Badminton at the Pan American Games

Badminton has been part of the Pan American Games since the 1995 Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Canada has dominated the badminton events since its inception. At the most recent edition of the games in 2019, in Lima, five nations won medals, with Canada taking home four of the five titles.[1]

Badminton at the Pan American Games
No. of events5 (men: 2; women: 2; mixed: 1)

Venues

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Games Venue Other sports hosted at venue Capacity Ref.
Mar del Plata 1995 CeNARD Karate 1,000 [2]
Winnipeg 1999 Winnipeg Convention Centre Handball
Judo
Taekwondo
Wrestling
[3]
Santo Domingo 2003 UASD Pavilion   1,700 [4]
Rio de Janeiro 2007 Riocentro Pavilion 4B   Table tennis   1,462 [5]
Guadalajara 2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium Fencing 856 [6]
Toronto 2015 Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan Am Centre Table tennis
Water polo
2,000 [7]
Lima 2019 Polideportivo 3   Roller sports figure
Table tennis  
860 [8]
Santiago 2023 Olympic Training Center  Table tennis   1,200 [9]

Medal table

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Updated to include the 2023 edition.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Canada25221360
2  United States11111840
3  Guatemala2259
4  Brazil13913
5  Jamaica1056
6  Cuba0134
7  Independent Athletes Team0112
8  Peru001616
9  Mexico0077
10  Dominican Republic0011
  El Salvador0011
  Trinidad and Tobago0011
Totals (12 entries)404080160

Medalists

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Singles
Games Gold Silver Bronze
1995 Mar del Plata
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Jaimie Dawson
  Canada
Iain Sydie
  Canada
Mario Carulla
  Peru
Kevin Han
  United States
1999 Winnipeg
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Kevin Han
  United States
Stuart Arthur
  Canada
Mario Carulla
  Peru
Pedro Yang
  Guatemala
2003 Santo Domingo
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Mike Beres
  Canada
Andrew Dabeka
  Canada
Kyle Hunter
  Canada
Pedro Yang
  Guatemala
2007 Rio de Janeiro
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Mike Beres
  Canada
Kevin Cordón
  Guatemala
Eric Go
  United States
Rodrigo Pacheco
  Peru
2011 Guadalajara
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Kevin Cordón
  Guatemala
Osleni Guerrero
  Cuba
Daniel Paiola
  Brazil
Charles Pyne
  Jamaica
2015 Toronto
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Kevin Cordón
  Guatemala
Andrew D'Souza
  Canada
Osleni Guerrero
  Cuba
Howard Shu
  United States
2019 Lima
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Ygor Coelho
  Brazil
Brian Yang
  Canada
Jason Ho-Shue
  Canada
Kevin Cordón
  Guatemala
2023 Santiago
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Brian Yang
  Canada
Kevin Cordón
  Independent Athletes Team
Uriel Canjura
  El Salvador
Luis Ramón Garrido
  Mexico
Doubles
Games Gold Silver Bronze
1995 Mar del Plata
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Anil Kaul
and Iain Sydie
  Canada
Kevin Han
and Thomas Reidy
  United States
Paul Leyow
and Roy Paul jr.
  Jamaica
Jaimie Dawson
and Darryl Yung
  Canada
1999 Winnipeg
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Brent Olynyk
and Iain Sydie
  Canada
Howard Bach
and Mark Manha
  United States
Mike Beres
and Bryan Moody
  Canada
Bernardo Monreal
and Luis Lopezllera
  Mexico
2003 Santo Domingo
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Howard Bach
and Kevin Han
  United States
Pedro Yang
and Erick Anguiano
  Guatemala
Mike Beres
and Kyle Hunter
  Canada
Bradley Graham
and Charles Pyne
  Jamaica
2007 Rio de Janeiro
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Mike Beres
and William Milroy
  Canada
Howard Bach
and Khan Malaythong
  United States
Guilherme Kumasaka
and Guilherme Pardo
  Brazil
Erick Anguiano
and Pedro Yang
  Guatemala
2011 Guadalajara
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Howard Bach
and Tony Gunawan
  United States
Halim Haryanto
and Sattawat Pongnairat
  United States
Andrés López
and Lino Muñoz
  Mexico
Adrian Liu
and Derrick Ng
  Canada
2015 Toronto
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Phillip Chew
and Sattawat Pongnairat
  United States
Hugo Arthuso
and Daniel Paiola
  Brazil
Job Castillo
and Lino Muñoz
  Mexico
William Cabrera
and Nelson Javier
  Dominican Republic
2019 Lima
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Jason Ho-Shue
and Nyl Yakura
  Canada
Phillip Chew
and Ryan Chew
  United States
Osleni Guerrero
and Leodannis Martínez
  Cuba
Fabricio Farias
and Francielton Farias
  Brazil
2023 Santiago
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Adam Dong
and Nyl Yakura
  Canada
Fabrício Farias
and Davi Silva
  Brazil
Aníbal Marroquín
and Jonathan Solís
  Independent Athletes Team
Job Castillo
and Luis Montoya
  Mexico

