Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 15 – 21 September | ||
Nations | 11 | ||
Venue | Winnipeg Canoe Club | ||
Location | Winnipeg, Canada | ||
Champions | |||
Men's singles | Kevin Han | ||
Women's singles | Denyse Julien | ||
Men's doubles | Howard Bach Kevin Han | ||
Women's doubles | Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage | ||
Mixed doubles | Iain Sydie Denyse Julien | ||
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The 1997 Pan Am Badminton Championships was the ninth edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 15 to 21 September at the Winnipeg Canoe Club in Winnipeg, Canada. [1] The tournament also served as a test event for the 1999 Pan American Games badminton events. Eleven countries competed in the championships. [2] [3]
* Host nation (Canada)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Canada (CAN)* | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
2 | United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
4 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Kevin Han | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Mario Carulla | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
Kevin Han | 11 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||
Mike Beres | 15 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
Kenneth Erichsen | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||
Mike Beres | 15 | 15 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Denyse Julien | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||
Kara Solmundson | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||
Denyse Julien | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||
Lorena Blanco | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
Lorena Blanco | 11 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||
Charmaine Reid | 7 | 11 | 10 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Mike Beres Bryan Moody | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||
Mike Edstrom Chris Hales | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Mike Edstrom Chris Hales | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||
Howard Bach Kevin Han | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Howard Bach Kevin Han | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Brent Olynyk Marlon Samuel | 6 | 2 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Sandra Jimeno Doriana Rivera | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Cindy Arthur Jennifer Wong | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
Nigella Saunders Terry Walker | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
Cindy Arthur Jennifer Wong | 15 | 15 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Iain Sydie Denyse Julien | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Brent Olynyk Robbyn Hermitage | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
Iain Sydie Denyse Julien | 17 | 15 | |||||||||||
Mike Beres Kara Solmundson | 14 | 8 | |||||||||||
Bobby Milroy Jennifer Wong | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||
Mike Beres Kara Solmundson | 15 | 15 |
Group A
| Group B
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Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Canada | 5 | ||||||||
Peru | 0 | ||||||||
Canada | 4 | ||||||||
United States | 1 | ||||||||
Mexico | 1 | ||||||||
United States | 4 | Third place | |||||||
Peru | 3 | ||||||||
Mexico | 2 |
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