Nico Meerholz Explained

Nico Meerholz
Birth Name:Nico George Meerholz
Birth Date:23 October 1959
Height:1.680NaN0[1]
Weight:78kg
Event:Men's singles & doubles
Country:South Africa
Years Active:1988-2001
Handedness:Left
Bwf Id:CDF97806-1502-4E45-A7B5-DE1CACAC8C93
Career Record:28 wins, 10 losses

Nico Meerholz (born 23 October 1959) is a South African badminton player. He competed in both men's singles and men's doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2] He is one of the first South African players to win gold in men's doubles at the African Badminton Championships.

Career

In 1992, Meerholz competed in the 1992 African Badminton Championships in all three disciplines. In men's singles, he defeated Mohamed Juma of Tanzania and entered the semi-finals. He won bronze after losing to Anton Kriel.[3] In men's doubles, Meerholz partnered with Kriel and won gold in the event after defeating Gilles Allet and Eddy Clarisse of Mauritius in the final.[4] In mixed doubles, Meerholz partnered with Tracey Thompson. The duo lost in the semi-finals against their compatriots.[5]

Later that year, Meerholz competed in the Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He competed in the men's singles event but lost in the first round to Chan Kin Ngai of Hong Kong.[6] Meerholz also competed with Anton Kriel in men's doubles. Their momentum was stopped in the first round after they lost to Shuji Matsuno and Shinji Matsuura of Japan.[7]

In 1996, Meerholz and Kriel lost the South Africa International men's doubles final to Johan Kleingeld and Gavin Polmans. A year later, the duo won the title after defeating the same opponents they faced in the previous final.[8] [9]

Achievements

African Championships

Men's singles

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992Rose Hill, Mauritius Anton Kriel Gilles Allet
Eddy Clarisse
15–7, 15–1 Gold
1994University of Port Elizabeth,
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Alan Phillips Stephan Beeharry
Eddy Clarisse
Gold
Mixed doubles

IBF International (2 titles, 3 runner-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996South Africa International Anton Kriel Johan Kleingeld
Gavin Polmans
15–17, 11–15 Runner-up
1997South Africa International Anton Kriel Johan Kleingeld
Gavin Polmans
15–7, 15–10 Winner
2000South Africa International Anton Kriel Johan Kleingeld
Gavin Polmans
14–17, 15–12, 15–9 Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995Botswana International Tracey Thompson Johan Kleingeld
Lina Fourie
3–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1997South Africa International Tracey Thompson Johan Kleingeld
Lina Fourie
15–10, 9–15, 4–15 Runner-up

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nico Meerholz Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . 2023-10-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203153349/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/nico-meerholz-1.html . 2016-12-03 .
  2. Web site: Nico Meerholz . Olympedia . 26 May 2020.
  3. Web site: BWF - African Championships 1992 (T) - Draw - MS . 2023-10-17 . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  4. Web site: BWF - African Championships 1992 (T) - Draw - MD . 2023-10-17 . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  5. Web site: BWF - African Championships 1992 (T) - Draw - XD - MX . 2023-10-17 . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  6. Web site: Olympedia – Singles, Men . 2023-10-17 . www.olympedia.org.
  7. Web site: Olympedia – Doubles, Men . 2023-10-17 . www.olympedia.org.
  8. Web site: Player - Nico Meerholz - South African Int'l 1996 BWF . 2023-10-17 . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  9. Web site: Player - Nico Meerholz - South African Champs 1997 (I) BWF . 2023-10-17 . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.