# Lohaynny Vicente

Lohaynny Caroline de Oliveira Vicente (born 2 May 1996) is a Brazilian badminton player who has qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in her home city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

## Personal life

Vicente was born on 2 May 1996 in Rio de Janeiro. Her older sister Luana Vicente is also an international badminton player. When Lohaynny was four years old and Luana was six, their father, a drug dealer, was killed in a shootout with police. Following her father's death her mother moved the family from the west of the city to Chacrinha, a favela in the north of Rio. She now lives with her sister in Campinas, São Paulo, in a house funded by the Brazilian Badminton Federation.

## Career

Both Vicente and her sister began playing badminton through a programme set up by a coach to teach the sport to children in the community.
At the 2014 Brazil International tournament, Vicente won a silver medal, losing to American Iris Wang in the final.
Vicente won a silver medal in the women's doubles at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, playing alongside her sister Luana. The pair defeated Daigenis Saturria and Bermary Polanco of the Dominican Republic in the quarterfinals then Alex Bruce and Phyllis Chan of Canada in the semifinals. In the final they lost to the American pairing of Eva Lee and Paula Lynn Obañana by a score of 14−21, 6−21, to finish as runners-up. In the women's singles Vicente defeated Cuban Melissa Azcuy Perez then Chilean Tingting Chou before losing to eventual gold medallist Michelle Li by a score of 7–21, 8–21, in the quarterfinals.
Vicente was selected to compete for Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles as an automatic qualifier for the host nation.

## Achievements
### Pan American Games

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Luana Vicente | Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana | 14–21, 6–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Alex Yuwan Tjong | Toby Ng Alex Bruce | 17–21, 16–21 | Bronze |

### Pan Am Championships

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada | Luana Vicente | Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana | 21–23, 14–21 | Silver |

### BWF International Challenge/Series (25 titles, 10 runner-up)

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Carebaco International | Luana Vicente | 21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2013 | Mercosul International | Maja Tvrdy | 11–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Argentina International | Cynthia González | 21–12, 21–4 | Winner |
| 2013 | Brazil International | Michelle Li | 21–16, 15–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Santo Domingo Open | Iris Wang | 18–21, 6–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Internacional Mexicano | Fabiana Silva | 18–21, 21–17, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2013 | Puerto Rico International | Aleksandra Wałaszek | 19–21, 21–13, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2014 | Venezuela International | Fabiana Silva | 22–20, 24–22 | Winner |
| 2014 | Brazil International | Iris Wang | 5–11, 9–11, 7–11 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Mercosul International | Rong Schafer | 21–17, 13–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Chile International | Laura Sárosi | 13–21, 21–9, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Argentina International | Elisabeth Baldauf | 17–21, 6–14 retired | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Suriname International | Telma Santos | No match | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Guatemala International | Fabiana Silva | 21–16, 14–21, 21–16 | Winner |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Carebaco International | Luana Vicente | Mariama Eastmond Shari Watson | 21–16, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2011 | Miami International | Luana Vicente | Dayanis Alvarez Shannon Pohl | 21–9, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2011 | Internacional Mexicano | Luana Vicente | Cynthia González Victoria Montero | 21–10, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2013 | Mercosul International | Paula B. Pereira | Tingting Chou Camila Macaya | 21–10, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2013 | Argentina International | Paula B. Pereira | Daniela Macías Luz María Zornoza | 21–11, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2013 | Santo Domingo Open | Paula B. Pereira | Ana Paula Campos Yasmin Cury | 21–14, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2013 | USA International | Paula B. Pereira | Hong Jingyu Beiwen Zhang | 7–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Internacional Mexicano | Paula B. Pereira | Cynthia González Victoria Montero | 21–18, 17–21, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2013 | Puerto Rico International | Paula B. Pereira | Ana Paula Campos Yasmin Cury | 21–10, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2014 | Mercosul International | Luana Vicente | Paula B. Pereira Fabiana Silva | 21–11, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2014 | Argentina International | Luana Vicente | Paula B. Pereira Fabiana Silva | 18–21, 21–11, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2014 | Venezuela International | Luana Vicente | Paula B. Pereira Fabiana Silva | 21–13, 21–5 | Winner |
| 2015 | Peru International Series | Luana Vicente | Paula B. Pereira Fabiana Silva | 21–9, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2015 | Chile International | Luana Vicente | Paula B. Pereira Fabiana Silva | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2015 | Internacional Mexicano | Luana Vicente | Cynthia González Mariana Ugalde | 21–8, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2015 | Chile International Challenge | Luana Vicente | Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana | 17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | International Mexicano | Luana Vicente | Daniela Macías Dánica Nishimura | 23–25, 21–16, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2018 | Santo Domingo Open | Luana Vicente | Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor | 22–20, 21–17 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Santo Domingo Open | Alex Yuwan Tjong | Hugo Arthuso Fabiana Silva | 21–9, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2014 | Argentina International | Alex Yuwan Tjong | Hugo Arthuso Fabiana Silva | 21–19, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2019 | Jamaica International | Artur Silva Pomoceno | Vinson Chiu Breanna Chi | 21–17, 14–21, 21–19 | Winner |
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