Marcel Adam

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

Marcel 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.

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.

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 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 Bronze

European Championships Men's doubles SL3–SL4 Year VenuePartner Opponent Score Result 2016 Sporthal de Haamen,Beek, Netherlands Simón Cruz Mondejar Lucas Mazur Mathieu Thomas 13–21, 10–21 Silver Silver Mixed doubles SL3–SU5 Year VenuePartner Opponent Score Result 2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,Rodez, France Katrin Seibert Lucas Mazur Faustine Noël 19–21, 10–21 Silver 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.

Men's singles SL4 Year TournamentLevel Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para-Badminton International IILevel 2 Sukant Kadam 13–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2022 Canada Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Rickard Nilsson 21–17, 20–22, 22–20 Winner 2022 4 Nations Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 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 TournamentPartner 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