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.
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| Association | Argentine Badminton Federation |
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| Confederation | Badminton Pan America |
| President | Hector Maleh |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 58  6 (4 April 2023) |
| Highest ranking | 50 (3 April 2015) |
| Sudirman Cup | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1995) |
| Best result | Group stage (1995, 1997, 1999) |
| Pan Am Mixed Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2013) |
| Best result | Group 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
Thomas Cup
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Uber Cup
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Sudirman Cup
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Pan American Team Championships
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South American Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
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| 1984 |
 Runner-up |
| 1985 |
Runner-up |
 1988 |
 Third place |
 1990 |
Third place |
| 1996 |
Third place |
| 1998 |
Third place |
 2012 |
Did not participate |
 2013 |
Third place |
| 2014 |
Did not participate |
| 2015 | |
| 2016 |
Fourth place |
| 2017 |
Fourth place |
| 2018 |
Fourth place |
 2019 |
Third place |
| 2020 |
Runner-up |
| 2022 |
Did not participate |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Pan American Junior Team Championships
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
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 1977 to  2011 |
Did not participate |
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Group A – 8th |
| 2013 |
Group C – 12th |
 2014 |
Group A – 11th |
| 2015 |
Group A – 10th |
| 2016 |
Did not participate |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2021 | |
 2022 |
Mixed team
| Year | Result |
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| 2012 |
6th place |
| 2013 |
4th place |
| 2014 |
Did not participate |
| 2015 | |
| 2016 |
5th place |
| 2017 |
5th place |
| 2018 |
Runner-up |
| 2019 |
Third place |
| 2020 |
Runner-up |
| 2022 |
Did not participate |
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Staff
The following list shows the coaching staff for the national badminton team of Argentina.
| Name | Role |
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| Martín Trejo |
Head coach[6] |
| Gaston Harkes |
Assistant coach[7] |
Players
Men's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Andrés Vázquez | 19 March 2001 (aged 22) | - | - | - |
| Mateo Delmastro | 14 April 2000 (aged 23) | - | - | - |
| Dino Delmastro | 21 February 1996 (aged 27) | - | - | - |
| Angel Bertolez | 10 March 1998 (aged 25) | - | - | - |
| Nicolas Oliva | 11 October 2002 (aged 21) | 306 | 147 | 169 |
| Santiago Otero | 24 May 2001 (aged 22) | 272 | 147 | 258 |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS | WD | XD | ||
| Ailen Oliva | 7 January 2005 (aged 18) | 354 | 156 | 258 |
| Iona Gualdi | 24 March 2005 (aged 18) | 190 | 156 | 169 |
| Lara Gallardo | 16 September 2003 (aged 20) | - | - | - |
| Marilyn Romero | 10 December 2002 (aged 20) | - | - | - |
| Micaela Suárez | 28 January 2000 (aged 23) | - | - | - |
| Florencia Bernatene | 31 December 1998 (aged 24) | - | - | - |
References
- "Historia – Sitio del bádminton argentino" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- "Campeonatos Sudamericanos". Angelfire.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "XVIII Pan American Badminton Championships 2013 Team Event". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- "Campeonato Sudamericano por Equipos Adulto y Juvenil de Badminton Lima 2020". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
- "Argentina's coaches adopt stranded badminton rival - Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- "Coach Education – Gaston Harkes – ARG – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved 2023-03-28.
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