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Venezuela

Association	Federación Venezolana de Badminton (FVBAD)
Confederation	BPA (Pan America)
President	Dhayisbel Torrealba
BWF ranking
Current ranking	89 1 (2 April 2024)
Highest ranking	69 (4 April 2023)

The Venezuela national badminton team (Spanish: Selección Venezolana de bádminton) represents Venezuela in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by the Venezuelan Badminton Association, the governing body for Venezuelan badminton.

The Venezuelan Badminton Association was formed in 1960 and the national team competed in the 1959 Mexico City International held in Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico. Venezuela also competed in the first Pan Am Badminton Championships but did not compete in the mixed team event.

The Venezuelan team also competed in the South American Games. The Venezuelan junior team have competed in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, which is also called the Suhandinata Cup.

History

Mixed team

The Venezuelan mixed team competed in their first international team tournament at the 2009 Bolivarian Games. The team finished in third place. In 2013, the team competed in the 2013 Bolivarian Games mixed team event. The team lost the third place tie to the Dominican Republic. The team then competed in the next edition of the Bolivarian Games and finished fourth for a second time.

In the 2022 Bolivarian Games, the Venezuelan mixed team were eliminated in the quarter-finals after narrowly losing to the Dominican Republic. In 2023, Venezuela hosted the 2023 South American Badminton Championships. With home advantage, the team advanced to the semi-finals but lost 3–0 to Brazil. In the third place playoff, the team defeated Chile 3–0.

Competitive record

Pan American Team Championships

South American Games

Mixed team

South American Team Championships

Central American and Caribbean Games

Bolivarian Games

Mixed team

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Junior competitive record

Suhandinata Cup

Pan American Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

South American Junior Team Championships

Mixed team

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

Men's team

Women's team

Previous squads

• South American Games: 2018
• South American Team Championships: 2012
• Bolivarian Games: 2017, 2022

References

1. "World Junior Championships | BWF Corporate". Retrieved 2022-08-15.
2. "Historia -". fvbadminton.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
3. "BWF - World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2015 - Team: [VEN] Venezuela - General". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
4. "2013 Bolivarian Games Mixed Team Tournament Results". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
5. "Equipos Mixta - Bádminton - XIX Juegos Bolivarianos Valledupar Colombia 2022". XIX Juegos Bolivarianos Valledupar Colombia 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
6. "Badminton at Bolivarian Games 2022 – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved 2024-06-29.
7. Vargas, Dinaisa (2023-12-07). "Venezuela gana bronce en Suramericano de Bádminton". Ministerio de Juventud y Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-29.

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