Uriel Canjura

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Uriel Canjura
Personal information
CountryEl Salvador
Born (2000-09-12) 12 September 2000 (age 23)
Suchitoto, El Salvador. [1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [2]
Weight55 kg (121 lb) [2]
HandednessRight [3]
Men's singles
Highest ranking49 (7 November 2023)
Current ranking52 (27 August 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago Men's singles
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Kingston Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Guatemala City Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 San Salvador Men's singles
Junior Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Cali–Valle Boys' singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Cali–Valle Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Uriel Francisco Canjura Artiga (born 12 September 2000) is a Salvadoran badminton player. [4] [5] He is a bronze medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games; and also the silver medalists at the 2023 and 2024 Pan Am Championships.

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Career

Canjura started playing badminton at the age of 9, when his stepfather Andrés Ardón, who was also a member of the Salvadoran Badminton Federation, became his first coach. Initially, he used to play soccer but later switched to badminton. Developing his skills in the sport, he went on to represent El Salvador at the 2018 Youth Olympics, where he was also chosen to be the flag bearer for his country. He studied general high school at the Agustina Charvin School in San Salvador and graduated in 2018. In his career so far, he has won international titles in El Salvador, Brazil, and Suriname, besides winning a silver medal at the Pan American Championships in 2024. [6] Canjura qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics, [7] [8] and became the first ever Salvadoran badminton player at the Olympics. [9] He was assigned as the country flag bearer during the parade of nations in the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. [10]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Yang 11–21, 10–21 Med 3.png Bronze [11]

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón 18–21, 21–18, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Yang 10–21, 5–21 Med 2.png Silver
2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón21–14, 17–21, 13–21 Med 2.png Silver

Junior Pan American Games

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2021 Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Yang 8–21, 6–21 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021 Pacific Valley Events Center,
Yumbo, Valle, Colombia
Flag of El Salvador.svg Fátima Centeno Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Yang
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rachel Chan
13–21, 14–21 Med 2.png Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2019 El Salvador International Flag of the United States.svg Howard Shu 21–11, 11–21, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021El Salvador International Flag of Brazil.svg Donnians Oliveira 21–14, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 Brazil International Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo Atilano 21–17, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 Guatemala International Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Toti 20–22, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 Peru International Flag of Brazil.svg Jonathan Matías 12–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022El Salvador International Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón 21–18, 21–23, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Peru International Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Caponio 11–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 Suriname International Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Toti21–11, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Guatemala Future Series Flag of El Salvador.svg Fátima Centeno Flag of Guatemala.svg Jonathan Solís
Flag of Guatemala.svg Nikté Sotomayor
15–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Boys' singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016Guatemala Junior International Flag of Mexico.svg Andrés Ramírez 21–12, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Colombia Junior International Flag of Argentina.svg Christopher Martínez 21–17, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Mexican Junior International Flag of Brazil.svg Fabrício Farias 19–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Colombia Junior International Flag of El Salvador.svg Fátima Centeno Flag of Colombia.svg Yamit Gironza
Flag of Colombia.svg Tatiana Muñoz
21–12, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

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References

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