Women

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Singles
Games Gold Silver Bronze
1995 Mar del Plata
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Denyse Julien
  Canada
Si-An Deng
  Canada
Beverly Tang
  Trinidad and Tobago
Kathy Zimmermann
  United States
1999 Winnipeg
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Yeping Tang
  United States
Charmaine Reid
  Canada
Denyse Julien
  Canada
Kara Solmundson
  Canada
2003 Santo Domingo
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Nigella Saunders
  Jamaica
Anna Rice
  Canada
Lorena Blanco
  Peru
Sandra Jimeno
  Peru
2007 Rio de Janeiro
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Eva Lee
  United States
Charmaine Reid
  Canada
Sarah MacMaster
  Canada
Claudia Rivero
  Peru
2011 Guadalajara
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Michelle Li
  Canada
Joycelyn Ko
  Canada
Victoria Montero
  Mexico
Claudia Rivero
  Peru
2015 Toronto
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Michelle Li
  Canada
Rachel Honderich
  Canada
Jamie Subandhi
  United States
Iris Wang
  United States
2019 Lima
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Michelle Li
  Canada
Rachel Honderich
  Canada
Iris Wang
  United States
Nikté Sotomayor
  Guatemala
2023 Santiago
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Beiwen Zhang
  United States
Jennie Gai
  United States
Rachel Chan
  Canada
Taymara Oropesa
  Cuba
Doubles
Games Gold Silver Bronze
1995 Mar del Plata
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Si-An Deng
and Denyse Julien
  Canada
Milaine Cloutier
and Robbyn Hermitage
  Canada
Ann French
and Kathy Zimmerman
  United States
Linda French
and Erika von Heiland
  United States
1999 Winnipeg
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Robbyn Hermitage
and Milaine Cloutier
  Canada
Charmaine Reid
and Denyse Julien
  Canada
Adrienn Kocsis
and Doriana Rivera
  Peru
Stefanie Westermann
and Kathy Zimmerman
  United States
2003 Santo Domingo
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Charmaine Reid
and Helen Nichol
  Canada
Denyse Julien
and Anna Rice
  Canada
Lorena Blanco
and Valeria Rivera
  Peru
Doriana Rivera
and Sandra Jimeno
  Peru
2007 Rio de Janeiro
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Eva Lee
and Mesinee Mangkalakiri
  United States
Fiona McKee
and Charmaine Reid
  Canada
Kuei Ya Chen
and Jamie Subandhi
  United States
Jie Ming Jin
and Valeria Rivero
  Peru
2011 Guadalajara
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Alexandra Bruce
and Michelle Li
  Canada
Iris Wang
and Rena Wang
  United States
Grace Gao
and Joycelyn Ko
  Canada
Eva Lee
and Paula Lynn Obañana
  United States
2015 Toronto
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Eva Lee
and Paula Lynn Obañana
  United States
Lohaynny Vicente
and Luana Vicente
  Brazil
Michelle Li
and Rachel Honderich
  Canada
Alexandra Bruce
and Phyllis Chan
  Canada
2019 Lima
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Rachel Honderich
and Kristen Tsai
  Canada
Keui-Ya Chen
and Jamie Hsu
  United States
Tamires Santos
and Fabiana Silva
  Brazil
Jaqueline Lima
and Sâmia Lima
  Brazil
2023 Santiago
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Catherine Choi
and Josephine Wu
  Canada
Annie Xu
and Kerry Xu
  United States
Romina Fregoso
and Miriam Rodríguez
  Mexico
Sâmia Lima
and Juliana Vieira
  Brazil

