Inés Lucía Castillo Salazar (born 7 December 1999) is a Peruvian badminton player.[1] She represented Peru in women's singles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Inés Castillo
Personal information
Birth nameInés Lucía Castillo Salazar
CountryPeru
Born (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 24)
Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking47 (WS 2 July 2024)
66 (WD with Paula la Torre Regal 21 March 2023)
55 (XD with José Guevara 7 November 2023)
Current ranking51 (WS)
123 (WD with Paula la Torre Regal)
102 (XD with José Guevara) (6 August 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Peru
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guatemala City Women's doubles
Pan Am Female Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tacarigua Women's team
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asuncion Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asuncion Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asuncion Women's doubles
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Rio de Janeiro Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guayaquil Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Lima Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Lima Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guayaquil Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guayaquil Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guayaquil Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Lima Women's doubles
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Santa Marta Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santa Marta Women's doubles
Pan Am Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Lima Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Career

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In 2016, she competed at the 2016 BWF World Junior Championships and reached the second round.[2] In 2018, she reached the semi-finals of the Pan American Championships with her partner Paula la Torre Regal but lost to Rachel Honderich and Kristen Tsai 10–21, 12–21.

In 2023, she won a bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in the mixed doubles event with José Guevara.[3] In 2024, she qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4] She was placed in Group J with Aya Ohori of Japan and Neslihan Arın of Turkey. She lost her first match to Neslihan Arın 16–21, 17–21 and then her second match to Aya Ohori 12–21, 8–21.[5][6]

Personal life

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Castillo was born in Boynton Beach, Florida. Her father, Gonzalo Castillo is a former badminton player and president of the Peru Badminton Federation.[7]

Achievements

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Pan American Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Olympic Training Center,
Santiago, Chile
  José Guevara   Ty Alexander Lindeman
  Josephine Wu
10–21, 11–21   Bronze

Pan Am Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
  Paula la Torre Regal   Rachel Honderich
  Kristen Tsai
10–21, 12–21   Bronze

South American Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Evo Morales Coliseum, Cochabamba, Bolivia   Fabiana Silva 16–21, 13–21   Bronze
2022 Estadio León Condou, Asuncion, Paraguay   Sâmia Lima 16–21, 18–21   Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Evo Morales Coliseum,
Cochabamba, Bolivia
  Paula la Torre Regal   Luana Vicente
  Fabiana Silva
9–21, 11–21   Bronze
2022 Estadio León Condou,
Asuncion, Paraguay
  Paula la Torre Regal   Sânia Lima
  Juliana Viana Vieira
14–21, 16–21   Bronze

South American Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru   Fernanda Saponara 11–21, 11–21   Bronze
2019 Coliseo Abel Jimenez Parra, Guayaquil, Ecuador   Daniela Macías 11–21, 14–21   Bronze
2020 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru   Daniela Macías 17–21, 17–21   Silver
2022 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru   Fernanda Saponara 21–13, 19–21, 22–20   Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru
  Paula la Torre Regal   Daniela Macías
  Dánica Nishimura
13–21, 16–21   Bronze
2019 Coliseo Abel Jimenez Parra,
Guayaquil, Ecuador
  Inés Mendoza   Monaliza Feitosa
  Lorena Vieira
21–12, 18–21, 12–21   Bronze
2020 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru
  Paula la Torre Regal   Daniela Macías
  Dánica Nishimura
19–21, 10–21   Silver
2022 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru
  Paula la Torre Regal   Bianca de Oliveira Lima
  Lohaynny Vicente
21–14, 14–21, 20–22   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Coliseo Abel Jimenez Parra,
Guayaquil, Ecuador
  José Guevara   Daniel la Torre Regal
  Daniela Macías
18–21, 24–22, 13–21   Bronze
2022 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru
  José Guevara   Diego Mini
  Paula la Torre Regal
23–21, 19–21, 21–18   Gold

Bolivarian Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Coliseo Arena de Sal, Valledupar, Colombia   Maria Pérez 21–11, 21–19   Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Coliseo Colegio Cooedumag,
Santa Marta, Colombia
  Paula la Torre Regal   Nairoby Abigail Jiménez
  Licelott Sánchez
16–21, 16–21   Bronze
2022 Coliseo Arena de Sal,
Valledupar, Colombia
  Paula la Torre Regal   Namie Miyahira
  Fernanda Saponara
16–21, 21–18, 21–17   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Coliseo Arena de Sal,
Valledupar, Colombia
  José Guevara   Javier Alas
  Fatima Centeno
21–18, 13–21, 21–13   Gold

Pan Am Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 CAR lla Videna,
Lima, Peru
  Paula la Torre Regal   Jackeline Luz
  Amanda Santos
15–21, 20–22   Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 7 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2020 Internacional Mexicano   Sabrina Solís 20–22, 8–21   Runner-up
2023 Giraldilla International   Hristomira Popovska 16–21, 21–16, 20–22   Runner-up
2023 Chile International   Yasmine Hamza 16–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2023 Peru Future Series   Lauren Lam Walkover   Winner
2023 Peru Challenge   Kaoru Sugiyama 3–21, 6–21   Runner-up
2023 Venezuela International   Yasmine Hamza 21–12, 21–18   Winner
2023 Peru International Series   Yasmine Hamza 19–21, 21–15, 21–9   Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Peru International Series   Paula la Torre Regal   Daniela Macias
  Dánica Nishimura
12–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2018 Jamaica International   Paula la Torre Regal   Jamie Hsu
  Jamie Subandhi
15–21, 8–21   Runner-up
2018 Peru Future Series   Paula la Torre Regal   Daniela Macías
  Dánica Nishimura
16–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2018 Peru International   Paula la Torre Regal   Daniela Macías
  Dánica Nishimura
11–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2019 Giraldilla International   Paula la Torre Regal   Daniela Macías
  Dánica Nishimura
9–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2020 Peru Future Series   Paula la Torre Regal   Daniela Macías
  Dánica Nishimura
19–21, 22–20, 19–21   Runner-up
2023 Peru Future Series   Paula la Torre Regal   Fernanda Munar Solimano
  Rafaela Munar Solimano
21–14, 21–14   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Carebaco International   Bruno Barrueto Deza   Daniel la Torre Regal
  Dánica Nishimura
16–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2019 Giraldilla International   José Guevara   Mario Cuba
  Daniela Macías
12–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2023 Peru Future Series   José Guevara   Diego Mini
  Paula la Torre Regal
17–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2023 Lagos International   José Guevara   Miha Ivančič
  Petra Polanc
21–17, 21–15   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Paula La Torre Regal". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. ^ "(BWF World Junior Championships 2016) Dua Ganda Putri ke Babak Ketiga". badmintonindonesia.org (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Inés Castillo y José Guevara lograron el bronce en bádminton". Todo Sport (in Spanish). 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  4. ^ "Inés Castillo clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos París 2024". www.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  5. ^ "Neslihan Arin finishes her Olympic run with a victory". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  6. ^ "Inés Castillo se despidió de París 2024 tras caer ante Aya Ohori". Ovación Corporación Deportiva (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  7. ^ RedactorJDA, Joaquín Del Aguila (2024-07-27). "Inés Castillo se confiesa previo a su debut en París 2024: "Me gustaría demostrar cómo lucha una peruana"". Diario Deportivo El Diez (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
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