Marcel Adam

Not to be confused with Marcel Adams.

Marcel Adam
Personal information
Country	Germany
Born	(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 29) Hildesheim, Germany
Handedness	Right
Men’s singles SL4 Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking	3 (MS 19 July 2022) 4 (XD with Katrin Seibert 1 January 2019)
Current ranking	11 (MS) (1 October 2022)
Medal record Men's para-badminton Representing  Germany World Championships 2017 Ulsan Mixed doubles European Para Championships 2023 Rotterdam Men's singles European Championships 2016 Beek Men's doubles 2018 Rodez Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Marcel Adam (born 1 February 1995) is a German para-badminton player who is affiliated with the MTV Harsum Sports Club.^[1] He was a bronze medalist in the mixed doubles SL3–SU5 at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships.^[2]

He 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Achievements

World Championships

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

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

European Para Championships

Men's singles SL4

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

European Championships

Men's doubles SL3–SL4

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

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France	Katrin Seibert	Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël	19–21, 10–21	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.^[5][6]

Men's singles SL4

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para-Badminton International II	Level 2	Sukant Kadam	13–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2022	Canada Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Rickard Nilsson	21–17, 20–22, 22–20	Winner
2022	4 Nations Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Lucas Mazur	4–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2024	Egypt Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Jeremiah Nnanna	21–19, 13–21, 21–15	Winner

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

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Katrin Seibert	Jan-Niklas Pott Helle Sofie Sagøy	17–21, 21–16, 19–21	Runner-up
2017	Irish Para-Badminton International	Katrin Seibert	Siripong Teamarrom Nipada Saensupa	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2018	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Katrin Seibert	Siripong Teamarrom Nipada Saensupa	16–21, 11–21	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.