Jaimie Dawson

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Jaimie Dawson (born July 28, 1969 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the inaugural men's singles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games. A resident of Winnipeg, Manitoba, he represented Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

Dawson was a Canadian Junior Champion in Boys Singles, Boys Doubles and Mixed Doubles in the same year.

Dawson won the French Open in Men’s Singles in 1991.

In 2017, Dawson was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. [2]

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References

  1. "Jaimie Dawson". Team Canada. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. "Jaimie Dawson". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame - Honoured members database. Sport Manitoba. Retrieved 9 November 2021.