Telma Santos (born 1 August 1983) is a Portuguese badminton player. She competed for Portugal at the 2012[2] and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] Santos is the niece of Fernando Silva, a badminton player who also represented Portugal in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[4]
| Telma Santos | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 1, 1983 Peniche, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Peniche, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Luís Carvalho | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 62 (22 September 2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2021, Santos won a gold medal in the women's singles 35+ category at the 2021 BWF World Senior Championships in Huelva.
Achievements edit
World Senior Championships edit
Women's singles
| Year | Age | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | 35+ | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |  Maya Dobreva
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21–12, 21–7 |  Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Syria International |  Filipa Lamy |
21–16, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2007 | Jordan Satellite |  Maja Tvrdy |
15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Iran Fajr International |  Agnese Allegrini |
10–21, 21–16, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Portugal International |  Jill Pittard |
16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Portugal International | Helen Davies |
21–17, 19–21, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2010 | Santo Domingo Open | Agnese Allegrini |
21–11, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2011 | Uganda International |  Özge Bayrak |
21–19, 19–21, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2011 | Syria International |  Sanaa Mahmoud |
21–14, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2011 | South Africa International | Özge Bayrak |
19–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Hatzor International |  Olga Golovanova |
21–16, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2013 | Morocco International |  Gayle Mahulette |
21–12, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2013 | Botswana International |  Elme de Villiers |
21–4, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2013 | South Africa International |  Hadia Hosny |
21–6, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2014 | Colombia International |  Daniela Macías |
11–5, 11–6, 11–3 | Winner |
| 2014 | Hatzor International |  Dorotea Sutara |
11–6, 11–6, 11–5 | Winner |
| 2015 | Guatemala International |  Rong Schafer |
21–12, 11–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Mexico International |  Airi Mikkelä |
21–15, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2015 | Suriname International |  Lohaynny Vicente |
Walkover | Winner |
| 2015 | South Africa International |  Laura Sárosi |
22–20, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2016 | Uganda International |  Kate Foo Kune |
21–10, 21–12 | Winner |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Italian International | Vânia Leça
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 Verena Fastenbauer Simone Prutsch
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7–11, 3–11 | Runner-up |
| 2002 | Spanish International | Filipa Lamy
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 Elin Bergblom Johanna Persson
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6–8, 0–7, 4–7 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Cyprus International | Nuno Santos
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 Nicolas Panayiotou Katarzyna Krasowska
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12–15, 15–9, 15–4 | Winner |
- BWF International Series tournaments
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ a b "Telma Santos Player Profile". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "London 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
- ^ Group, Global Media (2016-08-15). "Badminton - Telma Santos despede-se com terceira derrota". DN (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ^ "Fernando Silva e Telma Santos eleitos jogadores do ano". record.xl.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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