Nikté Sotomayor
Appearance
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Nickname(s) | Niky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Nikté Alejandra Sotomayor Ovando[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Guatemala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Retalhuleu, Guatemala | 1 July 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 51.7 kg (114 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | José María Solís Sánchez[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 89 (WS 31 January 2023) 63 (WD 30 July 2019) 62 (XD 2 April 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Nikté Alejandra Sotomayor Ovando (born 1 July 1994) is a Guatemalan badminton player.[2][3] She won the bronze medals at the 2019 Pan American Games in the women's singles, and at the 2021 Pan Am Championships in the women's doubles. Sotomayor will representing her country to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,[1] as the first ever Guatemalan female badminton player to compete at the Olympic Games.[4]
Achievements
[edit]Pan American Games
[edit]Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru | ![]() |
8–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
Pan Am Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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11–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
Central American and Caribbean Games
[edit]Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Omega Complex, Veracruz, Mexico | ![]() |
15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Coliseo Complejo El Polvorín, San Salvador, El Salvador | ![]() |
19–21, 11–21[5] | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Omega Complex, Veracruz, Mexico |
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16–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Coliseo Complejo El Polvorín, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Diana Corleto | ![]() ![]() |
21–18, 21–23, 16–21[6][7] | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Raymond Dalmau Coliseum, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
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21–18, 9–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Omega Complex, Veracruz, Mexico |
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15–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series (21 titles, 12 runners-up)
[edit]Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Guatemala International | ![]() |
17–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Guatemala International | ![]() |
21–16, 21–18 | ![]() |
2013 | Carebaco International | ![]() |
21–10, 21–16 | ![]() |
2016 | Colombia International | ![]() |
21–9, 21–8 | ![]() |
2017 | Guatemala Future Series | ![]() |
23–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2021 | Santo Domingo Open | ![]() |
21–17, 21–18 | ![]() |
2023 | Mexico Future Series | ![]() |
21–16, 22–20 | ![]() |
2024 | Giraldilla International | ![]() |
14–21, 21–18, 11–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Guatemala International | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–8 | ![]() |
2013 | Venezuela International | ![]() |
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24–22, 21–18 | ![]() |
2013 | Guatemala International | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–19 | ![]() |
2016 | Guatemala International | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2018 | Santo Domingo Open | ![]() |
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20–22, 17–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Suriname International | ![]() |
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10–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2018 | El Salvador International | ![]() |
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18–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Peru Future Series | ![]() |
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21–17, 5–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Peru International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
2019 | Mexico Future Series | ![]() |
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13–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2021 | Santo Domingo Open | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–14 | ![]() |
2021 | Peru International | ![]() |
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24–22, 21–7 | ![]() |
2021 | Guatemala Future Series | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–13 | ![]() |
2022 | Santo Domingo Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Brazil International | ![]() |
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16–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
2022 | Guatemala International | ![]() |
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19–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Guatemala International | ![]() |
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21–18, 17–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Guatemala International | ![]() |
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13–21, 21–14, 21–19 | ![]() |
2012 | Suriname International | ![]() |
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12–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Venezuela International | ![]() |
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21–11, 19–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2013 | Guatemala International | ![]() |
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21–11, 19–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2015 | Jamaica International | ![]() |
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18–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Guatemala International | ![]() |
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21–8, 21–14 | ![]() |
2016 | Colombia International | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–14, 21–15 | ![]() |
2017 | Guatemala Future Series | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–12 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Tokyo 2020, Un Sueño Hecho Realidad Para Nikté Sotomayor" [Tokyo 2020, A Dream Come True For Nikté Sotomayor]. Guatemalan Olympic Committee (in Spanish). 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Players: Nikte Alejandra Sotomayor". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Biografias: Nikté Sotomayor". Federación Nacional de Bádminton de Guatemala (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Histórica clasificación de la badmintonista Nikté Sotomayor a Juegos Olímpicos" [Historic qualification of badminton player Nikté Sotomayor to the Olympic Games]. ESPN (in Spanish). 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Badminton: Women's singles semi-finals match 2" (PDF). Comité Organizador de los XXIV Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Badminton: Women's doubles finals gold medal match" (PDF). Comité Organizador de los XXIV Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Reyes, Diego (7 July 2023). "Guatemala conquista cuatro medallas en el bádminton de San Salvador 2023". Emisoras Unidas. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Nikté Sotomayor at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Retalhuleu Department
- Guatemalan female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Guatemala
- Badminton players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Badminton players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Badminton players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Badminton players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Guatemala
- Pan American Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Guatemala
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Guatemala
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Guatemala
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Centro Caribe Sports
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Centro Caribe Sports
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in badminton