Jeroen van Dijk

Jeroen van Dijk
Personal information
Full nameJeroen Michiel Laurens van Dijk
Born (1971-08-26) 26 August 1971
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Netherlands
European Championships
1996 Herning Men's singles
European Junior Championships
1989 Manchester Boys' doubles

Jeroen van Dijk (born 26 August 1971) is a Dutch badminton player. He competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] van Dijk won the Dutch men's championship in 1922 and 1993, defeating Pierre Pelupessy both times.[2] In April 1996 van Dijk defeated Daniel Ericsson in the European Championships to secure at least a bronze.[3] In his later career, van Dijk became a coach, serving as Head Coach at the Badminton Europe Centre of Excellence.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Jeroen van Dijk". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Jeroen van Dijk schittert alweer op eenzame hoogte". Trouw (in Dutch). 8 February 1993. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Bronzen medaille voor Van Dijk bij EK badminton". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 19 April 1996. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  4. ^ "van Dijk about COE: There is a big interest for us". Badminton Europe. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2025.