Camille Pognante
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| Born | 5 October 2006 Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 18 (WD with Margot Lambert, 17 March 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 28 (WD with Margot Lambert, 25 August 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Camille Pognante (born 5 October 2006) is a French badminton player.[1] She won the bronze medal in the women's doubles at the 2025 European Championships.[2]
Career
[edit]Pognante affiliated with the Red Star Mulhouse club. In 2020, she reached the final in the girls' doubles at the U15 European Junior Championships, and later a semi-finals finished in the U17 Championships.[3]
In 2023, at the aged of 16, Pognante claimed double title by winning the mixed and girls' doubles at the U19 Alpes International.[4] She was included in the French team at the European Mixed Team Championships,[5] where the team finished runner-up to Denmark.[6]
Partnering Elsa Jacob, she emerged victory at the 2024 European Junior Championships, marking a historic result for French women's doubles in that competition.[7] She also helped her squad to win the silver medal in the team event.[8] She and Jacob reached the final in the Belgian International, losing to Julie MacPherson and Ciara Torrance.[9]
In 2025, together with the French squad, Pognante won the silver medal at the European Mixed Team Championships.[10] Partnered with Margot Lambert, she won the Estonian and Portugal International.[11][12] In April, Pognante and Lambert won the bronze medal at the European Championships.[2] In October, they claimed their first ever World Tour title in the Hylo Open.[13]
Achievements
[edit]European Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Forum, Horsens, Denmark |  Margot Lambert |
 Natasja Anthonisen Maiken Fruergaard |
17–21, 21–17, 12–21 |  Bronze |
[2] |
European Junior Championships
[edit]Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Poliesportiu Sa Blanca Dona, Ibiza, Spain |
Elsa Jacob |
Amanda Aarrebo Petersen Maria Højlund Tommerup |
21–17, 21–13 |  Gold |
[7] |
BWF World Tour (1 title)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[14] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[15]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hylo Open | Super 500 | Margot Lambert |
 Hsu Yin-hui Lin Jhih-yun |
21–16, 21–10 |  Winner |
[13] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2024 | Belgian International | Elsa Jacob |
 Julie MacPherson Ciara Torrance |
9–21, 11–21 |  Runner-up |
[9] |
| 2025 | Estonian International | Margot Lambert |
Agathe Cuevas Kathell Desmots-Chacun |
21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
[11] |
| 2025 | Portugal International | Margot Lambert |
Simona Pilgaard Mette Werge |
Walkover | Winner |
[12] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ↑ "Camille Pognante" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 Gente, Sébastien (11 April 2025). "Badminton Championnats d'Europe 2025 : Margot Lambert et Camille Pognante terminent en bronze" (in French). Dicodusport. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "Parcours d'excellence sportive" (in French). Mulhouse. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ Cotté, Florent (11 April 2023). "Badminton / Alpes International U19 « Je peux voir une évolution de mon niveau »" (in French). Le Dauphiné Libéré. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ Charreteur, Caroline (14 February 2023). "EMTC 2023 - Victoire 4-1 face aux Pays-Bas !". Badzine (in French). Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ Gente, Sébastien (18 February 2023). "Badminton Europe par équipes mixtes : La France s'incline en finale au bout du suspense" (in French). Dicodusport. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- 1 2 "La Mulhousienne Camille Pognante championne d'Europe juniors en double dames" (in French). L'Alsace. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ Godin, Stéphane (5 December 2024). "Euro juniors : l'or après l'argent pour la Mulhousienne Camille Pognante" (in French). L'Alsace. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- 1 2 Nees, Peter (16 September 2024). "Nabeschouwing Yonex Belgian International 2024". Badminton Vlaanderen (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "Encore de l'argent pour les Bleus aux championnats d'Europe par équipes mixtes" (in French). L'Alsace. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Les Mulhousiennes Margot Lambert et Camille Pognante remportent l'Open d'Estonie" (in French). DNA. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- 1 2 Godin, Stéphane (9 March 2025). "La Mulhousienne Margot Lambert fait coup double au Portugal" (in French). L'Alsace. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- 1 2 Sachetat, Raphaël (2 November 2025). "Hylo Open - Margot, Camille, une bougie et un titre majeur". Badzine (in French). Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Camille Pognante at BWFBadminton.com
- Camille Pognante at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
