Lorena Blanco (born July 22, 1977) is a

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player from

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, who won two bronze medals at the

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. She played

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, losing to Wang Chen of

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in the round of 32. In 1996 she was triple champion at the South American Badminton Championships winning the women's singles, women's doubles (with

Ximena Bellido Ximena Aída Marío Bellido Ugarte (born 10 September 1966) is a retired Peruvian badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common ...

) and mixed doubles (with

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) events.

References

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