1977 Pan Am Badminton Championships
| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 22 April 1977 – 24 April 1977 | ||
| Nations | 6 | ||
| Venue | Université de Moncton | ||
| Location | Moncton, Canada | ||
| Champions | |||
| Men's singles | Mexico Roy Díaz González | ||
| Women's singles | Canada Wendy Clarkson | ||
| Men's doubles | Canada John Czich Canada Jamie McKee | ||
| Women's doubles | United States Pam Bristol Brady United States Judianne Kelly | ||
| Mixed doubles | United States Bruce Pontow United States Pam Bristol Brady | ||
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The 1977 Pan Am Badminton Championships was the inaugural edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 22 to 24 April 1977 at the University of Moncton in Moncton, Canada. The first six countries to compete in the Pan American Championships were the United States, Canada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico and Venezuela.[1] The 1977 Devlin Cup was also held a day prior the championships and acted as a team event for the Pan American championships.[2]
Results summary
In the men's singles event, Roy Díaz González won the gold medal after defeating Jamie McKee in the final.[3] In the women's singles final, Wendy Clarkson defeated compatriot Lesley Harris to win gold in the women's singles event. In the men's doubles event, Jamie McKee won another gold medal when he partnered with John Czich to defeat compatriots Ian Johnson and Pat Tryon in the final.[4] In the final of the women's doubles event, Pam Bristol Brady and Judianne Kelly of the United States defeated fellow Americans Diana Osterhues and Janet Wilts 15–4, 15–9.
In mixed doubles, the gold medal was won by Bruce Pontow and Pam Bristol Brady with the silver medal awarded to Chris Kinard and Mike Walker.
Medal summary
Medalists
Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)* | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States (USA) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | |
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Results
Men's singles
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico Roy Díaz González | 9 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States Mike Walker | 15 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico Roy Díaz González | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States Charles Coakley | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States Charles Coakley | 17 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada John Czich | 15 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico Roy Díaz González | 17 | 11 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada Jamie McKee | 14 | 15 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| United States Chris Kinard | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico José Icaza | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States Chris Kinard | 7 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Jamie McKee | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Ian Johnson | 14 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Jamie McKee | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Wendy Clarkson | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States Diana Osterhues | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Wendy Clarkson | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States Judianne Kelly | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States Judianne Kelly | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Janette Martin | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Wendy Clarkson | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Lesley Harris | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States Sally Dalkin | 7 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada Tracy van Wassenhove | 11 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada Tracy van Wassenhove | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Lesley Harris | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Janet Wilts | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada Lesley Harris | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Men's doubles
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Canada John Czich Canada Jamie McKee | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Canada Greg Carter Canada John Taylor | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Canada John Czich Canada Jamie McKee | 15 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Canada Ian Johnson Canada Pat Tryon | 8 | 15 | |||||||||||
| United States Chris Kinard United States Mike Walker | 12 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Canada Ian Johnson Canada Pat Tryon | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| United States Mike Walker United States Judianne Kelly | 7 | 18 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Canada Wendy Clarkson Canada Tracy van Wassenhove | 15 | 17 | 9 | ||||||||||
| United States Mike Walker United States Judianne Kelly | 5 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||
| United States Bruce Pontow United States Pam Bristol Brady | 15 | 10 | 18 | ||||||||||
| United States Charles Coakley United States Janet Wilts | 6 | 15 | |||||||||||
| United States Bruce Pontow United States Pam Bristol Brady | 15 | 18 | |||||||||||
Devlin Cup
The Devlin Cup was a mixed team badminton tournament between the two Pan American countries, the United States and Canada. The biennial tournament was first held in 1956. In 1977, the tournament acted as a prelude and a team event to the Pan American championships. The tournament was later proposed to be merged with the Pan American Championships in the next few editions.[5] Canada won the Cup for a third time, defeating the United States 3–2 in the tie.
Canada vs United States
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 3 |
Université de Moncton 21 April 1977 |
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2 |
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References
- ↑ World Badminton Vol. 3 (1977), issue 30, page 11
- ↑ "Pan Am Mixed Team Championships". Badminton Pan America. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ↑ "Bird title for Wendy". The Calgary Herald. 1977-04-25. p. 41. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ↑ Ferguson, Bob (1978-08-01). "Unknown soldier aims at medal in badminton". Ottawa Citizen. p. 23. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ↑ "Clarkson sparkles in badminton win". The Calgary Herald. 1977-04-22. p. 48. Retrieved 2024-06-22.