Alex Lanier

Alex Lanier (born 26 January 2005) is a French badminton player. A world champion, European champion and European junior champion, he won gold medals in the 2026 World Championships, the 2025 European Championships and the 2022 European Junior Championships. He is also a bronze medalist at the 2023 World Junior Championships. As a French badminton player in men's singles, he became the first ever world champion, European champion and BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament champion in history by also winning the 2024 Japan Open. He is also the second-youngest men's singles world champion in history at 21 years old after Icuk Sugiarto who achieved the same feat at the 1983 World Championships at 20.

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