Uriel Canjura

Uriel Francisco Canjura Artiga (born 12 September 2000) is a Salvadoran badminton player. He is a bronze medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games; and also the silver medalists at the 2023 and 2024 Pan Am Championships.

Career
Canjura started playing badminton at an age of 9 where his stepfather Andrés Ardón, who was also a member of Salvadoran Badminton Federation, became his first coach. Initially he used to play soccer but later switched to badminton. Developing his skills in the sport, he went on to represent El Salvador at the 2018 Youth Olympics, where he was also chosen to be the flag bearer for his country. He studied general high school at the Agustina Charvin School in San Salvador and graduated in 2018. In his career so far, he has won international titles in El Salvador, Brazil and Suriname, besides winning a silver medal at the Pan American Championships in 2024. Canjura qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and will be the first ever Salvadoran badminton player at the Olympics.

Pan American Games
Men's singles

Pan Am Championships
Men's singles

Junior Pan American Games
Boys' singles

Mixed doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 4 runners-up)
Men's singles

Mixed doubles
 * BWF International Challenge tournament
 * BWF International Series tournament
 * BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
Boys' singles

Mixed doubles
 * BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
 * BWF Junior International Series tournament
 * BWF Junior Future Series tournament