Joshua Hurlburt-Yu 余智华 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada [1] | 28 December 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 64 (MD with Duncan Yao 13 August 2019) 26 (XD with Josephine Wu, 3 August 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 122 (MD with Jason Ho-Shue) 333 (XD with Josephine Wu) (22 November 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joshua Hurlburt-Yu (born 28 December 1994) is a Canadian badminton player. [2] Joshua was a gold medalist in the mixed doubles event at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games, [3] and also at the 2019 and 2021 Pan Am Championships. [4]
In June 2021, Hurlburt-Yu was named to Canada's Olympic team, [5] competing in the mixed doubles badminton event. [6]
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru | Josephine Wu | Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai | 18–21, 21–12, 21–15 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico | Josephine Wu | Fabricio Farias Jaqueline Lima | 21–14, 21–19 | Gold |
2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Josephine Wu | Christopher Martínez Mariana Paiz | 21–18, 21–18 | Gold |
2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica | Rachel Honderich | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu | 22–20, 18–21, 21–17 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Edmonton, Canada | Brittney Tam | Phillip Chew Iris Wang | 24–22, 17–21, 22–24 | Silver |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Duncan Yao | Sattawat Pongnairat Ferdinand Sinarta Surbakti | 18–21, 21–16, 21–18 | Winner |
2018 | Santo Domingo Open | Duncan Yao | Rodolfo Ramírez Jonathan Solís | 21–19, 16–21, 21–17 | Winner |
2019 | Hungarian International | Peter Briggs | Kim Duk-young Kim Sa-rang | 12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2022 | Peru Challenge | Jason Ho-Shue | Adam Dong Nyl Yakura | 21–15, 18–21, 21–12 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Josephine Wu | Sattawat Pongnairat Kerry Xu | 21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
2018 | Guatemala International | Josephine Wu | Leodannis Martínez Tahimara Oropeza | 21–12, 21–18 | Winner |
2018 | Santo Domingo Open | Josephine Wu | Fabricio Farias Jaqueline Lima | 21–17, 16–21, 22–20 | Winner |
2019 | Bulgarian Open | Josephine Wu | Matthew Clare Lizzie Tolman | 21–16, 21–16 | Winner |
2019 | South Australia International | Josephine Wu | Dejan Ferdinansyah Serena Kani | 21–19, 25–27, 21–16 | Winner |
2019 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Josephine Wu | Lu Chia-pin Lin Wan-ching | 21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
2023 | Portugal International | Rachel Honderich | Andreas Søndergaard Iben Bergstein | 19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
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