Rogério de Oliveira explained

Rogério Oliveira
Full Name:Rogério Junior Xavier de Oliveira
Birth Date:4 December 2000
Birth Place:Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil
Event:Men's singles SL4
Men's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Country:Brazil
Handedness:Right
Highest Ranking:6 (MS 18 July 2023)
6 (MD with Eduardo Oliveira 30 April 2019)
11 (XD with Edwarda Dias 21 February 2023)
Current Ranking:14 (MS)
18 (XD with Edwarda Dias)
Current Ranking Date:1 October 2024

Rogério Junior Xavier de Oliveira (born 4 December 2000) is a Brazilian para-badminton player.[1] [2] He was the men's singles SL4 champion at the 2023 Parapan American Games.[3] [4] In 2024, he represented Brazil in the men's singles SL4 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. He did not advance to the knockout stage.[5]

Biography

At 8 years old, Rogério suffered an accident at school when he fell off a wall and fractured his right femur, which caused his right leg to shorten by 8 cm. He was introduced to para-badminton during a lecture at school in 2013 and later joined the Brazilian national para-badminton team in 2016.[6]

Achievements

Parapan American Games

Men's singles SL4

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2019National Sport Village, Lima, Peru Raúl Anguiano16–21, 12–21 Silver
2023Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Maximiliano Ávila21–12, 21–15 Gold

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles SL4

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2016Coliseo Municipal de Envigado, Medellín, Colombia Raúl Anguiano14–21, 14–21 Silver
2018National Sport Village, Lima, Peru Pascal Lapointe15–21, 14–21 Bronze
2022Coliseo Alberto León Betancur, Cali, Colombia Maximiliano Ávila21–12, 21–12 Gold

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018National Sport Village,
Lima, Peru
Eduardo Oliveira Ricardo Cavalli
Geraldo da Silva Oliveira
21–9, 21–11 Gold
Esteban Juárez
César Suárez
21–3, 21–7
Raúl Anguiano
Pascal Lapointe
21–18, 20–22, 21–18
Kleiber Mijares
Jean Paul Ortiz
21–9, 21–7
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

South American Championships

Men's singles SL4

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2021Ginásio Univille, Joinville, Brazil Renzo Bances21–19, 21–19 Gold
Pablo Cueto21–7, 21–11
Breno Johann21–19, 17–21, 21–11
Eugênio Cleto21–11, 21–9

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021Ginásio Univille,
Joinville, Brazil
Eduardo Oliveira Ricardo Cavalli
Rivaldo Arruda
21–10, 21–11 Gold
Alberto Cadenillas
Genivaldo Duarte Silva
21–8, 21–10
Felipe Matos da Costa
Geraldo da Silva Oliveira
21–4, 21–10
Cícero Lima Liberal
José Artur Nogueira
21–6, 21–4
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

International tournaments (2011–2021) (2 runners-up)

Men's singles SL4

Men's doubles SL3–SU5

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rogério Oliveira - CPB . 10 June 2024 . Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro.
  2. Web site: SESI - Esporte - Rogério Júnior, atleta do SESI-SP, vai representar o Brasil em dois torneios internacionais de Parabadminton . 6 October 2024 . SESI-SP . pt-BR.
  3. Web site: 27 November 2023 . Parapan: Rogério fica com ouro diante de Yuki em final brasileira na dupla mista do badminton . 6 October 2024 . ge . pt-br.
  4. Web site: Brasil encerra os Jogos Parapan-Americanos de Santiago com a melhor campanha da história . 6 October 2024 . Agência Gov . pt-br.
  5. Web site: Zito . Rafael . 29 August 2024 . Saque faz a diferença e Rogério Oliveira estreia com derrota . 6 October 2024 . Olimpíada Todo Dia . pt-BR.
  6. Web site: Imparcial . Jornal O. . Prudentino alcança o topo do ranking nacional . 6 October 2024 . imparcial.com.br/.