Jaime Nicolás Aránguiz Urrutia (born 22 November 1992) is a Chilean para-badminton player. He won gold in the men's singles WH2 event at the 2023 Parapan American Games. He became the first Chilean para-badminton player to compete in the Paralympics when he made his debut at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.
Biography Aránguiz was born with osteogenesis imperfecta. He was introduced to para-badminton in 2015 by fellow Chilean para-badminton player Catalina Jimeno.
Achievements Parapan American Games Men's singles WH2 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2023 Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile Julio César Godoy 21–15, 21–11 Gold
Pan Am Championships Men's singles WH2 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2018 National Sport Village, Lima, Peru Bernard Lapointe 15–21, 17–21 Bronze 2022 Coliseo Alberto León Betancur, Cali, Colombia Julio César Godoy 21–14, 21–14 Gold
Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 National Sport Village,Lima, Peru Constancio Cancino Rodolfo Cano Gabriel Jannini 7–21, 7–21 Bronze 2022 Coliseo Alberto León Betancur,Cali, Colombia Víctor Aragón Edmar Barbosa Rodolfo Cano 7–21, 16–21 Bronze Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult2022Coliseo Alberto León Betancur,Cali, Colombia Ana Gomes José Ambrósio Auricélia Nunes16–21, 24–22, 17–21 Bronze
South American Championships Men's singles WH2 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru Rômulo Soares 21–17, 21–19 Gold 2022 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru Roberth Fajardo 21–9, 21–14 Gold
Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,Lima, Peru Rodolfo Cano Ronald Miranda Rômulo Soares 21–5, 21–8 Gold 2022 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,Lima, Peru Ronald Miranda Sivaldo Bezerra Osvaldo Crema Junior 21–6, 21–11 Gold Roberth Fajardo Fernando Vilcachagua 19–21, 21–15, 21–6 Lucas Díaz Amilcar Sebastián 21–15, 21–8 José Ambrósio Sergio Barreto 21–15, 21–16
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,Lima, Peru Catalina Jimeno Roberth Fajardo Pilar Jáuregui 10–21, 11–21 Bronze
BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title, 4 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 WH2 Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 Daiki Kajiwara 12–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2022 Peru Para-Badminton International Level 2 Takumi Matsumoto 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up
Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Tournament LevelPartner Opponent Score Result 2022 Peru Para-Badminton International Level 2 Ana Gomes Ryu Dong-hyun Pilar Jáuregui 5–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2023 Canada Para-Badminton International Level 1 To Man-kei Prem Kumar Ale Emine Seçkin 13–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2023 Western Australia Para-Badminton International Level 2 To Man-kei Yuri Ferrigno Pilar Jáuregui 21–12, 13–21, 21–16 Winner
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