Carmen Giuliana Póveda Flores (born 27 July 2001) is a Peruvian para-badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. She is a double World champion, four-time Pan American champion and a Parapan American Games champion.

Sporting career

Póveda Flores was brought up in a sporting family and introduced to sport aged six when she started playing

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in a neighbourhood football club; her two sisters played football and volleyball while her father was a footballer and her mother, Lidia Flores, was an accomplished volleyball player. Carmen switched to badminton aged fourteen because of training schedule irregularities.

Achievements

World Championships

''Women's singles'' ''Women’s doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poveda, Carmen 2001 births Living people Sportspeople from Lima Peruvian para-badminton players Peruvian female badminton players Badminton players at the 2023 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics