Ygor Coelho
Ygor Coelho de Oliveira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈiɡoʁ kuˈeʎu dʒi oliˈvejɾɐ]; born 24 November 1996) is a Brazilian badminton player.[1] He won the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships six times in the boys' singles and four times in the mixed doubles event with Lohaynny Vicente. Oliveira placed 27th in the world junior ranking and went on to compete at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[2] He won his first senior international title at the 2014 Puerto Rico International in the men's singles event.[3] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and became the first Brazil's male Olympic badminton player.[4] He clinched three gold medals at the 2018 South American Games in the men's singles, doubles, and team event.[5] Coelho won a gold medal in the men's singles at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games.[6]
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| Birth name | Ygor Coelho de Oliveira | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 November 1996 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 30 (15 March 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 44 (9 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]
Career edit
At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Ygor achieved his greatest title, winning the gold medal. It was the country's first gold in the sport at the Pan American Games. [8]
Ygor obtained the silver medal in the Pan Am Male Cup in the Acapulco 2022 and São Paulo 2024 editions. [9][10]
At the Pan Am Mixed Team Championships, he won silver in Campinas 2016, in Santo Domingo 2017, and bronze in Guadalajara 2023.[11][12][13]
At the Pan American Badminton Championships, in singles, he was two-time champion in the Havana 2017 and Guatemala 2018 editions, and obtained bronze in the San Salvador 2022, Kingston 2023 and Guatemala 2024 editions. [14][15][16][17][18]
At the Badminton World Championships, Ygor's best result was obtained in Nanjing 2018, when he defeated Indian Prannoy H. S., 11th seed of the tournament and former top 10 in the world, thus reaching the Round of 16, the best result in Brazil's history.[19]
At the 2020 Olympic Games, Ygor managed to win one game in the group stage, but failed to qualify for the round of 16. He was, however, the first Brazilian to win a badminton match at the Olympic Games. [20]
Achievements edit
Pan American Games edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru | Brian Yang | 21–19, 21–10 | Gold |
Pan Am Championships edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba | Osleni Guerrero | 12–21, 21–16, 21–10 | Gold |
| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Jason Ho-Shue | 21–12, 21–15 | Gold |
| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador | Brian Yang | 21–17, 10–21, 8–21 | Bronze |
| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica | Brian Yang | 21–16, 14–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Kevin Cordón | 19–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
South American Games edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Evo Morales Coliseum, Cochabamba, Bolivia | Artur Silva Pomoceno | 19–21, 23–21, 21–12 | Gold |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Evo Morales Coliseum, Cochabamba, Bolivia | Artur Silva Pomoceno | Bruno Barrueto Deza Diego Mini | 23–21, 21–18 | Gold |
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 7 runners-up) edit
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Puerto Rico International | Howard Shu | 21–16, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2015 | Guatemala International | Kevin Cordón | 20–22, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Brazil International | Kevin Cordón | 21–18, 20–22, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2016 | Peru International | Martin Giuffre | 21–11, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2017 | Brazil International | Niluka Karunaratne | 21–9, 14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Polish Open | Tan Jia Wei | 13–21, 22–20, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Peru International | Rosario Maddaloni | 21–12, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2018 | Brazil International | Sergey Sirant | 21–18, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | Scottish Open | Lakshya Sen | 21–18, 18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Peru International | Brian Yang | 16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Brazil International | Kevin Cordón | 20–22, 21–14, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Guatemala International | Kevin Cordón | 17–21, 21–11, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2023 | El Salvador International | Kevin Cordón | 17–21, 21–15, 19–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players Ygor Coelho de OLIVEIRA". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Ygor Coelho". Embratel (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Ygor Coelho – Jogo rápido". Esporte de Fato (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "How a favela kid became Brazil's top badminton player". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Ygor Coelho está pronto para ser protagonista em Cochabamba 2018". Brazilian Olympic Committee (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Magdy, Mai (2 August 2019). "Ygor Coelho gave Brazil gold in the Pan American badminton". News1. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ . Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ Ygor Coelho domina canadense, faz história e conquista primeiro ouro brasileiro no badminton
- ^ Brasil é prata entre os homens
- ^ Brasil é vice-campeão na Copa Pan-Americana masculina
- ^ Brasil conquista a inédita medalha de Prata no Pan-Americano de Badminton Por Equipes
- ^ Brasil fatura medalha de prata no Pan-Americano de Badminton por equipes
- ^ Brasil é bronze na Copa Pan-Americana de badminton
- ^ Ygor Coelho bate cubano, é campeão pan-americano e deve entrar no top 50
- ^ Ygor Coelho é bicampeão pan-americano adulto de badminton na Guatemala
- ^ Brasil conquista 3 medalhas de bronze no Pan Americano Individual de Badminton em El Salvador
- ^ Brasil fatura três bronzes no Pan-Americano de Kingston
- ^ Brasil encerra Pan-Americano com três medalhas de bronze
- ^ Ygor Coelho vira sobre cabeça de chave e leva Brasil às oitavas do Mundial pela 1ª vez
- ^ ‘Estou realizado’, diz Ygor Coelho após superação que o colocou na história
External links edit
- Ygor Coelho at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)