Uriel Canjura
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | El Salvador | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2000-09-12) 12 September 2000 (age 23) Suchitoto, El Salvador.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 49 (7 November 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 50 (23 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile | ![]() | 11–21, 10–21 | ![]() | [11] |
Pan Am Championships
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador | ![]() | 18–21, 21–18, 13–21 | ![]() |
2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() | 10–21, 5–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() | 21–14, 17–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Junior Pan American Games
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia | ![]() | 8–21, 6–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 4 runners-up)
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | El Salvador International | ![]() | 21–11, 11–21, 21–13 | ![]() |
2021 | El Salvador International | ![]() | 21–14, 21–12 | ![]() |
2022 | Brazil International | ![]() | 21–17, 21–15 | ![]() |
2022 | Guatemala International | ![]() | 20–22, 20–22 | ![]() |
2022 | Peru International | ![]() | 12–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2022 | El Salvador International | ![]() | 21–18, 21–23, 21–18 | ![]() |
2023 | Peru International | ![]() | 11–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Suriname International | ![]() | 21–11, 21–12 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Guatemala Future Series | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
Boys' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Guatemala Junior International | ![]() | 21–12, 21–19 | ![]() |
2016 | Colombia Junior International | ![]() | 21–17, 21–10 | ![]() |
2018 | Mexican Junior International | ![]() | 19–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Colombia Junior International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 22–20 | ![]() |
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
- ^ Acosta, Sara (16 December 2023). "El Salvador cuenta los días para ver en París 2024 al jugador de bádminton Uriel Canjura". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Uriel Canjura – Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Canjura Artiga Uriel Francisco". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Uriel Francisco Canjura Artiga". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Uriel Canjura el badmintonista de plata panamericana forjado en Suchitoto". National Institute of Sports of El Salvador. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Uriel Canjura". El Salvador Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Pizarro, Carlos (21 April 2024). "Uriel Canjura: El orgullo salvadoreño en los juegos olímpicos de Paris 2024" (in Spanish). Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "El bádminton, con Uriel Canjura, pone a El Salvador en París" (in Spanish). SWI swissinfo. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers finalised". Badminton World Federation. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ Escalante, Varinia (21 July 2024). "El abanderado Uriel Canjura ya viaja a París" (in Spanish). Elsalvador.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Uriel Canjura recibe medalla de bronce para El Salvador en los Panamericanos Santiago 2023". El Gráfico (El Salvador) (in Spanish). 25 October 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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Preceded by | Flag bearer for ![]() Paris 2024 with Celina Márquez | Succeeded by Incumbent |