Lavina Sabastian Martins (born 3 February 1993) is a Kenyan badminton player.[2] In 2015, she won the bronze medal at the African Games in women's doubles event.[3] She also competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[4]
| Lavina Sabastian Martins | |||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Kenya | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1993 Kisumu, Kenya[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Women's | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 302 (WS) 5 Sep 2013 196 (WD) 28 Jan 2016 179 (XD) 19 Sep 2013 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editAll-Africa Games
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
Mercy Joseph
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 Kate Foo Kune Yeldy Marie Louison
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10–21, 11–21 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series
editMixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Kenya International | Matheri Joseph Githitu
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Patrick Kinyua Mbogo Mercy Joseph
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8–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Lavina Sabastian Martins Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Players: Lavina Martins". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Team Kenya elated as girls win first ever badminton medal, Bronze, at major games". Voice of Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ "Badminton: Women's Singles". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
External links
edit- Lavina Martins at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
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