Harald Koch
# 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 |
