Chris Jogis Explained

Chris Jogis
Birth Name:Hendrik Christopher Jõgis
Country:United States
Birth Date:1965 5, df=y
Birth Place:Palo Alto, California, United States
Height:1.80 m
Handedness:Left
Bwf Id:87BE2B4D-3607-4D77-BC0C-3C2EA99AE7B6

Hendrik Christopher Jogis (Estonian: Chris Jõgis; born 24 May 1965 in Palo Alto, California) is a retired male badminton player from the United States.

Career

Between 1985 and 1992 Jogis won the U.S. men's singles title six times, and shared the men's doubles title four times and the mixed doubles title twice.[1] 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.

Achievements

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1989Centro Deportivo Chapultepec A.C., Mexico City, Mexico John Goss17–18, 10–15 Silver
1991Convention Hall, Kingston, Jamaica Thomas ReidyWalkover Bronze
Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1987Club de Regatas Lima,
Lima, Peru
Benny Lee Mike Butler
Anil Kaul
9–15, 13–18 Bronze
1989Centro Deportivo Chapultepec A.C.,
Mexico City, Mexico
Benny Lee Gustavo Salazar
Federico Valdez
15–7, 15–8 Gold

IBF International

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1986Swiss Open Peter Skole15–5, 15–9 Winner
1988Iceland International Broddi Kristjánsson15–4, 10–15, 15–13 Winner

Men's doubles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chris Jogis – USA Badminton . https://web.archive.org/web/20110713120039/http://usabadminton.org/walk-of-fame-inductees/chris-jogis . 13 July 2011 . usabadminton.org.