Peru national badminton team
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The Peru national badminton team (Spanish: Equipo nacional de bádminton de Perú) represents Peru in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Peruvian Sports Federation of Badminton (Spanish: Federation Deportiva Peruana de Badminton). The Peruvian mixed team were champions at the 1993 Pan Am Badminton Championships. This qualified them for the Sudirman Cup. The mixed team would continue to compete in the Sudirman Cup until 2011.
Association | Federación Deportiva Peruana de Bádminton (FDPB) |
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Confederation | BPA (Pan America) |
President | Gonzalo Castillo |
BWF ranking | |
Current ranking | 28 2 (2 January 2024) |
Highest ranking | 21 (1 July 2011) |
Sudirman Cup | |
Appearances | 9 (first in 1993) |
Best result | Group stage |
Thomas Cup | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2010) |
Best result | Group stage |
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships | |
Appearances | 16 (first in 1978) |
Best result | Champions (1993) |
Pan Am Men's Team Championships | |
Appearances | 6 (first in 2006) |
Best result | Champions (2010) |
Pan Am Women's Team Championships | |
Appearances | 7 (first in 2004) |
Best result | Runners-up (2010) |
The men's team won the 2010 Pan Am Badminton Championships men's team event and qualified for the Thomas Cup for the first time. The men's team competed in the 2010 Thomas Cup but were eliminated in the group stages. The women's team were runners-up at the 2010 Pan Am Badminton Championships.
Peru also competes in badminton at the Pan American Games. The national team has yet to enter a semifinal in any badminton event at the Pan American Games. The national team won 15 bronze medals in the events. Peru also competes in para-badminton. Carmen Giuliana Póveda Flores won Peru its first para-badminton gold medal at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in the women's singles SS6 category.