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Roland Maywald
Personal information
Country	Federal Republic of Germany
Born	(1948-07-07) 7 July 1948 (age 76) Elten, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Handedness	Right
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  West Germany European Championships 1972 Karlskrona Men's doubles 1974 Vienna Men's doubles 1970 Port Talbot Men's doubles 1976 Dublin Men's doubles 1972 Karlskrona Mixed doubles European Mixed Team Championships 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. They were thrice semifinalists at the prestigious All-England Championships (1971,1975 and 1976) and won the U.S. Open men's doubles in 1976. 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※

External links※

• Roland Maywald at Olympedia

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