Dennis Coke

Last updated

Dennis Coke
Personal information
CountryFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Born (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 (age 29)
Kingston, Jamaica
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking218 (MS 22 February 2018)
121 (MD 5 April 2018)
149 (XD 30 November 2017)
Medal record
BWF profile

Dennis Coke (born 7 October 1993) is a Jamaican badminton player who competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. [1] [2] In 2009, he won the boys' singles and doubles at the All Jamaica Junior Championships. [3] At the BWF International tournament, he was the men's doubles runner-up at the 2015 Carebaco International and mixed doubles runner-up at the 2017 Jamaica International. [4] [5] He also won the bronze medal at the 2016 Pan Am Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Wynter. [6] In 2017, he won the Jamaican National Badminton Championships in the men's singles and doubles event partnered with Anthony McNee. [7] Coke was part of the national team that won the men's team bronze at the 2018 Pan Am Men's Team Championships. In 2018, he competed at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. [8]

Contents

Coke graduated from the G.C Foster College, and now works as P.E. teacher at St. Anne's Primary School. [8]

Achievements

Pan Am Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil
Flag of Jamaica.svg Katherine Wynter Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nyl Yakura
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brittney Tam
11–21, 9–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 5 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Suriname International Flag of Jamaica.svg Anthony McNee Flag of Guatemala.svg Rodolfo Ramírez
Flag of Guatemala.svg Jonathan Solís
WalkoverGold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 Suriname International Flag of Jamaica.svg Anthony McNee Flag of Jamaica.svg Gareth Henry
Flag of Jamaica.svg Samuel O'Brien Ricketts
8–21, 21–19, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Carebaco International Flag of Jamaica.svg Anthony McNee Flag of Jamaica.svg Gareth Henry
Flag of Jamaica.svg Dayvon Reid
16–21, 22–20, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020 Jamaica International Flag of Jamaica.svg Tahlia Richardson Flag of Guatemala.svg Jonathan Solís
Flag of Guatemala.svg Diana Corleto Soto
21–23, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Suriname International Flag of Jamaica.svg Katherine Wynter Flag of Cuba.svg Leodannis Martinez
Flag of Cuba.svg Tahimara Oropeza
16–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Peru International Flag of Jamaica.svg Katherine Wynter Flag of Peru.svg Mario Cuba
Flag of Peru.svg Katherine Winder
9–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Jamaica International Flag of Jamaica.svg Katherine Wynter Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toby Ng
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rachel Honderich
9–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Related Research Articles

Virgil Soeroredjo is a former Surinamese badminton player and now coach. He competed for Suriname at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He also competed for Suriname at 3 Pan Am Games: the 2003 Pan American Games, the 2007 Pan American Games & the 2011 Pan American Games. As a young badminton player of the club SCVU in Suriname Virgil Soeroredjo won numerous juniors titles and was soon selected to represent his country abroad winning several juniors medals at Caribbean, Central American and South American events. Much of his success was with his doubles partner Mitchel Wongsodikromo.

Mitchel Arthur Wongsodikromo is a Surinamese badminton player and coach. He competed for Suriname at three Pan Am Games: 2003 Pan American Games, 2007 Pan American Games & the 2011 Pan American Games. As a very young badminton player of the club T.N.F. in Suriname Mitchel Wongsodikromo was an exceptional talent and won numerous juniors titles and was soon selected to represent his country abroad winning several juniors medals at Caribbean, Central American and South American events. Much of his success was with his doubles partner Virgil Soeroredjo.

Sören Hans Brad Opti is a badminton player from Suriname. He is an Olympian, respresenting Suriname at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He was also selected to represent his country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, but due to a positive Covid-test had to stay home. In the 2016 Olympics Opti was the flagbearer for Suriname during the opening ceremony. Opti participated at the 2014 and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Oscar Roël Brandon is a Surinamese badminton player, coach and Olympic team manager. He competed for Suriname at the 1996 Summer Olympics as a badminton player in the Men's singles event. And he was "chef de mission" for Suriname at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robin Tabeling</span> Badminton player

Robin Tabeling is a Dutch badminton player, specializing in doubles play. He started playing badminton in Amstelveen at a club called BV van Zijderveld. He won a silver medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the mixed doubles event and a bronze medal in team event. Partnered with Jelle Maas, he won bronze medals at the 2018 European Championships and 2019 European Games. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Ben Lane is an English badminton player. He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal in the European Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yuta Watanabe (badminton)</span> Badminton player

Yuta Watanabe is a Japanese badminton player. He is a member of the Nihon Unisys team, and national team A representative. He is known for his quick and explosive movements with his signature drop shots on court. Watanabe has collected three bronze medals at the World Junior Championships, and also four bronze at the Asian Junior Championships. Watanabe was selected to join the Japanese mixed team compete at the 2017 Sudirman Cup in Gold Coast, Australia, winning a gold medal in the qualification to Gold Coast at the 2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and the team finished in the semi-final round, took the bronze medal. The left-handed Watanabe has won Super 1000 tournaments a total of five times, and was the first ever male player from Japan to win an All England Open title, first at the 2018 All England Open in the mixed doubles event partnered with Arisa Higashino, then in the 2020 All England Open in the men's doubles event with Hiroyuki Endo, and in both men's and mixed doubles in the 2021 All England Open, defending his men's doubles title with Hiroyuki Endo and winning the mixed doubles category with once again, Arisa Higashino. Watanabe won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, defeating Hong Kong's Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet in the bronze medal match.

