Harald Koch

Harald Koch (born 14 February 1969) is a retired Austrian badminton player from Askö Traun badminton club. He is the brother of former Olympian badminton player Jürgen Koch.

About Harald and his younger brother Jürgen Koch were born in badminton enthusiast family. Their father Herbert Koch served as the manager of Askö Traun, Austrian youth committee and as OÖBV president; and led their team in winning the Bundesliga title many times. Harald Koch won his first national title at the national junior championships in 1987. In 1991 he won the senior competition for the first time. Since then, he has won Austrian national championships for 26 times. Internationally, Harald has won titles in European grand prix, which includes his titles in Czechoslovakia, Slovakia, Romania and France and several other runner-up performances as well in Slovenia, Hungary, Austria and Croatia. At present, he is working as a Sporting goods dealer.

Achievements IBF International Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Czechoslovakian International Heimo Götschl Heinz Fischer Klaus Fischer 15–13, 16–18, 15–13 Winner 1992 Czechoslovakian International Jürgen Koch Anthony Bush Steffan Pandya 9–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1993 Slovenian International Heimo Götschl Vladislav Druzchenko Valerij Strelcov 8–15, 15–7, 2–15 Runner-up 1993 Hungarian International Jürgen Koch Kai Mitteldorf Uwe Ossenbrink 13–15, 16–17 Runner-up 1995 Hungarian International Jürgen Koch Julian Robertson Nathan Robertson 18–15, 7–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1996 Slovak International Jürgen Koch Jesper Mikla Lars Paaske 15–11, 15–8 Winner 1996 Hungarian International Jürgen Koch Jan Jørgensen Jonas Rasmussen 15–18, 12–15 Runner-up 1997 Slovak International Jürgen Koch Michał Łogosz Kamil Turonek 15–9, 15–5 Winner 1997 Slovenian International Jürgen Koch Russell Hogg Kenny Middlemiss 14–18, 5–15 Runner-up 1998 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Jürgen Koch Mihail Popov Svetoslav Stoyanov –, – Winner 1999 Romanian International Jürgen Koch Manuel Dubrulle Vincent Laigle 15–10, 15–13 Winner 2000 Austrian International Jürgen Koch Joachim Fischer Nielsen Janek Roos 15–12, 8–15, 9–15 Runner-up 2000 Romanian International Jürgen Koch Mathias Boe Michael Jensen 4–15, 3–15 Runner-up 2004 Croatian International Peter Zauner Daniel Glaser Dennis von Dahn 5–15, 10–15 Runner-up