| Badminton at the 2007 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
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| Competitors | 73 from 14 nations |
«2003 2011» | |
Badminton at the 2007 Pan American Games was played at the Riocentro Sports Complex, Pavilion 4B, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The competition was held between July 14 and July 19.
A total of 14 nations entered players at badminton competition, with 40 men and 33 women.
| Event: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
| Men | |||
| Men's singles | Mike Beres  Canada | Kevin Cordón  Guatemala | Eric Go  United States |
Rodrigo Pacheco  Peru | |||
| Men's doubles | Mike Beres and William Milroy Canada | Howard Bach and Bob Malaythong United States | Guilherme Kumasaka and Guilherme Pardo  Brazil |
| Erick Anguiano and Pedro Yang Guatemala | |||
| Women | |||
| Women's singles | Eva Lee United States | Charmaine Reid Canada | Sarah MacMaster Canada |
| Claudia Rivero Peru | |||
| Women's doubles | Eva Lee and Mesinee Mangkalakiri United States | Fiona McKee and Charmaine Reid Canada | Kuei Ya Chen and Jamie Subandhi United States |
| Jie Meng Jin and Valeria Rivero Peru | |||
| Mixed | |||
| Mixed doubles | Howard Bach and Eva Lee United States | Mike Beres and Val Loker Canada | Bob Malaythong and Mesinee Mangkalakiri United States |
| Rodrigo Pacheco and Claudia Rivero Peru | |||
| Place | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 |  Canada | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Peru | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
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