Juliana Viana Vieira
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| Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 September 2004 Teresina, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 46 (WS 6 August 2024) 49 (WD with Sânia Lima 23 January 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 46 (WS) 129 (WD with Sânia Lima) (6 August 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Juliana Viana Vieira (born 23 September 2004) is a Brazilian badminton player.[1] She made her Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics where she represented Brazil in the women's singles event.
Career
[edit]Juliana was called up to represent the Brazilian national team in the 2020 Pan Am Women's Team Championships and won a bronze medal. In 2021, she won a bronze medal at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.[2] She also won the Brazil International and the Dominican Open that year.[3]
In 2022, Juliana won two international titles in women's singles at the Brazil International and the Peru International. She also competed in the 2022 South American Games and won gold in women's singles, doubles and in the mixed team event.[4]
In 2023, Juliana won the women's singles title at the Santo Domingo Open. She also won the women's doubles title partnered with Sânia Lima. She also won the El Salvador International and gained enough ranking points to qualify for the 2023 BWF World Championships.[5] In the 2023 World Championships, she first beat Insyirah Khan of Singapore in the first round but lost out to Pornpawee Chochuwong in the second round.[6]
In 2024, she qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics women's singles event. In Group D, she lost her first match to Supanida Katethong of Thailand 16–21, 19–21. In her second match, she defeated Lo Sin Yan of Hong Kong 21–19, 21–14, making her the first ever Brazilian to win a match in badminton at the Olympic Games.[7][8]
Achievements
[edit]Pan American Games
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |
 Sânia Lima
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 Annie Xu Kerry Xu
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7–21, 18–21 |  Bronze
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South American Games
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Estadio León Condou, Asuncion, Paraguay | Sâmia Lima
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21–14, 21–10 |  Gold
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Estadio León Condou, Asuncion, Paraguay |
Sânia Lima
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Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima
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26–24, 21–13 | Gold
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South American Championships
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Ginásio Univille, Joinville, Brazil | Jaqueline Lima
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18–21, 21–18, 21–13 | Gold
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Junior Pan American Games
[edit]Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia |  Rachel Chan
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8–21, 9–21 | Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Brazil International | Jaqueline Lima
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14–21, 25–23, 21–15 |  Winner
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| 2021 | Dominican Open | Sâmia Lima
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21–9, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2021 | El Salvador International | Ishika Jaiswal
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19–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2022 | Brazil International |  Vanessa García
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21–13, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2022 | Perú International | Haramara Gaitán
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21–16, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2023 | Santo Domingo Open | Sâmia Lima
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21–7, 21–3 | Winner
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| 2023 | El Salvador International | Disha Gupta
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21–12, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2024 | Perú International | Chloe Hoang
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21–16, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2024 | El Salvador International |  Yevheniia Kantemyr
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21–10, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2024 | Canadian International | Michelle Li
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21–18, 14–21, 21–17 | Winner
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Santo Domingo Open | Sânia Lima
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Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima
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21–16, 24–22 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Juliana Viana Vieira". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ ""Since I Was Little I Decided to Focus on Sports" – Juliana Viana Vieira – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ Deporte, Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y. "Badmintonistas mexicanos logran plata y tres bronces en Serie Internacional en Perú". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Badminton do Piauí conquista sete medalhas para o Brasil nos Jogos Sul-Americanos de Assunção". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Piauiense Juliana Vieira conquista o título do El Salvador International 2023". Febapi - Badminton Piauí (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Pan Am Players at BWF World Championships 2023 – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Juliana Viana supera atleta de Hong Kong e fatura 1ª vitória de uma brasileira em Olimpíadas". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-07-29. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ Mason, Oliver (2024-07-30). "Historic Victory for Brazil in Olympic Badminton". The Rio Times. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
External links
[edit]- Juliana Viana Vieira at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Confederação Brasileira de Badminton Atleta
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Teresina
- Sportspeople from Piauí
- Brazilian female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Brazil
- Badminton players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- South American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- South American Games medalists in badminton
- 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen