Jaime Aránguiz

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]

Jaime Aránguiz
Personal information
Birth name	Jaime Nicolás Aránguiz Urrutia
Country	Chile
Born	(1992-11-22) 22 November 1992 (age 32) Santiago, Chile
Handedness	Right
Men's singles WH2 Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking	7 (MS 18 July 2023) 16 (MD with Yuri Ferrigno 2 August 2023) 4 (XD with To Man-kei 21 May 2024)
Current ranking	10 (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 2023 Santiago Men's singles Pan Am Championships 2022 Cali Men's singles 2018 Lima Men's singles 2018 Lima Men's doubles 2022 Cali Men's doubles 2022 Cali Mixed doubles South American Championships 2018 Lima Men's singles 2018 Lima Men's doubles 2022 Lima Men's singles 2022 Lima Men's doubles 2018 Lima Mixed doubles
BWF profile

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	Julio César Godoy	21–15, 21–11	Gold

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles WH2

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

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

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

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

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

South American Championships

Men's singles WH2

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

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

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

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru	Catalina Jimeno	Roberth Fajardo Pilar Jáuregui	10–21, 11–21	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	Daiki Kajiwara	12–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2022	Peru Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Takumi Matsumoto	13–21, 12–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Peru Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Ana Gomes	Ryu Dong-hyun Pilar Jáuregui	5–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2023	Canada Para-Badminton International	Level 1	To Man-kei	Prem Kumar Ale Emine Seçkin	13–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2023	Western Australia Para-Badminton International	Level 2	To Man-kei	Yuri Ferrigno Pilar Jáuregui	21–12, 13–21, 21–16	Winner