Leodannis Martínez Palacio[a] (born 29 April 1995) is a Cuban badminton player.[1] In 2014, Martínez placed third at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in the men's doubles and mixed team event.[2] In 2015, he competed at the Pan Am Games in Toronto, Canada.[3] In 2016, he won the Giraldilla International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Ernesto Reyes.[4] He claimed 4 medals at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia.[5]

Leodannis Martínez
Personal information
Birth nameLeodannis Martínez Palacio
CountryCuba
Born (1995-04-29) 29 April 1995 (age 29)
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking114 (MS 22 March 2018)
65 (MD 13 August 2019)
64 (XD 5 July 2018)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Men's doubles
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Aguascalientes Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Havana Men's singles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Veracruz Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Veracruz Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Barranquilla Men's singles
BWF profile

Achievements

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Pan American Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru
  Osleni Guerrero   Jason Ho-Shue
  Nyl Yakura
21–23, 15–21   Bronze

Pan Am Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba   Ygor Coelho 6–21, 18–21   Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico
  Osleni Guerrero   Jason Ho-Shue
  Nyl Yakura
11–21, 22–20, 10–21   Silver

Central American and Caribbean Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Coliseo Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia   Kevin Cordón 13–21, 17–21   Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Omega Complex,
Veracruz, Mexico
  Ernesto Reyes   Rodolfo Ramírez
  Jonathan Solís
17–21, 11–21   Bronze
2018 Coliseo Universidad del Norte,
Barranquilla, Colombia
  Osleni Guerrero   Gareth Henry
  Samuel Ricketts
12–21, 21–11, 19–21   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Coliseo Universidad del Norte,
Barranquilla, Colombia
  Taymara Oropesa   Osleni Guerrero
  Adriana Artiz
21–18, 17–21, 19–21   Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 12 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Guatemala International   Kevin Cordón 17–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2018 Giraldilla International   Xiaodong Sheng 17–21, 13–21   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Venezuela International   Ernesto Reyes   Heymard Humblers
  Aníbal Marroquín
17–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2016 Giraldilla International   Ernesto Reyes   Ángel Herrera
  Lazaro Madera
21–12, 21–12   Winner
2017 Giraldilla International   Osleni Guerrero   Lukas Osele
  Kevin Strobl
21–11, 22–24, 21–8   Winner
2017 Santo Domingo Open   Osleni Guerrero   Therry Aquino
  Reimi Cabrera
21–12, 21–14   Winner
2018 Giraldilla International   Osleni Guerrero   Lazaro Madera
  Ernesto Reyes
21–10, 21–16   Winner
2018 Guatemala International   Osleni Guerrero   Rubén Castellanos
  Aníbal Marroquín
12–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2019 Giraldilla International   Ángel Herrera   José Guevara
  Daniel la Torre Regal
26–28, 18–21   Runner-up
2019 Peru Future Series   Osleni Guerrero   Mario Cuba
  Diego Mini
21–14, 21–17   Winner
2019 Mexico Future Series   Osleni Guerrero   Andrés López
  Luis Montoya
21–13, 21–19   Winner
2019 Santo Domingo Open   Osleni Guerrero   Fabrício Farias
  Francielton Farias
21–19, 21–16   Winner
2022 Santo Domingo Open   Osleni Guerrero   Ayato Endo
  Yuta Takei
13–21, 9–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Giraldilla International   Grettel Labrada Casas   Luis Camacho
  Johanny Quintero
18–21, 21–14, 13–21   Runner-up
2017 Giraldilla International   Taymara Oropesa   Jonathan Solís
  Mariana Paiz
21–2, 21–13   Winner
2017 Internacional Mexicano   Taymara Oropesa   Daniel la Torre Regal
  Dánica Nishimura
19–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2017 Guatemala International   Taymara Oropesa   Christopher Martínez
  Diana Corleto
17–21, 21–13, 21–11   Winner
2017 Santo Domingo Open   Taymara Oropesa   Osleni Guerrero
  Adriana Artiz
21–11, 13–21, 21–15   Winner
2017 Suriname International   Taymara Oropesa   Dennis Coke
  Katherine Wynter
21–16, 21–18   Winner
2018 Jamaica International   Taymara Oropesa   Osleni Guerrero
  Yeily Ortiz
20–22, 15–21   Runner-up
2018 Giraldilla International   Taymara Oropesa   Osleni Guerrero
  Adriana Artiz
13–21, 21–13, 19–21   Runner-up
2018 Peru International   Taymara Oropesa   Artur Silva Pomoceno
  Fabiana Silva
24–26, 21–15, 8–21   Runner-up
2018 Guatemala International   Taymara Oropesa   Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
  Josephine Wu
12–21, 18–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Leodannis Martinez". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Biography - Overview: Martinez Leodannis". info.veracruz2014.mx. Veracruz 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Badminton - Athlete Profile: Martinez Leodannis". results.toronto2015.org. Toronto 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Cuban Guerrero wins international badminton tournament". www.radiorebelde.cu. Radio Rebelde. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Athlete Profile: Martinez Palacio Leodannis". Barranquilla 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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