1977 Pan Am Badminton Championships

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1977 Pan Am Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates22 April 1977 (1977-04-22)
24 April 1977 (1977-04-24)
Nations6
Venue Université de Moncton
Location Moncton, Canada
Champions
Men's singles Flag of Mexico.svg Roy Díaz González
Women's singles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wendy Clarkson
Men's doubles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Czich
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamie McKee
Women's doubles Flag of the United States.svg Pam Bristol Brady
Flag of the United States.svg Judianne Kelly
Mixed doubles Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Pontow
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Bristol Brady
1978

The 1977 Pan Am Badminton Championships was the inaugural edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 22 to 24 April 1977 at the University of Moncton in Moncton, Canada. The first six countries to compete in the Pan American Championships were the United States, Canada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico and Venezuela. [1]

Contents

The 1977 Devlin Cup was also held a day prior the championships and acted as a team event for the Pan American championships. [2]

Results summary

In the men's singles event, Roy Díaz González won the gold medal after defeating Jamie McKee in the final. [3] In the women's singles final, Wendy Clarkson defeated compatriot Lesley Harris to win gold in the women's singles event.

In the men's doubles event, Jamie McKee won another gold medal when he partnered with John Czich to defeat compatriots Ian Johnson and Pat Tryon in the final. [4] In the final of the women's doubles event, Pam Bristol Brady and Judianne Kelly of the United States defeated fellow Americans Diana Osterhues and Janet Wilts 15–4, 15–9.

In mixed doubles, the gold medal was won by Bruce Pontow and Pam Bristol Brady with the silver medal awarded to Chris Kinard and Mike Walker.

Medal summary

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles Flag of Mexico.svg Roy Díaz González Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamie McKee Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kinard
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Coakley
Women's singles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wendy Clarkson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lesley Harris Flag of the United States.svg Judianne Kelly
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tracy van Wassenhove
Men's doubles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Czich
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamie McKee
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Johnson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pat Tryon
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Carter
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kinard
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Walker
Women's doubles Flag of the United States.svg Pam Bristol Brady
Flag of the United States.svg Judianne Kelly
Flag of the United States.svg Diana Osterhues
Flag of the United States.svg Janet Wilts
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wendy Clarkson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tracy van Wassenhove
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Crawford
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lesley Harris
Mixed doubles Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Pontow
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Bristol Brady
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Walker
Flag of the United States.svg Judianne Kelly
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Carter
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wendy Clarkson
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Coakley
Flag of the United States.svg Janet Wilts
Mixed team
(Devlin Cup)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Jamie McKee
Sally Dalkin
Wendy Clarkson
Sharon Crawford
Tracy van Wassenhove
Greg Carter
Pat Tryon
Lesley Harris
Ian Johnson
John Czich
John Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Charles Coakley
Chris Kinard
Bruce Pontow
Mike Walker
Pam Bristol Brady
Judianne Kelly
Diana Osterhues
Janet Wilts
Not awarded

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)*33511
2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)23510
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)1001
Totals (3 entries)661022

Results

Men's singles

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Flag of Mexico.svg Roy Díaz González 9 1515
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Walker 152 8
Flag of Mexico.svg Roy Díaz González 1515
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Coakley 7 3
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Coakley 1715
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Czich 15 10
Flag of Mexico.svg Roy Díaz González 1711 15
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamie McKee 14 159
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kinard 1515
Flag of Mexico.svg José Icaza 1 1
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kinard 7 13
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamie McKee 1515
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Johnson 14 5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamie McKee 1515

Women's singles

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wendy Clarkson 1111
Flag of the United States.svg Diana Osterhues 0 3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wendy Clarkson 1111
Flag of the United States.svg Judianne Kelly 7 2
Flag of the United States.svg Judianne Kelly 1111
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Janette Martin 3 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wendy Clarkson 1111
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lesley Harris 5 1
Flag of the United States.svg Sally Dalkin 7 116
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tracy van Wassenhove 113 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tracy van Wassenhove 4 4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lesley Harris 1515
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Janet Wilts 2 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lesley Harris 1111

Men's doubles

Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Czich
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamie McKee
1515
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Carter
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Taylor
5 12
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Czich
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamie McKee
1518
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Johnson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pat Tryon
8 15
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kinard
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Walker
12 7
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Johnson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pat Tryon
1515

Women's doubles

Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of the United States.svg Diana Osterhues
Flag of the United States.svg Janet Wilts
1517
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wendy Clarkson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tracy van Wassenhove
5 14
Flag of the United States.svg Diana Osterhues
Flag of the United States.svg Janet Wilts
4 9
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Bristol Brady
Flag of the United States.svg Judianne Kelly
1515
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Crawford
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lesley Harris
4 155
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Bristol Brady
Flag of the United States.svg Judianne Kelly
157 15

Mixed doubles

Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Walker
Flag of the United States.svg Judianne Kelly
7 1815
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wendy Clarkson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tracy van Wassenhove
1517 9
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Walker
Flag of the United States.svg Judianne Kelly
5 1516
Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Pontow
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Bristol Brady
1510 18
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Coakley
Flag of the United States.svg Janet Wilts
6 15
Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Pontow
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Bristol Brady
1518

Devlin Cup

The Devlin Cup was a mixed team badminton tournament between the two Pan American countries, the United States and Canada. The biennial tournament was first held in 1956. In 1977, the tournament acted as a prelude and a team event to the Pan American championships. The tournament was later proposed to be merged with the Pan American Championships in the next few editions. [5]

Canada won the Cup for a third time, defeating the United States 3–2 in the tie.

Canada vs United States

References

  1. World Badminton Vol. 3 (1977), issue 30, page 11
  2. "Pan Am Mixed Team Championships". Badminton Pan America. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. "Bird title for Wendy". The Calgary Herald . 1977-04-25. p. 41. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  4. Ferguson, Bob (1978-08-01). "Unknown soldier aims at medal in badminton". Ottawa Citizen . p. 23. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  5. "Clarkson sparkles in badminton win". The Calgary Herald . 1977-04-22. p. 48. Retrieved 2024-06-22.