Inés Castillo
Peruvian badminton player

Inés Castillo
Personal information
BornInés Lucía Castillo Salazar
(1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 26)
Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryPeru
SportBadminton
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking47 (WS, 2 July 2024)
66 (WD with Paula la Torre, 21 March 2023)
55 (XD with José Guevara, 7 November 2023)
Current ranking85 (WS, 30 December 2025)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Peru
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guatemala City Women's doubles
Pan Am Female Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tacarigua Women's team
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Cochabamba Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asunción Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Asunción Women's doubles
South American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Rio de Janeiro Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guayaquil Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Lima Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Lima Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Lima Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Lima Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lima Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guayaquil Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guayaquil Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Guayaquil Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Lima Women's doubles
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Santa Marta Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santa Marta Women's doubles
Junior Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cali–Valle Girls' singles
Pan Am Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Lima Girls' doubles

Inés Lucía Castillo Salazar[a] (born 7 December 1999) is a Peruvian badminton player.[1] She represented Peru in women's singles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]

Career

In 2016, Castillo competed at the 2016 BWF World Junior Championships and reached the second round.[3] In 2018, she reached the semi-finals of the Pan American Championships with her partner Paula la Torre but lost to Rachel Honderich and Kristen Tsai 10–21, 12–21.

In 2021, Castillo won a bronze medal at the Junior Pan American Games.[4]

In 2023, Castillo won a bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in the mixed doubles event with José Guevara.[5] In 2024, she qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6] She was placed in Group J with Aya Ohori of Japan and Neslihan Arın of Turkey. She lost her first match to Arın 16–21, 17–21 and then her second match to Ohori 12–21, 8–21.[7][8]

Personal life

Castillo was born in Boynton Beach, Florida. Her father, Gonzalo Castillo is a former badminton player and president of the Peru Badminton Federation.[9]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Olympic Training Center,
Santiago, Chile 		Peru José Guevara Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman
Canada Josephine Wu 		10–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		Peru Paula la Torre Canada Rachel Honderich
Canada Kristen Tsai 		10–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

South American Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Evo Morales Coliseum, Cochabamba, Bolivia Brazil Fabiana Silva 16–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Estadio León Condou, Asunción, Paraguay Brazil Sâmia Lima 16–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Evo Morales Coliseum,
Cochabamba, Bolivia 		Peru Paula la Torre Brazil Luana Vicente
Brazil Fabiana Silva 		9–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Estadio León Condou,
Asunción, Paraguay 		Peru Paula la Torre Brazil Sânia Lima
Brazil Juliana Vieira 		14–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

South American Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru Peru Fernanda Saponara 11–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 Coliseo Abel Jimenez Parra, Guayaquil, Ecuador Peru Daniela Macías 11–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze
2020 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru Peru Daniela Macías 17–21, 17–21 Silver Silver
2022 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna, Lima, Peru Peru Fernanda Saponara 21–13, 19–21, 22–20 Gold Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru 		Peru Paula la Torre Peru Daniela Macías
Peru Dánica Nishimura 		13–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 Coliseo Abel Jimenez Parra,
Guayaquil, Ecuador 		Peru Inés Mendoza Brazil Monaliza Feitosa
Brazil Lorena Vieira 		21–12, 18–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
2020 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru 		Peru Paula la Torre Peru Daniela Macías
Peru Dánica Nishimura 		19–21, 10–21 Silver Silver
2022 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru 		Peru Paula la Torre Brazil Bianca Lima
Brazil Lohaynny Vicente 		21–14, 14–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Coliseo Abel Jimenez Parra,
Guayaquil, Ecuador 		Peru José Guevara Peru Daniel la Torre
Peru Daniela Macías 		18–21, 24–22, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Polideportivo 2 de la Videna,
Lima, Peru 		Peru José Guevara Peru Diego Mini
Peru Paula la Torre 		23–21, 19–21, 21–18 Gold Gold

