{{short description|Belgian badminton player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} '''Ruud Kuijten''' (born 7 October 1973 in [[Nuenen]], [[Netherlands]]<ref>*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025150/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/ruud-kuijten-1.html Olympic Profile]</ref>) is a male right-handed [[badminton]] player from [[Belgium]]. He has won several [[Belgian National Badminton Championships]]<ref>*[http://www.eurobadminton.org/file_download.aspx?id=4451 Badminton Europe – List of Belgian National Champions]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and participated for his country in [[Olympic Games]].
==Biography== {{Expand section|date=November 2008}} Born in the [[Netherlands]], Kuijten changed his nationality later in his life to Belgian. For his new home nation, Kuijten took part in the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney Olympic Games]].
==Career highlights==
===1994=== *Winner [[Dutch National Badminton Championships|Dutch National Championship]] Men's doubles (together with partner [[Joris van Soerland]])
===1999=== *Winner Belgian National Championship Men's singles *Winner Belgian National Championship Mixed doubles (together with partner [[Manon Albinus]]) *Winner [[European Badminton Circuit]] Men's singles
===2000=== *Winner Belgian National Championship Men's singles *Winner Belgian National Championship Mixed doubles (together with partner Manon Albinus) *Participation Olympic Games Sydney 2000
===2001=== *Winner Belgian National Championship Men's singles
===2002=== *Winner Belgian National Championship Men's singles
===2003=== *Winner Belgian National Championship Men's singles
===2004=== *Winner Belgian National Championship Men's singles *Winner Belgian National Championship Men's doubles (together with partner [[Wouter Claes]])
===2005=== *Winner Belgian National Championship Men's singles *Winner Belgian National Championship Men's doubles (together with partner Wouter Claes)
==References== {{Reflist}}
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