Job Castillo

Job Castillo
Personal information
BornJob Castillo Galindo
(1992-11-01) 1 November 1992 (age 33)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
CountryMexico
SportBadminton
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking88 (MS 30 June 2016)
38 (MD with Lino Muñoz 30 June 2016)
177 (XD with Sabrina Solis 18 June 2015)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 TorontoMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoMen's doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 San SalvadorMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2018 Guatemala CityMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2019 AguascalientesMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2021 Guatemala CityMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2024 Guatemala CityMen's doubles
Pan Am Male Cup
Silver medal – second place2020 SalvadorMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2022 AcapulcoMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2024 São PauloMen's team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2018 BarranquillaMixed team
Gold medal – first place2023 San SalvadorMixed team
Gold medal – first place2026 Santo DomingoMixed team
Silver medal – second place2014 VeracruzMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2014 VeracruzMixed team
Silver medal – second place2023 San SalvadorMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2026 Santo DomingoMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2010 MayagüezMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2014 VeracruzMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2026 Santo DomingoMen's singles

Job Castillo Galindo (born 1 November 1992) is a Mexican badminton player. He won the men's doubles title at the 2022 Pan Am Championships partnering Luis Montoya. He also claimed two bronze medals at the Pan American Games, in 2015 with Lino Muñoz, and in 2023 with Montoya.

Castillo was part of Mexican winning team at the 2018 and 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. In his junior career, he competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.

Career

Castillo started to playing badminton aged seven, influenced by his sister who is a badminton coach. He affiliate with Code Jalisco team, and has won five National Championships title.

In 2026, Castillo competed in the Central American and Caribbean Games, winning a gold in the team event, a silver in the men's doubles and a bronze in the singles.

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre,
Toronto, Canada		 Mexico Lino Muñoz United States Phillip Chew
United States Sattawat Pongnairat		 19–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2023 Olympic Training Center,
Santiago, Chile		 Mexico Luis Montoya Canada Adam Dong
Canada Nyl Yakura		 10–21, 23–21, 23–25 Bronze Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico Guatemala Kevin Cordón 9–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Mexico Lino Muñoz United States Phillip Chew
United States Ryan Chew		 22–24, 10–21 Bronze Bronze
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Mexico Luis Montoya United States Phillip Chew
United States Ryan Chew		 17–21, 21–14, 23–25 Bronze Bronze
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador		 Mexico Luis Montoya United States Vinson Chiu
United States Joshua Yuan		 22–20, 11–8 retired Gold Gold
2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala		 Mexico Luis Montoya United States Chen Zhi-yi
United States Presley Smith		 21–15, 13–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

