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Vitor Tavares
Personal information
Birth nameVitor Gonçalves Tavares
CountryBrazil
Born (1999-03-07) 7 March 1999 (age 25)
Curitiba, Brazil
Height1.40 m (4 ft 7 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles and doubles SH6
Highest ranking2 (MS 4 July 2022)
1 (MD with Miles Krajewski 20 April 2023)
2 (XD with Rubí Fernández 1 January 2019)
Current ranking2 (MS)
4 (MD with Miles Krajewski) (3 September 2024)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Men's singles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Men's doubles
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Men's singles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cali Men's singles
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima Men's doubles
BWF profile

Vitor Gonçalves Tavares (born 7 March 1999) is a Brazilian para badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. He is a five-time World medalist and is a Parapan American Games champion. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where he reached the bronze medal match in the men's singles SH6 but lost to Krysten Coombs.[1][2][3]

Achievements

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Paralympic Games

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Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Hong Kong Chu Man Kai 23–21, 16–21, 21–12 Bronze

World Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim 13–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan England Jack Shephard 14–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand India Krishna Nagar 16–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
United States Miles Krajewski Hong Kong Chu Man Kai
Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim
13–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
United States Miles Krajewski South Korea Lee Dae-sung
Thailand Natthapong Meechai
21–19, 11–21, 15–21 Silver Silver
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
United States Miles Krajewski China Lin Naili
China Zeng Qingtao
9–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
Peru Rubí Fernández Scotland Robert Laing
England Rebecca Bedford
11–21, 25–23, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

Parapan American Games

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Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 National Sport Village, Lima, Peru United States Miles Krajewski 21–18, 14–21, 21–14 Gold Gold
2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile United States Miles Krajewski 19–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

Pan Am Championships

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Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 National Sport Village, Lima, Peru United States Miles Krajewski 21–13, 21–13 Gold Gold
2022 Coliseo Alberto León Betancur, Cali, Colombia United States Miles Krajewski 21–12, 14–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles SH6

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 National Sport Village,
Lima, Peru
United States Miles Krajewski Brazil Dhiego Vidal Guimarães
Peru Jesús Salva
21–7, 21–9 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles SH6

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 National Sport Village,
Lima, Peru
Peru Rubí Fernández Peru Jesús Salva
Peru Giuliana Póveda
21–12, 21–19 Gold Gold

South American Championships

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Men's singles SH6

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru Peru Jesús Salva 21–8, 21–10 Gold Gold

Men's doubles SH6

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru
Peru Jesús Salva Argentina Angel Ielpo
Argentina Jonatan Mattos
21–4, 21–8 Gold Gold
Chile Cristóbal Brunet
Chile David López
21–8, 21–7
Chile Brayan Abarca
Peru Nilton Quispe
21–8, 21–2

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (4 titles, 6 runners-up)

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The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[4]

Men's singles SH6

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 India Krishna Nagar 26–24, 17–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 France Charles Noakes 15–21, 21–16, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 England Jack Shephard 17–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 France Charles Noakes 20–22, 21–19, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Chu Man Kai 22–20, 12–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Western Australia Para Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Wong Chun Yim 22–20, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Hong Kong Chu Man Kai 18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles SH6

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 United States Miles Krajewski India Dhinagaran Pandurangan
India Sivarajan Solaimalai
Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Canada Justin Kendrick
Canada Wyatt Lightfoot
21–7, 21–19
France Maxime Greboval
Spain Iván Segura
21–13, 21–17
Peru Nilton Quispe
Peru Jesús Salva
21–13, 21–12
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 United States Miles Krajewski South Korea Lee Dae-sung
Thailand Natthapong Meechai
14–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 United States Miles Krajewski Canada Justin Kendrick
Canada Wyatt Lightfoot
21–9, 21–12 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
India Krishna Nagar
India Sivarajan Solaimalai
24–26, 17–21
Peru Nilton Quispe
Peru Jesús Salva
21–12, 22–20

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Men's singles SH6

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Peru Para Badminton International Japan Yohei Hatakeyama 21–12, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Brazil Para Badminton International Japan Yohei Hatakeyama 21–9, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International India Krishna Nagar 21–18, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Peru Para Badminton International India Krishna Nagar 21–17, 14–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles SH6

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Indonesia Para Badminton International Peru Rubí Fernández Peru Jesús Salva
Peru Giuliana Póveda
21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Canada Para Badminton Championships Poland Daria Bujnicka United States Miles Krajewski
United States Katherine Valli
21–16, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Poland Oliwia Szmigiel India Krishna Nagar
Poland Maria Bartusz
19–21, 24–22, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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  1. ^ "Vitor Goncalves Tavares - Brazilian Paralympic Committee (in Portuguese)". Brazilian Paralympic Committee. 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Vitor Goncalves Tavares - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 4 January 2024.
  3. ^ "With Willpower and Great Dedication Comes Vitor Tavares". BWF Olympics. 14 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
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