Giuliana Póveda

Carmen Giuliana Póveda Flores (born 27 July 2001) is a Peruvian para-badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. She is a double World champion, four-time Pan American champion and a Parapan American Games champion.

Sporting career Póveda Flores was brought up in a sporting family and introduced to sport aged six when she started playing football in a neighbourhood football club; her two sisters played football and volleyball while her father was a footballer and her mother, Lidia Flores, was an accomplished volleyball player. Carmen switched to badminton aged fourteen because of training schedule irregularities.

Achievements World Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Rachel Choong 15–21, 7–21 Silver Silver 2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Rachel Choong 21–9, 21–19 Gold Gold 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Rina Marlina 14–21, 14–21 Silver Silver 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Lin Shuangbao 16–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

Women’s doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,Ulsan, South Korea Randika Doling Rebecca Bedford Rachel Choong 5–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze 2019 St. Jakobshalle,Basel, Switzerland Katherine Valli Rebecca Bedford Rachel Choong 25–27, 17–21 Silver Silver 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,Tokyo, Japan Rubí Fernández Daria Bujnicka Oliwia Szmigiel 21–13, 21–14 Gold Gold 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,Pattaya, Thailand Rubí Fernández Li Fengmei Lin Shuangbao 7–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,Ulsan, South Korea Niall McVeigh Fabien Morat Rebecca Bedford 15–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,Tokyo, Japan Nilton Quispe Subhan Rina Marlina 9–21, 15–21 Silver Silver