Mixed

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Doubles
Games Gold Silver Bronze
1995 Mar del Plata
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Darryl Yung
and Denyse Julien
  Canada
Anil Kaul
and Si-An Deng
  Canada
Mike Edstrom
and Linda French
  United States
Paul Leyow
and Terry Leyow
  Jamaica
1999 Winnipeg
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Iain Sydie
and Denyse Julien
  Canada
Brent Olynyk
and Robbyn Hermitage
  Canada
Mario Carulla
and Adrienn Kocsis
  Peru
Chris Hales
and Yeping Tang
  United States
2003 Santo Domingo
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Philippe Bourret
and Denyse Julien
  Canada
Mike Beres
and Jody Patrick
  Canada
Charles Pyne
and Nigella Saunders
  Jamaica
Raju Rai
and Mesinee Mangkalakiri
  United States
2007 Rio de Janeiro
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Howard Bach
and Eva Lee
  United States
Mike Beres
and Valerie Loker
  Canada
Khan Malaythong
and Mesinee Mangkalakiri
  United States
Rodrigo Pacheco
and Claudia Rivero
  Peru
2011 Guadalajara
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Toby Ng
and Grace Gao
  Canada
Halim Haryanto
and Eva Lee
  United States
Howard Bach
and Paula Lynn Obañana
  United States
Rodrigo Pacheco
and Claudia Rivero
  Peru
2015 Toronto
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Phillip Chew
and Jamie Subandhi
  United States
Toby Ng
and Alexandra Bruce
  Canada
Mario Cuba
and Katherine Winder
  Peru
Alex Yuwan Tjong
and Lohaynny Vicente
  Brazil
2019 Lima
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Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
and Josephine Wu
  Canada
Nyl Yakura
and Kristen Tsai
  Canada
Fabricio Farias
and Jaqueline Lima
  Brazil
Howard Shu
and Paula Lynn Obañana
  United States
2023 Santiago
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Ty Alexander Lindeman
and Josephine Wu
  Canada
Vinson Chiu
and Jennie Gai
  United States
Davi Silva
and Sâmia Lima
  Brazil
José Guevara
and Inés Castillo
  Peru

Participating nations

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The following nations have taken part in the badminton competition. The numbers in the table indicate the number of competitors sent to that year's Pan American Games. A total of 24 NOC's have entered badminton competitors into a Pan American Games competition.

Nation 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Years
  Argentina 7 1 3 2 2 6 2 7
  Barbados 2 3 4 3 2 2 4 7
  Bolivia 1 1
  Brazil 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 7
  Canada 8 11 9 8 8 6 8 7
  Chile 2 6 4 4 4
  Colombia 1 1
  Costa Rica 1 1
  Cuba 3 6 4 7 6 5
  Dominican Republic 8 4 4 6 4
  Ecuador 2 2 2 2 4
  El Salvador 2 2 2
  Guatemala 4 2 6 8 8 8 7 7
  Guyana 2 2 2
  Jamaica 6 4 5 2 4 4 4 7
  Mexico 6 8 8 8 6 5
  Netherlands Antilles 2 1
  Panama 2 1
  Peru 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 7
  Puerto Rico 2 1
  Suriname 2 3 4 2 6 2 2 7
  Trinidad and Tobago 2 3 9 6 1 1 6
  United States 8 10 9 8 8 8 8 7
  Venezuela 8 2 2 3
Nations 10 13 11 14 16 18 22 24
Athletes 56 62 73 73 88 84 88
Year 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 7

Events

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Event 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Men's singles
Men's doubles
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Events 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

References

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  1. ^ "Pan Am Games Champions!!! – Pan Am Games 2019". www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020. Pan Am athletes from Canada, Brazil, United States, Guatemala and Cuba took the podium at XVIII Pan Am Games 2019, held in Lima, Peru from July 29 to August 2.
  2. ^ Official report
  3. ^ Robb, Sharon (22 July 1999). "The events and athletes of the XIII Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba". www.sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. ^ UASD Pavilion - Jose Contreras Av Between Maximo Gomez & Triadentes
  5. ^ Riocentro Sports Complex
  6. ^ Venues Archived May 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan Am Centre". TO2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Pan American Schedule" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 13 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Conoce el Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico: La casa de los deportes de Chile" [Get to know the Olympic Training Center: The home of sports in Chile]. www.santiago2023.org (in Spanish). Santiago Organizing Committee for the 2023 Pan and Parapan American Games. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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