| Karyn Velez | |||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Chibby | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Karyn Cecilia Velez | ||||||||||||||
| Country |  United States Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1990 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 August 2013 (aged 23) Pasig, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Women's singles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 67 (September 23, 2010) | ||||||||||||||
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Karyn Cecilia Velez (March 5, 1990 – August 12, 2013) was a Filipino-American badminton player who competed in international level events.[1]
Velez died of serious injuries in a head-on car crash aged 23. The van driver who struck her vehicle pleaded guilty for homicide after he was charged for reckless driving.[2][3]
Before her death, she was aiming to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]