Yoana Martínez

Yoana Martínez
Personal information
Birth nameYoana Martínez Barbero
Country Spain
Born (1980-11-18) 18 November 1980 (age 44)[1]
San Sebastián, Spain[1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles
BWF profile

Yoana Martínez Barbero[a] (born 18 November 1980) is a Spanish badminton player.[2] Martínez played at the 2001 World Badminton Championships where she was defeated by Nicole Grether in the first round. In 2004, she won her first senior national title in the women's singles and doubles event.[3] In 2006, she qualified to compete at the World Championships, but was defeated by Xu Huaiwen of Germany in the second round. Martínez competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's singles. She beat Erin Carroll in the first round and was defeated in the second round by Maria Kristin Yulianti.[1][4]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 Mauritius International Nigeria Grace Daniel 15–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Kenya International Portugal Ana Moura 21–19, 14–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Ecuador International Portugal Filipa Lamy 21–16, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Peru International Italy Agnese Allegrini 14–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Giraldilla International Italy Agnese Allegrini 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Giraldilla International Italy Agnese Allegrini 9–11, 9–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Hungarian International Slovenia Maja Pohar 5–11, 0–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Spanish International Spain Lucía Tavera Spain Alicia Calonge
Spain Silvia Riera 		15–7, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Hungarian International Spain Mercedes Cuenca Austria Verena Fastenbauer
Austria Karina Lengauer 		15–12, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Giraldilla International Spain José Antonio Crespo Canada Philippe Bourret
Canada Helen Nichol 		15–5, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Miami PanAm International Spain José Antonio Crespo Canada Mike Beres
Canada Jody Patrick 		11–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Barbero.

References

  1. ^ a b c "MARTINEZ Yoana". Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 August 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Players: Yoana Martinez". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Histórico Campeonatos de España Absolutos" (in Spanish). Federación Española de Bádminton. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yoana Martínez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.


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