Argentina
AssociationFederación de Bádminton de la República Argentina (FEBARA)
ConfederationBPA (Pan America)
PresidentHector Maleh
BWF ranking
Current ranking53 Increase 1 (2 January 2024)
Highest ranking50 (3 April 2015)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1995)
Best resultGroup stage
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Appearances6 (first in 1997)
Best resultGroup stage

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.

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 American Team Championships

South American Games

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2010 Fourth place 4th
2018 Group stage
2022 Group stage

South American Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
1984 Runners-up 2nd
1985 Runners-up 2nd
1988 Third place 3rd
1990 Third place 3rd
1996 Third place 3rd
1998 Third place 3rd
2012 Did not enter
2013 Third place 3rd
2014 Did not enter
2015
2016 Fourth place 4th
2017 Fourth place 4th
2018 Fourth place 4th
2019 Third place 3rd
2020 Runners-up 2nd
2022 Did not enter
2023
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Year Round Pos
2000 Did not enter
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2022
2023
2024 TBD

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 Group stage 8th
2013 Group stage 12th
2014 Group stage 11th
2015 Group stage 10th
2016 Did not enter
2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
2024 TBD

South American Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

Year Round Pos
2012 Group stage 6th
2013 Fourth place 4th
2014 Did not enter
2015
2016 Fifth place 5th
2017 Fifth place 5th
2018 Runners-up 2nd
2019 Third place 3rd
2020 Runners-up 2nd
2022 Did not enter
2023 Group stage 6th
**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
Argentina Martín Trejo Head coach[6]
Argentina Gaston Harkes Assistant coach[7]

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
MS MD XD
Andrés Vázquez 19 March 2001 - - -
Mateo Delmastro 14 April 2000 - - -
Dino Delmastro 21 February 1996 - - -
Angel Bertolez 10 March 1998 - - -
Nicolas Oliva 11 October 2002 322 162 216
Santiago Otero 24 May 2001 230 162 140

Women's team

Name DoB/Age Ranking of event
WS WD XD
Ailen Oliva 7 January 2005 349 200 216
Iona Gualdi 24 March 2005 206 200 140
Lara Gallardo 16 September 2003 - - -
Marilyn Romero 10 December 2002 - - -
Micaela Suárez 28 January 2000 - - -
Florencia Bernatene 31 December 1998 - - -

Previous squads

Pan American Badminton Championships

  • Mixed team: 2013, 2014, 2019

References

  1. ↑ "Historia – Sitio del bádminton argentino" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  2. 1 2 "Campeonatos Sudamericanos". Angelfire.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-07-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. 1 2 3 Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. 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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