National badminton team representing Bolivia
Bolivia |
| Association | Federación Boliviana de Bádminton (FBB) |
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| Confederation | BPA (Pan America) |
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| President | Ivan Tolavi |
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| BWF ranking |
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| Current ranking | 128  1 (2 April 2024) |
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| Highest ranking | 125 (2 January 2019) |
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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
Thomas Cup | Year | Round | Pos | 1949
to
2024 | Did not enter | | 2026 | To be determined | | 2028 | | 2030 | | Uber Cup | Year | Round | Pos | 1957
to
2024 | Did not enter | | 2026 | To be determined | | 2028 | | 2030 | | Sudirman Cup | Year | Round | Pos | 1989
to
2023 | Did not enter | | 2025 | To be determined | | 2027 | | 2029 | |
Pan American Team Championships
Men's team | Year | Round | Pos | 2016
to
2024 | Did not enter | | 2026 | To be determined | | 2028 | | 2030 | | Women's team | Year | Round | Pos | 2016
to
2024 | Did not enter | | 2026 | To be determined | | 2028 | | 2030 | | Mixed team | Year | Round | Pos | 1977
to
2023 | Did not enter | | 2025 | To be determined | | 2027 | | 2029 | |
South American Games
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2010 | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2022 | Group stage | 9th |
South American Team Championships
Men's team | Women's team | Year | Round | Pos | | 1990 | Did not enter | | Mixed team |
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
| Year | Round | Pos |
2000
to
2024 | Did not enter |
| 2025 | To be determined |
Pan American Junior Team 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 |
 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
- ^ "Members | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Senado otorga reconocimiento a deportista chuquisaqueña Cindy Avendaño Montes". Cámara de Senadores (in Spanish). 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Equipo peruano de mayores de bádminton gana 5-0 a Bolivia". www.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ 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.
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