Pedro Pablo de Vinatea explained

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

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pedro Pablo de Vinatea . Spanish . Badminton Peru . 25 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Pedro Pablo de Vinatea . Ottobock . 25 January 2024 . 25 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240125173526/https://corporate.ottobock.com/en/company/sports-engagement/ottobock-ambassadors/pedro-pablo-de-vinatea . dead .
  3. Web site: Peru's Pedro Pablo de Vinatea, a trailblazer for Para badminton . Paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee . 4 January 2021 . 25 January 2024.
  4. Web site: Pedro Pablo de Vinatea: Medalla de Oro en Superación . Pedro Pablo de Vinatea: Gold Medal in Self-improvement . Spanish . . 25 January 2024.