Central American and Caribbean Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2026 Pabellón de Tenis de Mesa, Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic Guatemala Kevin Cordón 22–20, 18–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2014 Omega Complex,
Veracruz, Mexico		 Mexico Antonio Ocegueda Guatemala Kevin Cordón
Guatemala Aníbal Marroquín		 19–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze
2023 Coliseo Complejo El Polvorín,
San Salvador, El Salvador		 Mexico Luis Montoya Aníbal Marroquín
Jonathan Solís		 21–16, 14–21, 20–22 Silver Silver
2026 Pabellón de Tenis de Mesa,
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic		 Mexico Armando Gaitán Guatemala Christopher Martínez
Guatemala Jonathan Solís		 21–8, 17–21, 18–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Omega Complex,
Veracruz, Mexico		 Mexico Sabrina Solis Cuba Osleni Guerrero
Cuba Taymara Oropesa		 21–16, 14–21, 13–21 Silver Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (18 titles, 17 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Manhattan Beach International Italy Indra Bagus Ade Chandra 19–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Dominican Open Dominican Republic César Brito 21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Giraldilla International Azerbaijan Azmy Qowimuramadhoni 21–12, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Guatemala Future Series Guatemala Rubén Castellanos 21–18, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Internacional Mexicano United States Howard Shu 21–7, 15–21, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Internacional Mexicano Ukraine Danylo Bosniuk 12–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Mexico Future Series Mexico Luis Montoya 16–21, 21–10, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Internacional Mexicano Mexico Antonio Ocegueda New Zealand Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis		 21–17, 12–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Internacional Mexicano Mexico Antonio Ocegueda Mexico Arturo Hernández
Mexico Lino Muñoz		 21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Chile International Mexico Lino Muñoz Guatemala Rodolfo Ramírez
Guatemala Jonathan Solís		 21–17, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Trinidad and Tobago International Mexico Antonio Ocegueda Mexico Luis Ramon Garrido
Mexico Lino Muñoz		 16–21, 24–22, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Santo Domingo Open Mexico Lino Muñoz Peru Mario Cuba
Peru Martín del Valle		 21–18, 24–26, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Internacional Mexicano Mexico Lino Muñoz Brazil Hugo Arthuso
Brazil Daniel Paiola		 13–21, 21–12, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Argentina International Mexico Lino Muñoz Guatemala Daniel Humblers
Chile Bastián Lizama		 21–10, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Brazil International Mexico Lino Muñoz Brazil Hugo Arthuso
Brazil Daniel Paiola		 21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Puerto Rico International Mexico Lino Muñoz Czech Republic Jan Fröhlich
Slovakia Matej Hliničan		 21–19, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Suriname International Mexico Lino Muñoz Italy Giovanni Greco
Italy Rosario Maddaloni		 No Match 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Guatemala International Mexico Lino Muñoz India Alwin Francis
India Tarun Kona		 8–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Peru International Series Mexico Lino Muñoz India Alwin Francis
India Tarun Kona		 8–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Internacional Mexicano Mexico Lino Muñoz Canada Jason Ho-Shue
Canada Nyl Yakura		 21–18, 11–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Peru International Mexico Lino Muñoz United States Enrico Asuncion
Philippines Carlo Glenn Remo		 21–19, 14–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Dominican Open Mexico Luis Montoya Dominican Republic William Cabrera
Dominican Republic Nelson Javier		 21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Guatemala International Mexico Luis Montoya Brazil Fabrício Farias
Brazil Francielton Farias		 17–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Internacional Mexicano Mexico Sebastián Martínez Peru José Guevara
Peru Bryan Roque		 21–14, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Mexican International Mexico Luis Montoya United States Enrico Asuncion
United States Vinson Chiu		 21–16, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Mexico Future Series Mexico Luis Montoya England Kern Pong Lap Kan
England Larry Pong		 23–21, 22–24, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Santo Domingo Open Mexico Luis Montoya Brazil Fabrício Farias
Brazil Davi Silva		 23–21, 15–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Venezuela International Mexico Luis Montoya Dominican Republic Yonatan Linarez
Dominican Republic Angel Marinez		 21–11, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Guatemala International Mexico Luis Montoya Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Youcef Sabri Medel		 21–18, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Mexican International Mexico Luis Montoya United States Zicheng Xu
United States Tianqi Zhang		 Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Iran Fajr International Mexico Luis Montoya India Krishna Prasad Garaga
India Sai Pratheek K.		 18–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Internacional Mexicano Mexico Sabrina Solis Mexico Lino Muñoz
Mexico Cynthia González		 21–16, 16–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 International Mexicano Mexico Cynthia González India Venkat Gaurav Prasad
India Juhi Dewangan		 21–18, 20–22, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Internacional Mexicano Mexico Vanessa Villalobos Mexico Andrés López
Mexico Sabrina Solis		 15–21, 21–18, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Venezuela International Mexico Romina Fregoso Mexico Luis Montoya
Mexico Miriam Rodríguez		 13–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  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 Galindo.

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Job Castillo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Badminton - Athlete Profile: Castillo Job". Toronto 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bádminton mexicano logra histórica participación con tres bronces en Santiago 2023" (in Spanish). Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Youth Olympics – The Best of the Rest?". Badzine. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Interview : Job Castillo – Mexico". www.badmintonpanam.org. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Job Castillo, con paso firme rumbo a Lima 2019". www.gob.mx (in Spanish). 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Simón, José Luis (28 July 2026). "México y Marina Malpica resplandecen en JCC Santo Domingo 2026". Amexi (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Men's singles - semifinals". 2026 Centro Caribe Sports & Bornan Sports Technology. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "México arrasa con cinco medallas en cierre de bádminton en San Salvador 2023" (in Spanish). Gobierno de México: Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Ascanio, Luis (28 July 2026). "Centroamericanos 2026: Jalisco se luce con cuatro de las últimas cinco medallas de bádminton". El Informador (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 30 July 2026. Retrieved 3 August 2026.