1991 Pan Am Badminton Championships

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1991 Pan Am Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates17–23 June
Nations10
VenueConvention Hall
Location Kingston, Jamaica
Champions
Men's singles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jaimie Dawson
Women's singles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien
Men's doubles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Bitten
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan Blanshard
Women's doubles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché
Mixed doubles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Bitten
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché
1989 1993

The 1991 Pan Am Badminton Championships was the seventh edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 17 to 23 June at the Convention Hall in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] Ten countries competed in the championships. Eight out of the ten competing countries competed in the mixed team event. Peru and the Cayman Islands only sent players to compete in the individual events.

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Canada performed a clean sweep, winning gold in all six events. [2] The United States won three silver medals and two bronze medals. [3] Hosts Jamaica won a silver medal and four bronze medals. Debra O'Connor won Trinidad and Tobago's first medal in the Pan American championships when she achieved bronze in the women's doubles event with Maria Leyow.

Medal summary

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jaimie Dawson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan Blanshard Flag of the United States.svg Chris Jogis
Women's singles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché Flag of the United States.svg Joy Kitzmiller
Men's doubles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Bitten
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan Blanshard
Flag of the United States.svg Benny Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Reidy
Flag of Jamaica.svg George Hugh
Flag of Jamaica.svg Paul Leyow
Women's doubles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché
Flag of the United States.svg Linda French
Flag of the United States.svg Joy Kitzmiller
Flag of Jamaica.svg Maria Leyow
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Debra O'Connor
Mixed doubles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jaimie Dawson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien
Flag of Jamaica.svg Robert Richards
Flag of Jamaica.svg Maria Leyow
Flag of Jamaica.svg George Hugh
Flag of Jamaica.svg Camille Lue
Mixed teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bryan Blanshard
Mike Bitten
Jaimie Dawson
Doris Piché
Denyse Julien
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Peter Baum
John Britton
Mike Edstrom
Chris Jogis
Benny Lee
Thomas Reidy
Dean Schoppe
Traci Britton
Ann French
Linda French
Joy Kitzmiller
Meiling Okuno
Erika von Heiland
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Kingsley Ford
Noel Foster
Veron Griffiths
George Hugh
Garth King
Tommy Lee
Paul Leyow
Steven Mayne
Karl McHayle
Roy Paul Jr.
Robert Richards
Marcus Wickham
Christine Leyow
Maria Leyow
Terry Walker
Camille Lue
Nigella Saunders

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Jamaica)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6208
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0325
3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica*013.54.5
4Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 000.50.5
Totals (4 entries)66618

Individual results

Men's singles

Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jaimie Dawson 1515
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Reidy 7 5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jaimie Dawson 1815
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan Blanshard 15 8
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan Blanshard 1515
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Jogis 7 1 Third place
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Reidy
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Jogis w / o

Women's singles

Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien 1111
Flag of Mexico.svg María de la Paz Luna 2 4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien 3 1111
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché 112 6
Flag of the United States.svg Joy Kitzmiller 4 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché 1111Third place
Flag of Mexico.svg María de la Paz Luna 119 8
Flag of the United States.svg Joy Kitzmiller 3 1111

Men's doubles

Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Bitten
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan Blanshard
1515
Flag of Jamaica.svg George Hugh
Flag of Jamaica.svg Paul Leyow
1 4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Bitten
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan Blanshard
1515
Flag of the United States.svg Benny Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Reidy
12 5
Flag of Jamaica.svg Tommy Lee
Flag of Jamaica.svg Robert Richards
6 4
Flag of the United States.svg Benny Lee
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Reidy
1515Third place
Flag of Jamaica.svg George Hugh
Flag of Jamaica.svg Paul Leyow
1515
Flag of Jamaica.svg Tommy Lee
Flag of Jamaica.svg Robert Richards
5 6

Women's doubles

Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché
1515
Flag of Jamaica.svg Maria Leyow
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Debra O'Connor
13 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doris Piché
1515
Flag of the United States.svg Linda French
Flag of the United States.svg Joy Kitzmiller
7 4
Flag of the United States.svg Ann French
Flag of the United States.svg Erika von Heiland
10 7
Flag of the United States.svg Linda French
Flag of the United States.svg Joy Kitzmiller
1515Third place
Flag of Jamaica.svg Maria Leyow
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Debra O'Connor
1515
Flag of the United States.svg Ann French
Flag of the United States.svg Erika von Heiland
5 8

Mixed doubles

Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jaimie Dawson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien
1515
Flag of Jamaica.svg Paul Leyow
Flag of Jamaica.svg Christine Leyow
6 8
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jaimie Dawson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien
13 1815
Flag of Jamaica.svg Robert Richards
Flag of Jamaica.svg Maria Leyow
1514 4
Flag of Jamaica.svg Robert Richards
Flag of Jamaica.svg Maria Leyow
w / o
Flag of Jamaica.svg George Hugh
Flag of Jamaica.svg Camille Lue
Third place
Flag of Jamaica.svg Paul Leyow
Flag of Jamaica.svg Christine Leyow
1512 11
Flag of Jamaica.svg George Hugh
Flag of Jamaica.svg Camille Lue
9 1515

Team event

Group stage

Eight teams were divided into two groups of four, Group A and Group B. In Group A, Canada topped the group with 5–0 victories over Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. Jamaica placed second in the group, defeating both Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago 5–0. Suriname defeated Trinidad and Tobago 3–2 to finish third in the group.

In Group B, the United States beat Guatemala and Barbados 5–0. The team despite losing a match in the tie against Mexico advanced to the knockout stages after finishing the tie 4–1. Mexico had a major upset when they lost 3–2 to their Guatemalan opponents but managed to win 5–0 to secure their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage. Guatemala also had a major upset when the team lost 3–2 to Barbados. With Mexico, Guatemala and Barbados all tied with one point in the group, Mexico advanced to the knockout stages by match difference.

Knockout stage

In the semi-finals of the mixed team event, both Canada and the United States defeated Mexico and Jamaica respectively with a score of 4–1. The bronze medal match saw Jamaica defeat Mexico 3–2 to claim their first medal in the Pan Am Mixed Team Championships. Canada defeated the United States 5–0 in the final to retain their title as Pan American mixed team champions.

Semi-finals Final
      
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4Third place
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 3

References

  1. World Badminton No. 3. Vol. 19. International Badminton Federation. 1991. p. 27.
  2. "BWF - Pan American Champs 1991 Ind - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  3. "Pan Am Mixed Team Championships – Badminton Pan America" . Retrieved 2024-07-31.