Haramara Gaitán Fausto (born 7 August 1996) is a Mexican badminton player.[1] She is three-times women's singles gold medalists at the Central American and Caribbean Games, winning the title in 2014, 2018 and 2023.[2] She also won the women's doubles title in 2014, and clinched the team title in 2010 and 2023.[3] In the Pan Am Championships, Gaitán won the bronze medals in the women's singles in 2018 and in the women's doubles in 2023.[4] She competed at the 2015, 2019 Pan American Games,[5][6] and 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]

Haramara Gaitán
Personal information
Birth nameHaramara Gaitán Fausto
CountryMexico
Born (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 28)
Guadalajara, Mexico
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking62 (WS 31 January 2023)
61 (WD 12 May 2016)
196 (XD 17 April 2014)
Current ranking94 (WS 31 October 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Mexico
Pan Am Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guatemala City Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Kingston Women's doubles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Veracruz Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Barranquilla Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Veracruz Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Barranquilla Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mayagüez Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mayagüez Women's doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

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Pan Am Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala   Rachel Honderich 7–21, 10–21   Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,
Kingston, Jamaica
  Sabrina Solis   Francesca Corbett
  Allison Lee
5–21, 8–21   Bronze

Central American and Caribbean Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Raymond Dalmau Coliseum, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico   Victoria Montero 19–21, 17–21   Bronze
2014 Omega Complex, Veracruz, Mexico   Nikté Sotomayor 21–15, 21–18   Gold
2018 Coliseo Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia   Taymara Oropesa 21–17, 21–17   Gold
2023 Coliseo Complejo El Polvorín, San Salvador, El Salvador   Taymara Oropesa 21–18, 21–14   Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Raymond Dalmau Coliseum,
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
  Mariana Ugalde   Jaylene Forestier
  Keara González
19–21, 18–21   Bronze
2014 Omega Complex,
Veracruz, Mexico
  Sabrina Solis   Cynthia González
  Mariana Ugalde
21–15, 21–17   Gold
2018 Coliseo Universidad del Norte,
Barranquilla, Colombia
  Sabrina Solis   Yeily Ortiz
  Taymara Oropesa
15–21, 23–21, 17–21   Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 11 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Suriname International   Solángel Guzmán 19–21, 22–20, 19–21   Runner-up
2014 Internacional Mexicano   Cynthia González 21–11, 21–11   Winner
2015 Santo Domingo Open   Elisabeth Baldauf 18–21, 21–12, 19–21   Runner-up
2016 Manhattan Beach International   Jeanine Cicognini 20–22, 9–21   Runner-up
2016 Internacional Mexicano   Mariana Ugalde 15–21, 21–10, 21–17   Winner
2019 Brazil International   Jaqueline Lima 8–21, 24–26   Runner-up
2019 Suriname International   Tereza Švábíková 16–21, 21–10, 23–21   Winner
2019 El Salvador International   Daniela Macías 16–21, 21–14, 14–21   Runner-up
2022 Peru International Series   Juliana Vieira 16–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2023 Mexico Future Series   Nikté Sotomayor 16–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2023 Suriname International   Sabrina Solis 18–21, 21–9, 21–17   Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Internacional Mexicano   Sabrina Solis   Cynthia González
  Mariana Ugalde
17–21, 21–11, 20–22   Runner-up
2015 Trinidad and Tobago International   Sabrina Solis   Cynthia González
  Mariana Ugalde
19–21, 23–21, 23–21   Winner
2015 Colombia International   Sabrina Solis   Ana Paula Campos
  Fabiana Silva
18–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2015 Argentina International   Sabrina Solis   Florencia Bernatene
  Daiana Garmendia
21–7, 21–6   Winner
2015 Puerto Rico International   Sabrina Solis   Ana Paula Campos
  Fabiana Silva
21–12, 21–15   Winner
2015 Suriname International   Sabrina Solis   Ana Paula Campos
  Fabiana Silva
No match   Winner
2023 Brazil International   Sabrina Solis   Jaqueline Lima
  Sâmia Lima
11–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2023 Venezuela International   Sabrina Solis   Romina Fregoso
  Miriam Rodríguez
Walkover   Runner-up
2023 Suriname International   Sabrina Solis   Amara Urquhart
  Chan Yang
21–7, 21–11   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Haramara Gaitan biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ^ Marrón Vélez, Jorge Rolando (7 July 2023). "Haramara Gaitán y Luis Garrido se cuelgan el oro en las finales individuales de bádminton" (in Spanish). Claro-sports. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ^ Marrón Vélez, Jorge Rolando (3 July 2023). "El bádminton mexicano es de oro en equipo mixto" (in Spanish). Claro-sports. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Panamericano De Bádminton Cierra Con Brillos" (in Spanish). Guatemalan Olympic Committee. 29 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Badminton - Athlete Profile: Haramara Gaitan". Toronto 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Participants: Gaitan Haramara". Lima 2019. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Haramara Gaitán cae en su debut en bádminton en Tokio 2020" (in Spanish). La Jornada. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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