1980 Pan Am Badminton Championships

1980 Pan Am Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	2–4 October 1980
Nations	4
Venue	San Diego Badminton Club
Location	San Diego, United States
Champions
Men's singles	Roy Díaz González
Women's singles	Johanne Falardeau
Men's doubles	John Britton Gary Higgins
Women's doubles	Linda Cloutier Johanne Falardeau
Mixed doubles	John Britton Cheryl Carton
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The 1980 Pan Am Badminton Championships was the fourth edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The individual events of the tournament were held from 2 to 4 October 1980 at the San Diego Badminton Club in San Diego. Four countries competed in the championships, which were Canada, Mexico Peru, and the United States. ^[1]

Results summary

In the men's singles event, Roy Díaz González of Mexico won his second Pan American men's singles title after defeating Gary Higgins in the final. Canada's Johanne Falardeau won the final for a third consecutive time in women's singles, defeating Sandra Skillings. In men's doubles, John Britton and Gary Higgins defeated Canada's Dave deBelle and Bob MacDougall in the final. ^[2] In women's doubles, Linda Cloutier and Johanne Falardeau defeated Cheryl Carton and Vicky Toutz in the final. In mixed doubles, Britton and Carton partnered up to defeat Priestman and Skillings of Canada in the final. ^[3]

Medal summary

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Roy Díaz González	Gary Higgins	John Czich
			Keith Priestman
Women's singles	Johanne Falardeau	Sandra Skillings	Wendy Carter
			Cheryl Carton
Men's doubles	John Britton Gary Higgins	Dave deBelle Bob MacDougall	John Czich Keith Priestman
			Mathew Fogarty Mike Walker
Women's doubles	Linda Cloutier Johanne Falardeau	Cheryl Carton Vicky Toutz	Denyse Julien Sandra Skillings
			Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly
Mixed doubles	John Britton Cheryl Carton	Keith Priestman Sandra Skillings	Jeff Goldsworthy Linda Cloutier
			Mike Walker Pam Bristol Brady

Medal table

  *   Host nation (United States)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada  (CAN)	2	3	6	11
2	United States  (USA)*	2	3	4	9
3	Mexico  (MEX)	1	0	0	1
Totals (3 entries)		5	6	10	21

Devlin Cup

The Devlin Cup was held on 19 November 1980 at the Denver Athletic Club in Denver, Colorado. The United States regained their Devlin Cup title by defeating Canada in the final match 3–2. ^[4]

Canada vs United States

Canada 2	Denver Athletic Club 19 November 1980		United States 3
1 2 3 1 John Czich Gary Higgins 14 18 7 15     2 Wendy Carter Cheryl Carton 11 1 11 5     3 John Czich  /  Keith Priestman Mathew Fogarty  /  Mike Walker 9 15 15 11 11 15   4 Denyse Julien  /  Jane Youngberg Pam Bristol Brady  /  Cheryl Carton 15 9 8 15 15 2   5 Keith Priestman  /  Wendy Carter Mike Walker  /  Pam Bristol Brady 9 15 15 8 14 17

References

1. World Badminton No. 3. Vol. 8. International Badminton Federation. 1980.
2. "Scotland lose only one match". The Glasgow Herald . 10 March 1981. p. 29. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
3. Badminton U.S.A. (PDF). Vol. 40. Badminton USA. 1980. p. 13.
4. Badminton U.S.A. (PDF). Vol. 40. Badminton USA. 1981. p. 23.