National badminton team
Venezuela |
| Association | Federación Venezolana de Badminton (FVBAD) |
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| Confederation | BPA (Pan America) |
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| President | Dhayisbel Torrealba |
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| Current ranking | 90  2 (2 January 2024) |
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| Highest ranking | 69 (4 April 2023) |
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The Venezuela national badminton team (Spanish: Selección Venezolana de bádminton) represents Venezuela in international badminton team competitions.[1] It is controlled by the Venezuelan Badminton Association, the governing body for Venezuelan badminton. The Venezuelan junior team have competed in the BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event, which is also called the Suhandinata Cup.[2]
The Venezuelan team also competed in the South American Games. The nation won a bronze in mixed doubles at the 2018 South American Games.
History
It is unknown when badminton was first played in Venezuela. Former president of Venezuela, Marcos Pérez Jiménez was said to have played badminton recreationally in his spare time in 1952. Locals also claimed that badminton was brought over to the country by military officers from Europe.[3]
The Venezuelan Badminton Association was formed in 1960 and the national team competed in the 1959 Mexico City International held in Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico.[3]
Mixed team
The Venezuelan mixed team competed in their first international team tournament at the 2009 Bolivarian Games. The team finished in third place. In 2013, the team competed in the 2013 Bolivarian Games mixed team event. The team lost the third place tie to the Dominican Republic. The team then competed in the next edition of the Bolivarian Games and finished fourth for a second time.[4]
In the 2022 Bolivarian Games, the Venezuelan mixed team were eliminated in the quarter-finals after narrowly losing to the Dominican Republic.[5][6]
