Roland Maywald
Personal information
CountryFederal Republic of Germany
Born (1948-07-07) 7 July 1948
Elten, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  West Germany
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1972 Karlskrona Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1974 Vienna Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Port Talbot Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Dublin Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Karlskrona Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Karlskrona Mixed team

Roland Maywald (born 1948) is a former German badminton player who won numerous (West) German national and other European titles from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s.

Career

Though he won the German national singles title in 1974, Maywald was primarily a doubles specialist. He was particularly successful internationally in men's doubles with Willi Braun, whose fast forecourt racket complemented Maywald's steady all-court play. Braun and Maywald won the biennial European Championships consecutively in 1972 and 1974.[1] They were thrice semifinalists at the prestigious All-England Championships (1971,1975 and 1976)[2][3][4] and won the U.S. Open men's doubles in 1976.[5] He also won two bronze medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games when badminton was played as a demonstration sport. Maywald also shared a number of mixed doubles titles in Europe with various partners. In 1975 he reached the final of mixed doubles at the All-England with Brigitte Steden.

References

  1. ↑ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 115.
  2. ↑ "the all-England", Badminton USA, May 1971, 14.
  3. ↑ "Svend Pri wins the all-England title", World Badminton, May 1975, 2,3.
  4. ↑ "the all-England", Badminton USA, May 1976, 13.
  5. ↑ "open championships", Badminton USA, May 1976, 6.
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