Bolivia national badminton team

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, also known as the Bolivian Badminton Federation located in Sucre. The team competes under the Badminton Pan America confederation.

Bolivia
AssociationFederación Boliviana de Bádminton (FBB)
ConfederationBPA (Pan America)
PresidentIvan Tolavi
BWF ranking
Current ranking127 Decrease 2 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking125 (2 January 2019)

The Bolivian team participated in badminton at the 2018 South American Games where the team was qualified as the host team.

History edit

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

The national team appointed Cindy Avendaño Montes as the national coach in 2018.[3]

Mixed team edit

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] In 2022, the mixed team competed in the 2022 Bolivarian Games mixed team event. The team finished in 8th place.[7]

Competitive record edit

Pan American Team Championships edit

South American Games edit

Mixed team edit

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

South American Team Championships edit

Mixed team edit

Year Round Pos
1984 Did not enter
1985
1988
1990
1996
1998
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 Fourth place 4th
2022 Did not enter
2023

Bolivarian Games edit

Mixed team edit

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 edit

Suhandinata Cup edit

Year Round Pos
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024 TBD

Pan American Junior Team Championships edit

Mixed team edit

Year Round Pos
1977 Did not enter
1980
1981
1988
1990
1991
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024 TBD

South American Junior Team Championships edit

Mixed team edit

Year Round Pos
2012 Did not enter
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 Third place 3rd
2022 Did not enter
2023
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Staff edit

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

Name Role
  Cindy Avendaño Montes Coach

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team edit

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Henry Mendoza Meruvia (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 (age 25) - - -
Ignacio Galarza (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22) - - -

Women's team edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  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. ^ "Campeonato Sudamericano por Equipos Adulto y Juvenil de Badminton Lima 2020 - Equipos Adultos". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  7. ^ "Campeonato por Equipos XIX Juegos Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.