Jan-Niklas Pott Explained

Jan-Niklas Pott (born 8 November 1993) is a German para-badminton player.^{[1] [2]} He competed in the men's singles SL4 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics but did not advance to the knockout stage.^[3]

Biography

Pott has tibial hypoplasia. He has a hereditarily shortened right leg without an ankle joint or growth plate, which is lengthened by a prosthesis.^[4]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Coliseo Deportivo, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Raúl Anguiano	Lin Cheng-che Lin Yung-chang	18–21, 10–21	Bronze
2013	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Antony Forster	Chawarat Kitichokwattana Dachathon Saengarayakul	18–21, 14–21	Silver

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

European Championships

Men's singles SL4

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain	Simón Cruz Mondejar	Daniel Lee Colin Leslie	21–13, 21–12	Gold
2016	Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands	Pascal Wolter	Lucas Mazur Mathieu Thomas	10–21, 17–21	Bronze
2018	Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France	Pascal Wolter	Guillaume Gailly Mathieu Thomas	22–20, 21–14	Gold

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

International tournaments (2011–2021) (5 titles, 8 runners-up)

Men's singles SL4

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Spanish Para-Badminton International	David Purdie	21–19, 21–13	Winner
		Antony Forster	18–21, 21–19, 22–20
		Bobby Griffin	21–18, 21–19

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	French Para-Badminton International	Antony Forster	Chawarat Kitichokwattana Dachathon Saengarayakul	15–21, 22–24	Runner-up
2013	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Antony Forster	Jimoh Adisa Folawiyo Moises Pujante Gomez	21–1, 21–5	Runner-up
			Bobby Griffin Pablo Ramos	21–11, 21–12
			Nail Jarvie David Purdie	21–17, 21–5
			Kim Gi-yeon Bartłomiej Mróz	8–21, 15–21
2016	Turkish Para-Badminton International	Bobby Griffin	Bartłomiej Mróz İlker Tuzcu	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2017	Irish Para-Badminton International	Pascal Wolter	Lucas Mazur Mathieu Thomas	15–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2018	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Pascal Wolter	Siripong Teamarrom Mathieu Thomas	21–17, 14–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2018	Japan Para-Badminton International	Pascal Wolter	Daisuke Fujihara Siripong Teamarrom	14–21, 21–18, 10–21	Runner-up
2018	Denmark Para-Badminton International	Rickard Nilsson	Joshua Donker Mark Modderman	21–17, 21–6	Winner
2019	Dubai Para-Badminton International	Pascal Wolter	Dwiyoko Fredy Setiawan	15–21, 18–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Katrin Seibert	Manoj Sarkar Parul Parmar	21–13, 17–21, 21–14	Winner
2016	Irish Para-Badminton International	Helle Sofie Sagøy	Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël	17–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2017	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Helle Sofie Sagøy	Marcel Adam Katrin Seibert	21–17, 16–21, 21–19	Winner
2018	Denmark Para-Badminton International	Helle Sofie Sagøy	Colin Leslie Cathrine Rosengren	26–24, 21–11	Winner
			Oleksandr Chyrkov Ivanna Redka	21–8, 21–7
			Rogério Oliveira Mary Margaret Wilson	21–18, 21–8

Notes

1. Web site: Paralympics . Team Deutschland . Jan-Niklas Pott . 2024-09-22 . www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de . de.
2. Web site: Jan Niklas Pott - Badminton Paralympic Athlete Profile . 2024-09-22 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
3. News: Deutsche Bilanz im Para-Badminton: Ohne Demut zum Debüt . 2024-09-22 . Der Tagesspiegel Online . de-DE . 1865-2263.
4. Web site: jan niklas pott badminton kürzeres Bein - Google Search . 2024-09-22 . www.google.com.