Jonathan Josué Solís Rivas is a Guatemalan badminton player. In 2010, he won a gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games in men's team event. He was the bronze medallists at the 2013 and 2018 Pan Am Championships in the men's doubles event partnered with Rodolfo Ramírez, also in the mixed doubles event in 2018 and 2021 with Diana Corleto.

Dylan Darmohoetomo is a Surinamese badminton player and coach. He is a member of the Surinamese badminton club Perfect Flying Feathers (P.F.F.). He was the flagbearer for Suriname at the 2019 Pan Am Games

Gilmar Jones is a Surinamese badminton player and national coach of the Surinamese badminton team. In 2015 and 2017, he became the champion in men's doubles event at the Surinamese National Badminton Championships. He is the current National mixed doubles champion of Suriname. He first won the mixed doubles title in 2017 with Priscille Tjitrodipo, and retained the National Surinamese title the following two years with different partners in 2018 with Rugshaar Ishaak and in 2019 with Anjali Paragsingh. His biggest international achievement to date is winning the Caribbean title in Men's Doubles with Dylan Darmohoetomo in 2016 at the Carebaco International in Aruba. Together with doubles partner Dylan Darmohoetomo he also reached the finals of the Carebaco International in 2018 held in his home town Paramaribo. Beginning of 2018 Gilmar Jones was appointed the head-coach of the National badminton team of Suriname.

Mikaylia Roanna Haldane is a Jamaican badminton player. Haldane was the mixed doubles champion at the 2009 National Championships with her partner Daniel Thompson. She was selected to compete at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Partnered with Garron Palmer, she emerged as the mixed doubles champion at the 2014 Carebaco International tournament. Haldane also participated at the 2014 and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Katherine Wynter is a Jamaican badminton player. In 2016, she won the Jamaica International tournament in the women's doubles event partnered with Ruth Williams. She also won the bronze medal at the 2016 Pan Am Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Dennis Coke. She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

Iván León But is a Chilean badminton player. In 2015, he competed at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada. In 2016, he became the men's doubles runner-up at the Chile International tournament partnered with Bastián Lizama and the champion in the mixed doubles event with Camila Macaya. He also won two bronze medals at the 2016 Pan Am Badminton Championships in the men's singles and doubles event. He clinched three bronze medals at the 2018 South American Games in the men's doubles, mixed doubles and team event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Artur Silva Pomoceno</span> Brazilian badminton player

Artur Silva de Pomoceno is a Brazilian badminton player.

Mark Lamsfuß is a German badminton player and plays for the BC Wipperfeld. He and his partner, Isabel Lohau won a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the 2022 BWF World Championships.

Gareth Andre Theodore Henry is a Jamaican badminton player. He competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games; and 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games. Henry was part of the national team that won the men's team bronze at the 2018 Pan Am Men's Team Championships. Partnered with Samuel O’Brien Ricketts, he clinched the men's doubles gold at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Sâmia Raquel Passos Lima is a Brazilian badminton player. As a junior player, she won the U-17 2016 Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships in the girls' and mixed doubles event. She won her first senior international title at the Brazil International Challenge tournament partnered with Jaqueline Lima. She was a bronze medalist in the women's doubles event at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jaqueline Lima</span> Brazilian badminton player

Jaqueline Maria Lopes Lima is a Brazilian badminton player from Joca Claudino Esportes badminton club. She joined the Brazil national badminton team in 2016, and in 2017 she competed in the mixed team event at the 2017 Pan Am Badminton Championships where the team won silver medal. She won her first senior international title at the 2017 Brazil International Challenge tournament partnered with Sâmia Lima. Lima participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, and was part of the team Theta won the bronze medal in the mixed team event. At the 2019 Lima Pan American Games, she won two bronze medals in the women's and mixed doubles events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brian Yang (badminton)</span> Canadian badminton player

Brian Yang is a Canadian badminton player. He was an integral part of the Team Alpha that won the mixed team relay gold at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Fernanda Saponara Rivva is a Peruvian female badminton player who competes internationally.

References

  1. "Players: Dennis Coke". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. "Dennis Coke". www.olympic.org. International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. "All Jamaica Junior Champions". badmintonjamaica.org. Jamaica Badminton Association. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. "Jamaica is Carebaco Champion!". badmintonjamaica.org. Jamaica Badminton Association. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  5. "Two silver for Jamaica at global badminton tourney". www.jamaicaobserver.com. The Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  6. "Pomoceno faz aniversário e leva prata de presente no Pan de Badminton". globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  7. "Coke upsets Henry at All-Jamaica Badminton Championship". rjrnewsonline.com. RJR News. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Participants: Dennis Coke". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.