Argentina national badminton team

The Argentina national badminton team (Spanish: Selección Argentina de bádminton) represents Argentina in international badminton team competitions and is administered by Argentine Badminton Federation (Spanish: Federación de Bádminton de la República Argentina). Argentina competed in the Sudirman Cup three times in 1995, 1997 and 1999.

Argentina
AssociationArgentine Badminton Federation
ConfederationBadminton Pan America
PresidentHector Maleh
BWF ranking
Current ranking64 Increase 18 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking50 (3 April 2015)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1995)
Best resultGroup stage (1995, 1997, 1999)
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2013)
Best resultGroup stage (2013, 2014, 2019, 2023)

The Argentinian mixed team also participated in the Pan American Badminton Championships. Mateo Delmastro is the first Argentinian badminton player to play at the Youth Olympic Games.

History

Badminton has been played in Argentina since the 20th century in clubs and schools across the nation. The sport was promoted in the 1970s by the Argentine Youth Christian Association but did not garner much attention. The national team was formed after the formation of the Argentine Badminton Federation (FEBARA).[1]

Mixed team

Argentina hosted the first two South American Badminton Championships in 1984 and 1985 and the team qualified for the mixed team event as host nation.[2] The team finished as runners-up in both editions after losing to Peru and Brazil in the final.[2] In 1995, Argentina made their debut in the Sudirman Cup.[3] The team were placed in Group 11. The team lost 4–1 to Slovakia, Malta and Brazil but won their tie 5–0 against Morocco to finish 48th in the overall standings.[3] The team then competed for the next two editions of the Sudirman Cup and lost all of their group ties.[3]

The Argentine mixed team then competed in the 2010 South American Games. The team lost the third place tie to Suriname. In 2013, the team made their debut at the Pan Am Mixed Team Championships and finished in 9th place.[4] In 2020, the team finished as runners-up for a third time at the South American Badminton Championships.[5]

Competitive record

Pan Am Team Championships
See also: Pan American Badminton Championships

Mixed team
Year Result
2010 Fourth place
2018 Group stage
2022 Group stage

South American Team Championships
See also: South American Badminton Championships

Mixed team
Year Result
1984 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1988 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
1990 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
1996 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
1998 Fourth place
2013 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
2016 Fourth place
2017 Fourth place
2018 Fourth place
2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
2020 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Junior competitive record

Pan Am Junior Team Championships
See also: Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships

Mixed team
Year Result
2012 Group stage
2013 Group stage
2014 Group stage
2015 Group stage

Mixed team
Year Result
2012 6th place
2013 4th place
2016 5th place
2018 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place
2020 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Staff

The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Argentina.

Name Role
Argentina Martín Trejo Head coach[6]
Argentina Gaston Harkes Assistant coach[7]

Players

Men's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Andrés Vázquez (2001-03-19)19 March 2001 (aged 22) - - -
Mateo Delmastro (2000-04-14)14 April 2000 (aged 23) - - -
Dino Delmastro (1996-02-21)21 February 1996 (aged 27) - - -
Angel Bertolez (1998-03-10)10 March 1998 (aged 25) - - -
Nicolas Oliva (2002-10-11)11 October 2002 (aged 20) 306 147 169
Santiago Otero (2001-05-24)24 May 2001 (aged 21) 272 147 258

Women's team
Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Ailen Oliva (2005-01-07)7 January 2005 (aged 18) 354 156 258
Iona Gualdi (2005-03-24)24 March 2005 (aged 18) 190 156 169
Lara Gallardo (2003-09-16)16 September 2003 (aged 19) - - -
Marilyn Romero (2002-12-10)10 December 2002 (aged 20) - - -
Micaela Suárez (2000-01-28)28 January 2000 (aged 23) - - -
Florencia Bernatene (1998-12-31)31 December 1998 (aged 24) - - -

Pan American Badminton Championships

References
  1. "Historia – Sitio del bádminton argentino" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  2. "Campeonatos Sudamericanos". Angelfire.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2022-07-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Archived from the original on 27 August 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. "XVIII Pan American Badminton Championships 2013 Team Event". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  5. "Campeonato Sudamericano por Equipos Adulto y Juvenil de Badminton Lima 2020". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  6. "Argentina's coaches adopt stranded badminton rival - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  7. "Coach Education – Gaston Harkes – ARG – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved 2023-03-28.
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