Bolivarian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Coliseo Arena de Sal, Valledupar, Colombia Colombia Maria Pérez 21–11, 21–19 Gold Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Coliseo Colegio Cooedumag,
Santa Marta, Colombia 		Peru Paula la Torre Dominican Republic Nairoby Jiménez
Dominican Republic Licelott Sánchez 		16–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze
2022 Coliseo Arena de Sal,
Valledupar, Colombia 		Peru Paula la Torre Peru Namie Miyahira
Peru Fernanda Saponara 		16–21, 21–18, 21–17 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Coliseo Arena de Sal,
Valledupar, Colombia 		Peru José Guevara El Salvador Javier Alas
El Salvador Fátima Centeno 		21–18, 13–21, 21–13 Gold Gold

Junior Pan American Games

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Pacific Valley Events Center, Yumbo, Valle, Colombia United States Natalie Chi 17–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Pan Am Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 CAR lla Videna,
Lima, Peru 		Peru Paula la Torre Brazil Jackeline Luz
Brazil Amanda Santos 		15–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 14 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2020 Internacional Mexicano Mexico Sabrina Solís 20–22, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Giraldilla International Bulgaria Hristomira Popovska 16–21, 21–16, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Chile International Italy Yasmine Hamza 16–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Peru Future Series Peru Fernanda Saponara 21–10, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Lagos International United States Lauren Lam Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Peru Challenge Japan Kaoru Sugiyama 3–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Venezuela International Italy Yasmine Hamza 21–12, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Peru International Series Italy Yasmine Hamza 19–21, 21–15, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Suriname International Mexico Sabrina Solís 21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2025 Perú International Brazil Juliana Viana Vieira 15–8, 8–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2025 La Perla del Otun Colombia Juliana Giraldo 21–19, 24–22 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2025 Venezuela International Mexico Sabrina Solís 21–10, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Peru International Series Peru Paula la Torre Peru Daniela Macias
Peru Dánica Nishimura 		12–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Jamaica International Peru Paula la Torre United States Jamie Hsu
United States Jamie Subandhi 		15–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Peru Future Series Peru Paula la Torre Peru Daniela Macías
Peru Dánica Nishimura 		16–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Peru International Peru Paula la Torre Peru Daniela Macías
Peru Dánica Nishimura 		11–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Giraldilla International Peru Paula la Torre Peru Daniela Macías
Peru Dánica Nishimura 		9–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Peru Future Series Peru Paula la Torre Peru Daniela Macías
Peru Dánica Nishimura 		19–21, 22–20, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Peru Future Series Peru Paula la Torre Peru Fernanda Munar Solimano
Peru Rafaela Munar Solimano 		21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Suriname International Peru Namie Miyahira Trinidad and Tobago Chequeda de Boulet
Guyana Priyanna Ramdhani 		21–16, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Carebaco International Peru Bruno Barrueto Deza Peru Daniel la Torre Regal
Peru Dánica Nishimura 		16–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Giraldilla International Peru José Guevara Peru Mario Cuba
Peru Daniela Macías 		12–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Peru Future Series Peru José Guevara Peru Diego Mini
Peru Paula la Torre Regal 		17–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Lagos International Peru José Guevara Slovenia Miha Ivančič
Slovenia Petra Polanc 		21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Salazar.

References

  1. ^ "Ines Lucia CASTILLO SALAZAR". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "CASTILLO Ines Lucia". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. (alternate link)
  3. ^ "(BWF World Junior Championships 2016) Dua Ganda Putri ke Babak Ketiga". badmintonindonesia.org (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  4. ^ "[CALI2021] Inés Castillo obtiene la de bronce y Perú sigue sumando en el medallero" (in Spanish). Diario Récord. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Inés Castillo y José Guevara lograron el bronce en bádminton". Todo Sport (in Spanish). 25 October 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Inés Castillo clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos París 2024". www.gob.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Neslihan Arin finishes her Olympic run with a victory". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Inés Castillo se despidió de París 2024 tras caer ante Aya Ohori". Ovación Corporación Deportiva (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  9. ^ RedactorJDA, Joaquín Del Aguila (27 July 2024). "Inés Castillo se confiesa previo a su debut en París 2024: "Me gustaría demostrar cómo lucha una peruana"". Diario Deportivo El Diez (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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  • Inés Castillo at Bádminton Perú (in Spanish)
  • Inés Castillo at InterSportStats
  • Inés Castillo on Instagram
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