José Antonio Crespo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

José Antonio Crespo

badminton player

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1977

Place of Birth: Arroyo de la Miel, Andalusia, Spain

Profession: badminton player

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About José Antonio Crespo

  • José Antonio Crespo Ortiz (born 24 June 1977 in Madrid) is a badminton player from Spain.
  • Crespo started playing badminton when he was eight in Benalmádena under coached Antonio Lopez, and when he was nine, he won the local tournament in San Juan.
  • In 1991, he competed in the national tournament in Gandia, and won the U-15 boys' doubles title with his partner Jose Luis Ortiz.
  • He was the champion in the boys' doubles event at the U-19 Spanish Junior National Championships in 1994 and 1995.
  • Crespo also won the National senior title 11 times from 2001 to 2008, 3 in the singles event, 6 in the men's doubles, and 2 in the men's doubles event.
  • Crespo competed at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event with partner Llopis.
  • They were defeated in the round of 32 by Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung of Korea.
  • Throughout his career, he had been ranked 13 in the men's doubles event with Sergio Llopis in 2003, and ranked 15 in the mixed doubles with Dolores Marco in 2002.
  • He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports and Physical Activity at the Technical University of Madrid.

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