Vitor Gonçalves Tavares (born 7 March 1999) is a Brazilian para badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. He is a five-time World medalist and is a Parapan American Games champion. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where he reached the bronze medal match in the men's singles SH6 but lost to Krysten Coombs.

Achievements Paralympic Games Men's singles SH6 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Chu Man Kai 23–21, 16–21, 21–12 Bronze

World Championships

Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Wong Chun Yim 13–21, 16–21 Bronze 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Jack Shephard 14–21, 20–22 Bronze 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Krishna Nagar 16–21, 17–21 Bronze

Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 St. Jakobshalle,Basel, Switzerland Miles Krajewski Chu Man Kai Wong Chun Yim 13–21, 16–21 Bronze 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,Tokyo, Japan Miles Krajewski Lee Dae-sung Natthapong Meechai 21–19, 11–21, 15–21 Silver 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,Pattaya, Thailand Miles Krajewski Lin Naili Zeng Qingtao 9–21, 12–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 St. Jakobshalle,Basel, Switzerland Rubí Fernández Robert Laing Rebecca Bedford 11–21, 25–23, 21–23 Bronze

Parapan American Games Men's singles SH6 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2019 National Sport Village, Lima, Peru Miles Krajewski 21–18, 14–21, 21–14 Gold 2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Miles Krajewski 19–21, 15–21 Silver

Pan Am Championships Men's singles SH6 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2018 National Sport Village, Lima, Peru Miles Krajewski 21–13, 21–13 Gold 2022 Coliseo Alberto León Betancur, Cali, Colombia Miles Krajewski 21–12, 14–21, 18–21 Bronze

Men's doubles SH6 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 National Sport Village,Lima, Peru Miles Krajewski Dhiego Vidal Guimarães Jesús Salva 21–7, 21–9 Gold Mixed doubles SH6 YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult2018National Sport Village,Lima, Peru Rubí Fernández Jesús Salva Giuliana Póveda21–12, 21–19 Gold

South American Championships Men's singles SH6 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru Jesús Salva 21–8, 21–10 Gold

Men's doubles SH6 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,Lima, Peru Jesús Salva Angel Ielpo Jonatan Mattos 21–4, 21–8 Gold Cristóbal Brunet David López 21–8, 21–7 Brayan Abarca Nilton Quispe 21–8, 21–2

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (4 titles, 6 runners-up) The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.

Men's singles SH6 Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Krishna Nagar 26–24, 17–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Charles Noakes 15–21, 21–16, 21–19 Winner 2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Jack Shephard 17–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Charles Noakes 20–22, 21–19, 21–10 Winner 2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Chu Man Kai 22–20, 12–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2023 Western Australia Para Badminton International Level 2 Wong Chun Yim 22–20, 21–8 Winner 2024 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Chu Man Kai 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles SH6 Year Tournament LevelPartner Opponent Score Result 2023 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Miles Krajewski Dhinagaran Pandurangan Sivarajan Solaimalai Walkover Winner Justin Kendrick Wyatt Lightfoot 21–7, 21–19 Maxime Greboval Iván Segura 21–13, 21–17 Nilton Quispe Jesús Salva 21–13, 21–12 2023 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Miles Krajewski Lee Dae-sung Natthapong Meechai 14–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Miles Krajewski Justin Kendrick Wyatt Lightfoot 21–9, 21–12 Runner-up Krishna Nagar Sivarajan Solaimalai 24–26, 17–21 Nilton Quispe Jesús Salva 21–12, 22–20

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (6 titles, 1 runner-up) Men's singles SH6 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2017 Peru Para Badminton International Yohei Hatakeyama 21–12, 21–16 Winner 2018 Brazil Para Badminton International Yohei Hatakeyama 21–9, 21–13 Winner 2020 Brazil Para Badminton International Krishna Nagar 21–18, 21–19 Winner 2020 Peru Para Badminton International Krishna Nagar 21–17, 14–21, 13–21 Runner-up Mixed doubles SH6 Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2019 Indonesia Para Badminton International Rubí Fernández Jesús Salva Giuliana Póveda 21–15, 21–16 Winner 2019 Canada Para Badminton Championships Daria Bujnicka Miles Krajewski Katherine Valli 21–16, 21–14 Winner 2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Oliwia Szmigiel Krishna Nagar Maria Bartusz 19–21, 24–22, 21–16 Winner

References

External links

Vitor Tavares at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link, alternate link 2)