Howard Shu

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Howard Shu
舒之颢
Personal information
BornHoward Shu
(1990-11-28) November 28, 1990 (age 35)
Los Alamitos, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Badminton
HandednessRight
Men's singles & mixed doubles
Highest ranking53 (MS June 25, 2015)
229 (XD October 14, 2010)
37 (XD March 12, 2015)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Lima Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Santo Domingo Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Markham Men's singles
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Tacarigua Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Salvador Men's team
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team

Howard Shu (born November 28, 1990) is a two-time Olympic badminton player for Team USA. Shu began playing badminton at age 8. His father, who played in Taiwan, encouraged Shu to join him at local badminton clubs, and entered him into the Junior Nationals. [1] Shu competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [2]

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Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015 Atos Markham Pan Am Centre, Toronto, Canada Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón 21–19, 14–21, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru		 Flag of the United States.svg Paula Lynn Obañana Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nyl Yakura
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kristen Tsai 		15–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2012 Manuel Bonilla Stadium, Lima, Peru Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón 15–21, 21–18, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Flag of Cuba.svg Osleni Guerrero 15–21, 17–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2014 Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada Flag of Cuba.svg Osleni Guerrero14–21, 14–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic		 Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toby Ng
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Bruce 		21–9, 14–21, 21–8 Med 2.png Silver

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 U.S. Open Grand Prix Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee Flag of Germany.svg Peter Käsbauer
Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Herttrich 		12–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 9 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2011 Carebaco International Flag of Guatemala.svg Rodolfo Ramírez 14–21, 21–17, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Santo Domingo Open Flag of Cuba.svg Osleni Guerrero 12–21, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Puerto Rico International Flag of Brazil.svg Ygor Coelho 16–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Giraldilla International Flag of Cuba.svg Osleni Guerrero16–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Nigeria International Flag of Austria.svg Luka Wraber 17–21, 21–14, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 New Caledonia International Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yang Chih-hsun 21–9, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015Puerto Rico International Flag of Guatemala.svg Kevin Cordón 17–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Suriname International Flag of Cuba.svg Osleni Guerrero11–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 South Africa International Flag of Turkey.svg Emre Vural 21–11, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Botswana International Flag of Italy.svg Rosario Maddaloni 21–14, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 El Salvador International Flag of El Salvador.svg Uriel Canjura 11–21, 21–11, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020 Internacional Mexicano Flag of Mexico.svg Job Castillo 7–21, 21–15, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 French Guiana International Flag of Germany.svg Camilo Borst 21–12, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Guatemala International Flag of the United States.svg Eva Lee Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Chew
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Subandhi 		10–11, 11–5, 11–10, 8–11, 11–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Subandhi Flag of Russia.svg Evgenij Dremin
Flag of Russia.svg Evgenia Dimova 		6–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Uganda International Flag of the United States.svg Paula Lynn Obañana Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu
Flag of the United States.svg Breanna Chi 		21–9, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Mauritius International Flag of the United States.svg Paula Lynn Obañana Flag of the United States.svg Vinson Chiu
Flag of the United States.svg Breanna Chi		17–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Peru International Flag of the United States.svg Paula Lynn Obañana Flag of Brazil.svg Fabrício Farias
Flag of Brazil.svg Jaqueline Lima 		21–17, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Benin International Flag of the United States.svg Paula Lynn Obañana Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pit Seng Low
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Louisa Ma 		21–12, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Côte d'Ivoire International Flag of the United States.svg Paula Lynn Obañana Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Salah
Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny 		21–16, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Howard SHU Player Profile". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ "SHU Howard". Paris 2024 Olympics . Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. (alternate link)
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