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Giuliana Póveda

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Carmen Póveda
Personal information
Full nameCarmen Giuliana Póveda Flores
Born (2001-07-27) 27 July 2001 (age 23)
Lima, Peru
Sport
Country Peru
SportPara-badminton
Event(s)Women's singles SS6
Women's doubles SH6
Mixed doubles SH6
Coached byIsaac Nunes
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing  Peru
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ulsan Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tokyo Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tokyo Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Women's doubles
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cali Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cali Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lima Mixed doubles
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Mixed doubles

Carmen Giuliana Póveda Flores (born 27 July 2001) is a Peruvian para-badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. She is a double World champion, four-time Pan American champion and a Parapan American Games champion.[1][2]

Sporting career

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Póveda Flores was brought up in a sporting family and introduced to sport aged six when she started playing football in a neighbourhood football club; her two sisters played football and volleyball while her father was a footballer and her mother, Lidia Flores, was an accomplished volleyball player. Carmen switched to badminton aged fourteen because of training schedule irregularities.[3][4]

Achievements

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World Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea England Rachel Choong 15–21, 7–21 Silver Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland England Rachel Choong 21–9, 21–19 Gold Gold
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Indonesia Rina Marlina 14–21, 14–21 Silver Silver
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand China Lin Shuangbao 16–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

Women’s doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
Sri Lanka Randika Doling England Rebecca Bedford
England Rachel Choong
5–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
United States Katherine Valli England Rebecca Bedford
England Rachel Choong
25–27, 17–21 Silver Silver
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Peru Rubí Fernández Poland Daria Bujnicka
Poland Oliwia Szmigiel
21–13, 21–14 Gold Gold
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
Peru Rubí Fernández China Li Fengmei
China Lin Shuangbao
7–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
Republic of Ireland Niall McVeigh France Fabien Morat
England Rebecca Bedford
15–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Peru Nilton Quispe Indonesia Subhan
Indonesia Rina Marlina
9–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

References

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  1. ^ "Giuliana Poveda Flores (in Spanish)". Badminton Peru. 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Now they look at us with different eyes (in Spanish)". El Comercio. 28 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Sports upbringing gives edge to Poveda". BWF Badminton. 7 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Giuliana Poveda: Born to be Great (in Spanish)". www.gob.pe. 17 August 2017.