Luana Vicente

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Luana Vicente
Personal information
Birth nameLuana Tamara de Oliveira Vicente
CountryBrazil
Born (1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 (age 30)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Residence Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking131 (WS 5 April 2012)
35 (WD 8 July 2016)
74 (XD 1 September 2016)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Women's doubles
Pan American Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Markham Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Campinas Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Markham Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Mixed team
South American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Cochabamba Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Cochabamba Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Cochabamba Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Luana Tamara de Oliveira Vicente (born 30 January 1994) is a Brazilian badminton player who won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.

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Personal life

Vicente was born on 30 January 1994 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [1] Her younger sister Lohaynny Vicente is also an international badminton player. When Luana was six, her father, a drug dealer, was killed in a shootout with the police. [2] Following her father's death, her mother moved the family from the west of the city to Chacrinha, a favela in the north of Rio. She now lives with her sister in Campinas, São Paulo, in a house funded by the Brazilian Badminton Federation. [2]

Career

Both Vicente and her sister began playing badminton through a programme set up by a coach to teach the sport to kids in the community. [2]

Vicente won a silver medal in the women's doubles at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, playing alongside her sister . [2] The pair defeated Daigenis Saturria and Bermary Polanco of the Dominican Republic in the quarterfinals then Alex Bruce and Phyllis Chan of Canada in the semifinals. In the final they lost to the American pairing of Eva Lee and Paula Lynn Obañana by a score of 14−21, 6−21, to finish as runners-up. [3]

Vicente competed at the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal in the team event, and also the silver medals in the women's and mixed doubles event. [4]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre,
Toronto, Canada
Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Paula Lynn Obañana
14–21, 6–21 Med 2.png Silver

Pan Am Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada
Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Paula Lynn Obañana
21–23, 14–21 Med 2.png Silver

South American Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Evo Morales Coliseum,
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiana Silva Flag of Peru.svg Daniela Macías
Flag of Peru.svg Dánica Nishimura
20–22, 10–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Evo Morales Coliseum,
Cochabamba, Bolivia
Flag of Brazil.svg Artur Pomoceno Flag of Peru.svg Daniel la Torre Regal
Flag of Peru.svg Dánica Nishimura
17–21, 11–21 Med 2.png Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2015 Carebaco International Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente 15–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Carebaco International Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of Barbados.svg Mariama Eastmond
Flag of Barbados.svg Shari Watson
21–16, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Miami International Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of the United States.svg Dayanis Alvarez
Flag of the United States.svg Shannon Pohl
21–9, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Internacional Mexicano Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of Mexico.svg Cynthia González
Flag of Mexico.svg Victoria Montero
21–10, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Mercosul International Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of Brazil.svg Paula B. Pereira
Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiana Silva
21–11, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Argentina International Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of Brazil.svg Paula B. Pereira
Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiana Silva
18–21, 21–11, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Venezuela International Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of Brazil.svg Paula B. Pereira
Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiana Silva
21–13, 21–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Peru International Series Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of Brazil.svg Paula B. Pereira
Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiana Silva
21–9, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Chile International Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of Brazil.svg Paula B. Pereira
Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiana Silva
21–18, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015Internacional Mexicano Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of Mexico.svg Cynthia González
Flag of Mexico.svg Mariana Ugalde
21–8, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Chile International Challenge Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Paula Lynn Obañana
17–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018International Mexicano Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of Peru.svg Daniela Macías
Flag of Peru.svg Dánica Nishimura
23–25, 21–16, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Santo Domingo Open Flag of Brazil.svg Lohaynny Vicente Flag of Guatemala.svg Diana Corleto
Flag of Guatemala.svg Nikté Sotomayor
22–20, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Internacional Mexicano Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Yuwan Tjong Flag of Austria.svg David Obernosterer
Flag of Austria.svg Elisabeth Baldauf
17–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Chile International Challenge Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Yuwan Tjong Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Chew
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Subandhi
14–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Prada, Paulo (11 May 2016). "From violence to the Olympics, all in their hometown". Reuters UJ. Reuters. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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