruhr (1978–1980)
• Badminton European Championship 1972 : 3rd place in the men's doubles with Wolfgang Bochow and 3rd place with the German team in the team competition

National successes

• German championships :
  • Men's singles: 1st place (1971), 2nd place (1968)
  • Men's doubles: 1st place (1969, 1971, 1972, 1973), 2nd place (1970, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1982)
  • Mixed: 1st place (1971), 3rd place (1983)
• 13-time German team champion in uninterrupted order with 1. BV Mülheim an der Ruhr (1968–1980)
• German University Championships: 1st place in men's doubles (1971)

Web links

• Official website of 1. BV Mülheim an der Ruhr

credentials

• Martin Knupp: German Badminton Almanach , self-published / German Badminton Association (2003), 230 pages