Victoria Montero (born Victoria Eugenia Montero Enríquez; 25 August 1991) is a Mexican athlete who competes in badminton. In 2010, she participated at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games where she won the gold medal in the singles, doubles and team competitions as well as the bronze medal at the mixed competition.[1] In 2011, she participated at the Pan American Games where she won the bronze medal at the singles competition.[2] In 2012, she secured her qualification to represent Mexico at the London Olympics to participate in the singles event via the world ranking. Montero did not advance to the knock-out stage after losing two matches against Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei, and Anu Nieminen of Finland in the group K stage.[3]
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| Birth name | Victoria Eugenia Montero Enríquez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 August 1991 Mexico State, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 63 (WS) 5 April 2012 59 (WD) 8 September 2011 83 (XD) 3 May 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
Pan American Games edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Multipurpose Gymnasium, Guadalajara, Mexico |
 Michelle Li
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10–21, 7–21 |  Bronze
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Central American and Caribbean Games edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Raymond Dalmau Coliseum, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | Cynthia González
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21–10, 21–12 |  Gold
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Raymond Dalmau Coliseum, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
Cynthia González
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 Jaylene Forrester Keara Gonzalez
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21–12, 21–12 | Gold
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| 2006 | Pavilion of Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Rossina Nunez
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 Solange Guzman Isaura Medina
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17–21, 14–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Raymond Dalmau Coliseum, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
Andrés López
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 Garron Palmer Alya Lewis
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11–21, 21–15, 14–21 | Bronze
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Pan Am Junior Championships edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Rena Wang
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8–21, 22–24 | Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Internacional Mexicano |  Monika Fasungova
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No match |  Winner
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| 2011 | Miami International |  Anne Hald Jensen
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9–21, 9–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2011 | Santo Domingo Open | Anne Hald Jensen
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13–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Internacional Mexicano | Mariana Ugalde
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21–19, 7–21, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2009 | Mexican International | Karyn Velez
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13–21, 21–12, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | Puerto Rico International |  Alejandra Monteverde
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21–13, 15–21, 21–18 | Winner
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Internacional Mexicano | Cynthia González
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 Paula B Pereira Lohaynny Vicente
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18–21, 21–17, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Mexican International | Cynthia González
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Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente
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10–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Giraldilla International | Cynthia González
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 Dwi Agustiawati Ayu Rahmasari
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14–21, 6–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Internacional Mexicano | Cynthia González
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Deyanira Angulo Aileen Chiñas
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21–15, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2010 | Miami PanAm International | Cynthia González
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 Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid
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11–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Mexican International | Karyn Velez
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Marisol Dominguez Naty Rangel
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21–17, 24–26, 21–7 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Internacional Mexicano | Andrés López
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Lino Munoz Cynthia González
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21–19, 20–22, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2010 | Internacional Mexicano | Andrés López
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 Bjorn Seguin Deyanira Angulo
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21–15, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2009 | Mexican International | David Melo
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Jose Luis Gonzalez Naty Rangel
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14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | Puerto Rico International | Jesus Aguilar
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Andrés Corpancho Katherine Winder
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10–22, 10–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "México y Guatemala dividen honores" (in Spanish). WAPA-TV. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Victoria Montero consiguió bronce histórico en bádminton" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Victoria Montero" (in Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
External links edit
- Victoria Montero at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Victoria Montero at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
