James Selvaraj

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James Selvaraj
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1950-11-21) 21 November 1950 (age 72)
Selangor, Malaysia
HandednessRight
EventMen's Singles & Men's Doubles
Medal record
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Men's badminton
Thomas Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Bangkok Men's team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Edmonton Mixed team
SEA Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1973 Singapore Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1975 Bangkok Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1979 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1977 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1977 Kuala LumpurMen's singles

Dato' James Selvaraj Joseph DPTJ (born 21 November 1950) is a Malaysian former badminton player and coach. [1]

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Badminton career

James was a former national shuttler during the mid 1970s to early 1980s. He was a national singles champion for three consecutive years from 1974 to 1976. In the 1975/76 Thomas Cup series, he was a member of the team who were runner-up to Indonesia. Among his other achievements were a bronze medal at the 1977 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur and a bronze medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. [2]

Post-retirement

James was the national badminton coach from 1982 to 1985 and Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) High Performance Director from 2010 to 2012. [3]

Achievement

SEA Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1977 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Thailand.svg Surapong Suharitamrong 15–10, 15–11 Med 3.png Bronze

Honour

Honours of Malaysia

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References

  1. Boopathy, K. M. (15 February 2020). "Retired Mr Bata eager to serve badminton once again | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. "James Selvaraj Appointed BAM High Performance Director". www.badminton-information.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. Mariadass, Tony (30 April 2015). "Level Field: James born to be badminton ambassador". Level Field. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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