Jaime Aránguiz

Jaime Aránguiz
Personal information
Birth nameJaime Nicolás Aránguiz Urrutia
Country Chile
Born (1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 31)
Santiago, Chile
HandednessRight
Men's singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking7 (MS 18 July 2023)
16 (MD with Yuri Ferrigno 2 August 2023)
4 (XD with To Man-kei 21 May 2024)
Current ranking10 (MS)
51 (MD with Lee Sam-seop)
8 (XD with To Man-kei) (8 October 2024)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  Chile
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Men's singles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cali Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cali Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Cali Mixed doubles
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Jaime Nicolás Aránguiz Urrutia (born 22 November 1992) is a Chilean para-badminton player. He won gold in the men's singles WH2 event at the 2023 Parapan American Games.[1][2] He became the first Chilean para-badminton player to compete in the Paralympics when he made his debut at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.[3][4][5]

Biography

Aránguiz was born with osteogenesis imperfecta.[6] He was introduced to para-badminton in 2015 by fellow Chilean para-badminton player Catalina Jimeno.[7]

Achievements

Parapan American Games

Men's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Brazil Julio César Godoy 21–15, 21–11 Gold Gold

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 National Sport Village, Lima, Peru Canada Bernard Lapointe 15–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Coliseo Alberto León Betancur, Cali, Colombia Brazil Julio César Godoy 21–14, 21–14 Gold Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 National Sport Village,
Lima, Peru 		Chile Constancio Cancino Brazil Rodolfo Cano
Brazil Gabriel Jannini 		7–21, 7–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Coliseo Alberto León Betancur,
Cali, Colombia 		Colombia Víctor Aragón Brazil Edmar Barbosa
Brazil Rodolfo Cano 		7–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Coliseo Alberto León Betancur,
Cali, Colombia 		Brazil Ana Gomes Brazil José Ambrósio
Brazil Auricélia Nunes 		16–21, 24–22, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

South American Championships

Men's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru Brazil Rômulo Soares 21–17, 21–19 Gold Gold
2022 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru Peru Roberth Fajardo 21–9, 21–14 Gold Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru 		Brazil Rodolfo Cano Peru Ronald Miranda
Brazil Rômulo Soares 		21–5, 21–8 Gold Gold
2022 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru 		Peru Ronald Miranda Brazil Sivaldo Bezerra
Brazil Osvaldo Crema Junior 		21–6, 21–11 Gold Gold
Peru Roberth Fajardo
Peru Fernando Vilcachagua 		19–21, 21–15, 21–6
Argentina Lucas Díaz
Argentina Amilcar Sebastián 		21–15, 21–8
Brazil José Ambrósio
Brazil Sergio Barreto 		21–15, 21–16

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru 		Chile Catalina Jimeno Peru Roberth Fajardo
Peru Pilar Jáuregui 		10–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[8]

Men's singles WH2

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 Japan Daiki Kajiwara 12–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Peru Para-Badminton International Level 2 Japan Takumi Matsumoto 13–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Peru Para-Badminton International Level 2 Brazil Ana Gomes South Korea Ryu Dong-hyun
Peru Pilar Jáuregui 		5–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Canada Para-Badminton International Level 1 Belgium To Man-kei India Prem Kumar Ale
Turkey Emine Seçkin 		13–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Western Australia Para-Badminton International Level 2 Belgium To Man-kei Italy Yuri Ferrigno
Peru Pilar Jáuregui 		21–12, 13–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ^ Chilevisión. "¡Dale campeón! Jaime Aránguiz brilló en el Para bádminton y otorgó a Chile el oro 16 en Santiago 2023 - Chilevisión". www.chilevision.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  2. ^ "Jaime Aránguiz brilla en el bádminton y logra una nueva medalla de oro para el Team ParaChile « Diario y Radio Universidad Chile". radio.uchile.cl (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  3. ^ "Jaime Aránguiz saca boleto para los Juegos Paralímpicos París 2024 « Diario y Radio Universidad Chile". radio.uchile.cl (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  4. ^ "JAIME ARÁNGUIZ SE SUMA AL TEAM PARACHILE EN PARÍS 2024 – Paralímpico". paralimpico.cl. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  5. ^ Mardones, Jean Patrick (2024-08-30). "Jaime Aránguiz consiguió primer triunfo en para bádminton en París 2024: sigue con ilusión de medallas". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  6. ^ Sepulveda, Arnaldo (2023-11-27). "La trágica historia de la última medalla de oro de los Juegos Parapanamericanos de Santiago 2023". theclinic.cl. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  7. ^ Lakshmayya, Geethanjali (2024-02-14). "Aranguiz Finds His Fit - News | BWF Olympics". BWF Olympics. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  8. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.