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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Ygor Coelho
Coelho in 2020
Personal information
Birth nameYgor Coelho de Oliveira
CountryBrazil
Born (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 27)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking30 (15 March 2018)
Current ranking51 (27 August 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Men's singles
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Havana Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Guatemala City Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 San Salvador Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kingston Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Guatemala City Men's singles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Campinas Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
Pan Am Male Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Acapulco Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2024 São Paulo Men's team
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Mixed team
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He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]

Career

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

Pan American Games

Men's singles

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Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru Canada Brian Yang 21–19, 21–10 Gold Gold
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Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

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Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba Cuba Osleni Guerrero 12–21, 21–16, 21–10 Gold Gold
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Canada Jason Ho-Shue 21–12, 21–15 Gold Gold
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador
Canada Brian Yang 21–17, 10–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica Canada Brian Yang 21–16, 14–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze
2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala Kevin Cordón 19–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze
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South American Games

Men's singles

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Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Evo Morales Coliseum, Cochabamba, Bolivia Brazil Artur Pomoceno 19–21, 23–21, 21–12 Gold Gold
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Men's doubles

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Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Evo Morales Coliseum,
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Brazil Artur Pomoceno Peru Bruno Barrueto
Peru Diego Mini
23–21, 21–18 Gold Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's singles

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Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Puerto Rico International United States Howard Shu 21–16, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Guatemala International Guatemala Kevin Cordón 20–22, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Brazil International Guatemala Kevin Cordón 21–18, 20–22, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Peru International Canada Martin Giuffre 21–11, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Brazil International Sri Lanka Niluka Karunaratne 21–9, 14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Polish Open Malaysia Tan Jia Wei 13–21, 22–20, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Peru International Italy Rosario Maddaloni 21–12, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Brazil International Russia Sergey Sirant 21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Scottish Open India Lakshya Sen 21–18, 18–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Peru International Canada Brian Yang 16–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Brazil International Guatemala Kevin Cordón 20–22, 21–14, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Guatemala International Guatemala Kevin Cordón 17–21, 21–11, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 El Salvador International Guatemala Kevin Cordón 17–21, 21–15, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
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