Pedro Pablo de Vinatea explained

Pedro Pablo de Vinatea
Fullname:Pedro Pablo de Vinatea Estrada
Sport:Para-badminton
Club:Club de Regatas Lima
Birth Date:14 July 1987
Birth Place:Lima, Peru

Pedro Pablo de Vinatea Estrada (born 14 July 1987) is a Peruvian para-badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. He is a World bronze medalist, two-time Parapan American Games champion and a five-time Pan American champion. He is also an Ottobock ambassador for para-badminton in Peru by encouraging children and people with disabilities to play the sport as well as getting para-badminton to be recognised as an official sport at the 2019 Parapan American Games where he won the gold medal.[1] [2] [3]

De Vinatea started playing badminton aged 10, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma aged fourteen and had his right leg amputated.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 25 January 2024. Pedro Pablo de Vinatea - Badminton Peru (in Spanish). Badminton Peru.
  2. Web site: 25 January 2024. Pedro Pablo de Vinatea - Ottobock. Ottobock.
  3. Web site: 4 January 2021. Peru's Pedro Pablo de Vinatea, a trailblazer for Para badminton. International Paralympic Committee.
  4. Web site: 25 January 2024. Pedro Pablo de Vinatea: Gold medal in self-improvement (in Spanish). Lima 2019.