Bolivia national badminton team

Bolivia
AssociationFederación Boliviana de Bádminton (FBB)
ConfederationBPA (Pan America)
PresidentIvan Tolavi
BWF ranking
Current ranking128 Decrease 1 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking125 (2 January 2019)

The Bolivia national badminton team (Spanish: Selección Boliviana de bádminton) represents Bolivia in international badminton team competitions.[1] The Bolivian national team is controlled by Federación Boliviana de Bádminton and is a member of Badminton Pan America and the South American Badminton Confederation.

Badminton in Bolivia was first practiced in 2004. In that same year, the Bolivian Badminton Federation was formed and started sending its first few players to compete in the Copa Pionero provincial badminton championships hosted in Venezuela.[2]

The team first participated internationally at the 2018 South American Games mixed team event where the team was qualified as the host team.[3] The team made their first appearance at the South American Badminton Championships in 2020. The team have yet to qualify for the Thomas Cup, the Uber Cup and the Sudirman Cup.

History

Mixed team

In 2018, Bolivia hosted the 2018 South American Games which gave the national team qualification as host team for the badminton mixed team event.[4] The team finished at the bottom of the group, losing 5–0 to Brazil and Chile.[5] In 2020, the mixed team then made their first appearance at the South American Team Championships. The team finished in fourth place.[6][7] In 2022, the mixed team competed in the 2022 Bolivarian Games mixed team event. The team finished in 8th place.[8]

Competitive record

Pan American Team Championships

South American Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2010 Did not enter
2018 Group stage 6th
2022 Group stage 9th

South American Team Championships

Bolivarian Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2009 Did not enter
2013
2017
2022 Quarter-finals 8th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

See also: BWF World Junior Championships
Year Round Pos
2000
to
2024 		Did not enter
2025 To be determined

Pan American Junior Team Championships

See also: Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1977
to
2023 		Did not enter
2024 To be determined

South American Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1997
to
2019 		Did not enter
2020 Third place 3rd
2022 Did not enter
2023
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Bolivia.

Name Role
Bolivia Cindy Avendaño Montes Coach

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Henry Mendoza Meruvia (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 (age 26) - - -
Ignacio Galarza (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22) - - -

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Juanita Siviora Puro (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 34) 559 - -
Jenommy Mendoza Mamani (2003-01-23) 23 January 2003 (age 21) - - -

Previous squads

  • South American Games: 2018
  • South American Team Championships: 2020
  • Bolivarian Games: 2022

References

  1. ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  2. ^ "HISTORIA DEPORTIVA DEL MUNICIPIO BOLIVIA". Ciego De Avila GOV. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Senado otorga reconocimiento a deportista chuquisaqueña Cindy Avendaño Montes". Cámara de Senadores (in Spanish). 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  4. ^ seguir, Redacción Diario Página Siete Autor marcado para. "Bolivia debuta hoy en cuatro deportes de los Juegos 2018". www.paginasiete.bo (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  5. ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (2018-05-26). "Bádminton inicia la participación del Team Chile en los Odesur con un sólido triunfo sobre Bolivia | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  6. ^ Redacción EC (2020-12-11). "Perú se consagró campeón por equipos en Sudamericano de Bádminton Lima 2020". El Comercio (in Spanish). ISSN 1605-3052. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  7. ^ "Equipo peruano de mayores de bádminton gana 5-0 a Bolivia". www.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  8. ^ Echavarria, Roberto Acosta (2022-06-26). "Bolivia estuvo cerca de un batacazo en el segundo día los Bolivarianos - Late!" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-29.