Lorena Uslé Vejo[a] (born 16 February 1994) is a Spanish badminton player.[3] Trained at the Oviedo badminton club, she won three mixed doubles title at the Spanish National Championships partnered with Alberto Zapico.[4] She was part of Spanish team that won the bronze medal at the 2016 and 2018 European Women's Team Championships.
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 Uslé at the 2018 Kazan European women's team championships | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lorena Uslé Vejo | |||||||||||||||||
| Country | Spain | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 February 1994 Solares, Cantabria, Spain[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Oviedo, Spain | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 160 (WD with Claudia Leal 26 March 2019) 85 (XD with Alberto Zapico 5 November 2019) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editUslé started to playing badminton at the age of 8 in Cantabria. At 16, she received an internship scholarship at the Technification Center of Asturias, in Oviedo, where she is currently training.[5]
She competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games and 2019 European Games.[2][6]
Achievements
editBWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Spanish International |  Paula López
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 Alyssa Tirtosentono Imke van der Aar
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11–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Slovak Open | Alberto Zapico
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 Supak Jomkoh Supissara Paewsampran
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18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Croatian International | Alberto Zapico
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 Emil Lauritzen Iben Bergstein
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21–19, 12–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title)
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Spanish Junior International | Nelly Iriberri
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 Kerri Scott Claire Weaver
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21–10, 21–12 |  Winner
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Uslé and the second or maternal family name is Vejo.
References
edit- ^ Rodrigo, Mario (3 January 2021). ""Me cuesta ponerme objetivos a corto plazo por la situación que vivimos"". www.lne.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Athlete profile: Usle Vejo Lorena". tarragona2018.cat. Tarragona 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Players: Lorena Uslé". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Fernández, Álvaro (2 December 2020). "Zapico y Uslé brillan en Huelva". www.elcomercio.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ Hergueta, Regina (27 May 2017). "Lorena Uslé: "No contamos con ayuda de la Federación Española"". sextoanillo.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Los Juegos Europeos Minsk 2019 contarán con cuatro jugadores". www.badminton.es (in Spanish). 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
External links
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