Marcel Adam

Marcel Adam
Personal information
Born (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 31)
Hildesheim, Germany
Sport
Country Germany
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Men’s singles SL4
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking3 (MS 19 July 2022)
4 (XD with Katrin Seibert 1 January 2019)
Current ranking11 (MS) (1 October 2022)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 UlsanMixed doubles
European Para Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 RotterdamMen's singles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 BeekMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2018 RodezMixed doubles

Marcel Adam (born 1 February 1995) is a German para-badminton player who is affiliated with the MTV Harsum Sports Club. He was a bronze medalist in the mixed doubles SL3–SU5 at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships.

Marcel made his Paralympic debut at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where he competed in the men's singles SL4 event but did not get past the group stages.

Biography

Marcel was born with right-sided hemiparesis. In 2015, he was introduced to para-badminton by Michael Mai, a member of the Lower Saxony Badminton Association, who offered him to train with other para-badminton players in the club.

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea		 Germany Katrin Seibert Indonesia Hary Susanto
Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila		 5–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

European Para Championships

Men's singles SL4

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Sweden Rickard Nilsson 20–22, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands		 Spain Simón Cruz Mondejar France Lucas Mazur
France Mathieu Thomas		 13–21, 10–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France		 Germany Katrin Seibert France Lucas Mazur
France Faustine Noël		 19–21, 10–21 Silver Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.

Men's singles SL4

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para-Badminton International II Level 2 India Sukant Kadam 13–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Canada Para-Badminton International Level 1 Sweden Rickard Nilsson 21–17, 20–22, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 4 Nations Para-Badminton International Level 1 France Lucas Mazur 4–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Egypt Para-Badminton International Level 2 Nigeria Jeremiah Nnanna 21–19, 13–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

International tournaments (2011–2021) (3 runners-up)

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Spanish Para-Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert Germany Jan-Niklas Pott
Norway Helle Sofie Sagøy		 17–21, 21–16, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Irish Para-Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert Thailand Siripong Teamarrom
Thailand Nipada Saensupa		 19–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para-Badminton International Germany Katrin Seibert Thailand Siripong Teamarrom
Thailand Nipada Saensupa		 16–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ↑ Paralympics, Team Deutschland. "Marcel Adam". www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  2. ↑ Paralympics, Team Deutschland. "Zweimal Bronze bei der Para Badminton-WM". www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  3. ↑ Hahn, Michael (2024-08-28). "Ein Sportfreund aus Salzgitter startet bei den Paralympics". www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  4. ↑ Niedersachsen, Behinderten Sportverband. "Marcel Adam". BSN e.V. (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  5. ↑ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.