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Spanish Beatriz Corrales at the 2015 Finnish Open Badminton Championships in Vantaa, Finland The BWF organizes several international competitions, including the Thomas Cup , the premier men's international team event first held in 1948–1949 , and the Uber Cup , the women's equivalent first held in 1956–1957 .
He competed in badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's singles. He was the first Spanish man to win a match at an Olympic Games. He won in the first round against Petr Koukal (Czech Republic), 21–17, 16–21, 21–16, then he lost in the next match, against the 2004 Athens Olympics gold medalist Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia), 20–22, 11–21 after having a notable performance in ...
Clara Azurmendi Moreno [a] (born 4 May 1998) is a Spanish badminton player. [2] She won the bronze medal at the Baku 2015 European Games in the women's singles event. [3] She won her first international title at the 2016 Bulgarian International tournament. [4] Azurmendi competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [5]
The Spanish team have never participated in the Thomas Cup but have been in the Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup. The Spanish team has enjoyed success throughout the individual events. Spain has won one Olympic medal in badminton and three gold medals at the BWF World Championships. All of these medals were won by former world number 1 Carolina Marín.
Carolina María Marín Martín (born 15 June 1993) is a Spanish badminton player. She is an Olympic Champion , three-time World Champion , and eight-time European Champion. She once held the No. 1 BWF World Ranking in women's singles for a total of 66 weeks.
The Spain Masters (Spanish: Maestros de España) is an annual badminton tournament held in Spain. This tournament is part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF World Tour Super 300 .
The Spanish Badminton Federation (FESBA, Spanish: Federación Española de Bádminton) is the governing body for the sport of badminton in Spain. The organization hosts the annual Spanish International Badminton Tournament and has also hosted the 2001 and 2006 IBF World Championships .
The Spanish International or Spanish Open is an international badminton tournament held annually, since 1974, and is hosted by the Spanish Badminton Federation (FESBA). Winners [ edit ]