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 | 127  2 (2 January 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, also known as the Bolivian Badminton Federation located in Sucre. The team competes under the Badminton Pan America confederation.
The Bolivian team participated in badminton at the 2018 South American Games where the team was qualified as the host team.
History
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
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
Thomas Cup | Uber Cup | Sudirman Cup |
Pan American Team Championships
Men's team | Women's team | Mixed team |
South American Games
Mixed team
| Year | Round | Pos |
| 2010 | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Group stage | 6th |
| 2022 | Group stage | 9th |
South American Team Championships
Mixed team
| 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
Mixed team
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
Pan American Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
| 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
Mixed team
| 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
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 25) | - | - | - |
| 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.
- ^ "Campeonato Sudamericano por Equipos Adulto y Juvenil de Badminton Lima 2020 - Equipos Adultos". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
- ^ "Campeonato por Equipos XIX Juegos Bolivarianos Valledupar 2022". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
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