Giuliana Póveda

Carmen Giuliana Póveda Flores (born 27 July 2001) is a Peruvian para-badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. She is a double World champion, four-time Pan American champion and a Parapan American Games champion.^[1][2]

Carmen Póveda

Personal information
Full name	Carmen Giuliana Póveda Flores
Born	(2001-07-27) 27 July 2001 (age 23) Lima, Peru
Sport
Country	Peru
Sport	Para-badminton
Event(s)	Women's singles SS6 Women's doubles SH6 Mixed doubles SH6
Coached by	Isaac Nunes
Medal record Para-badminton Representing  Peru World Championships 2019 Basel Women's singles 2022 Tokyo Women's doubles 2017 Ulsan Women's singles 2019 Basel Women's doubles 2022 Tokyo Women's singles 2022 Tokyo Mixed doubles 2017 Ulsan Women's doubles 2017 Ulsan Mixed doubles 2024 Pattaya Women's singles 2024 Pattaya Women's doubles Pan American Championships 2018 Lima Women's singles 2018 Lima Women's doubles 2022 Cali Women's singles 2022 Cali Mixed doubles 2018 Lima Mixed doubles Parapan American Games 2023 Santiago Women's singles 2023 Santiago Mixed doubles

Sporting career

Póveda Flores was brought up in a sporting family and introduced to sport aged six when she started playing football in a neighbourhood football club; her two sisters played football and volleyball while her father was a footballer and her mother, Lidia Flores, was an accomplished volleyball player. Carmen switched to badminton aged fourteen because of training schedule irregularities.^[3][4]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Rachel Choong	15–21, 7–21	Silver
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Rachel Choong	21–9, 21–19	Gold
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Rina Marlina	14–21, 14–21	Silver
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Lin Shuangbao	16–21, 13–21	Bronze

Women’s doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Randika Doling	Rebecca Bedford Rachel Choong	5–21, 8–21	Bronze
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Katherine Valli	Rebecca Bedford Rachel Choong	25–27, 17–21	Silver
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Rubí Fernández	Daria Bujnicka Oliwia Szmigiel	21–13, 21–14	Gold
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Rubí Fernández	Li Fengmei Lin Shuangbao	7–21, 14–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Niall McVeigh	Fabien Morat Rebecca Bedford	15–21, 18–21	Bronze
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Nilton Quispe	Subhan Rina Marlina	9–21, 15–21	Silver

References

1. "Giuliana Poveda Flores (in Spanish)". Badminton Peru. 19 January 2024.
2. "Now they look at us with different eyes (in Spanish)". El Comercio. 28 July 2023.
3. "Sports upbringing gives edge to Poveda". BWF Badminton. 7 August 2019.
4. "Giuliana Poveda: Born to be Great (in Spanish)". www.gob.pe. 17 August 2017.