1977 Pan Am Badminton Championships

1977 Pan Am Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	22 April 1977 (1977-04-22) – 24 April 1977 (1977-04-24)
Nations	6
Venue	Université de Moncton
Location	Moncton, Canada
Champions
Men's singles	Roy Díaz González
Women's singles	Wendy Clarkson
Men's doubles	John Czich Jamie McKee
Women's doubles	Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly
Mixed doubles	Bruce Pontow Pam Bristol Brady
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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]

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

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Roy Díaz González	Jamie McKee	Chris Kinard
			Charles Coakley
Women's singles	Wendy Clarkson	Lesley Harris	Judianne Kelly
			Tracy van Wassenhove
Men's doubles	John Czich Jamie McKee	Ian Johnson Pat Tryon	Greg Carter John Taylor
			Chris Kinard Mike Walker
Women's doubles	Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly	Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts	Wendy Clarkson Tracy van Wassenhove
			Sharon Crawford Lesley Harris
Mixed doubles	Bruce Pontow Pam Bristol Brady	Mike Walker Judianne Kelly	Greg Carter Wendy Clarkson
			Charles Coakley Janet Wilts
Mixed team (Devlin Cup)	Canada Jamie McKee Sally Dalkin Wendy Clarkson Sharon Crawford Tracy van Wassenhove Greg Carter Pat Tryon Lesley Harris Ian Johnson John Czich John Taylor	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)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada  (CAN)*	3	3	5	11
2	United States  (USA)	2	3	5	10
3	Mexico  (MEX)	1	0	0	1
Totals (3 entries)		6	6	10	22

Results

Men's singles

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Roy Díaz González	9	15	15
		Mike Walker	15	2	8
									Roy Díaz González	15	15
									Charles Coakley	7	3
		Charles Coakley	17	15
		John Czich	15	10
																Roy Díaz González	17	11	15
																Jamie McKee	14	15	9
		Chris Kinard	15	15
		José Icaza	1	1
									Chris Kinard	7	13
									Jamie McKee	15	15
		Ian Johnson	14	5
		Jamie McKee	15	15

Women's singles

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Wendy Clarkson	11	11
		Diana Osterhues	0	3
									Wendy Clarkson	11	11
									Judianne Kelly	7	2
		Judianne Kelly	11	11
		Janette Martin	3	1
																Wendy Clarkson	11	11
																Lesley Harris	5	1
		Sally Dalkin	7	11	6
		Tracy van Wassenhove	11	3	11
									Tracy van Wassenhove	4	4
									Lesley Harris	15	15
		Janet Wilts	2	2
		Lesley Harris	11	11

Men's doubles

	Semi-finals							Final
	John Czich Jamie McKee		15	15
	Greg Carter John Taylor		5	12
								John Czich Jamie McKee		15	18
								Ian Johnson Pat Tryon		8	15
	Chris Kinard Mike Walker		12	7
	Ian Johnson Pat Tryon		15	15

Women's doubles

	Semi-finals							Final
	Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts		15	17
	Wendy Clarkson Tracy van Wassenhove		5	14
								Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts		4	9
								Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly		15	15
	Sharon Crawford Lesley Harris		4	15	5
	Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly		15	7	15

Mixed doubles

	Semi-finals							Final
	Mike Walker Judianne Kelly		7	18	15
	Wendy Clarkson Tracy van Wassenhove		15	17	9
								Mike Walker Judianne Kelly		5	15	16
								Bruce Pontow Pam Bristol Brady		15	10	18
	Charles Coakley Janet Wilts		6	15
	Bruce Pontow Pam Bristol Brady		15	18

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

Canada 3	Université de Moncton 21 April 1977		United States 2
1 2 3 1 Jamie McKee Chris Kinard 15 13 15 6     2 Wendy Clarkson Pam Bristol Brady 11 3 11 1     3 Ian Johnson  /  Pat Tryon Bruce Pontow  /  Mike Walker 10 15 15 12 9 15   4 Wendy Clarkson  /  Lesley Harris Diana Osterhues  /  Janet Wilts 15 9 15 11     5 Ian Johnson  /  Tracy van Wassenhove Bruce Pontow  /  Pam Bristol Brady 5 15 13 18

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.