1989 Pan Am Badminton Championships

The 1989 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Panamericano de Bádminton 1989) was the sixth edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 4 to 10 December at the Centro Deportivo Chapultepec A.C. in Mexico City, Mexico.[1] Eight countries competed in the championships.

1989 Pan Am Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates4–10 December
Nations8
VenueCentro Deportivo Chapultepec A.C.
LocationMexico City, Mexico
Champions
Men's singlesCanada John Goss
Women's singlesCanada Doris Piché
Men's doublesUnited States Chris Jogis
United States Benny Lee
Women's doublesCanada Chantal Jobin
Canada Doris Piché
Mixed doublesCanada Mike Bitten
Canada Doris Piché
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Six out of the eight competing countries competed in the mixed team event. Uruguay and Guatemala only sent players to compete in the individual events.

Canada dominated the championships with five gold medals, three silver medals and six bronze medals.[2] The United States finished second on the medal table with one gold medal, two silver medals and one bronze medal.[3]

The Peruvian contingent won a silver medal and three bronze medals. Jamaica won their first ever medal at the Pan American Championships when Maria Leyow and Terry Walker clinched bronze in the women's team event. Hosts Mexico finished the championships without a medal.

Medal summary

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Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   John Goss   Chris Jogis   Bryan Blanshard
  Gustavo Salazar
Women's singles   Doris Piché   Marie-Helene Loranger   Heather Ostrom
  Chantal Jobin
Men's doubles   Chris Jogis
  Benny Lee
  Gustavo Salazar
  Germán Valdez
  Mike Bitten
  Bryan Blanshard
  Jaimie Dawson
  John Goss
Women's doubles   Chantal Jobin
  Doris Piché
  Marie-Helene Loranger
  Heather Ostrom
  Linda Safarik-Tong
  Erika von Heiland
  Maria Leyow
  Terry Walker
Mixed doubles   Mike Bitten
  Doris Piché
  John Goss
  Chantal Jobin
  Jaimie Dawson
  Heather Ostrom
  Federico Valdez
  Gloria Jiménez
Mixed team   Canada
John Goss
Bryan Blanshard
Mike Bitten
Jaimie Dawson
Doris Piché
Chantal Jobin
Marie-Helene Loranger
Heather Ostrom
  United States
Chris Jogis
Benny Lee
Thomas Carmichael Jr.
Karl Knudsen
Ann French
Joy Kitzmiller
Linda Safarik-Tong
Erika von Heiland
  Peru
Gustavo Salazar
Federico Valdez
Germán Valdez
Mario Carulla
Ximena Bellido
Gloria Jiménez
Maria Theresa Montero

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Mexico)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Canada (CAN)53614
2  United States (USA)1214
3  Peru (PER)0134
4  Jamaica (JAM)0011
Totals (4 entries)661123

Individual results

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Men's singles

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
  John Goss 15 15
  Benny Lee 10 3
  John Goss 15 15
  Gustavo Salazar 8 4
  Fernando de la Torre 14 7
  Gustavo Salazar 18 15
  John Goss 18 15
  Chris Jogis 17 10
  Bryan Blanshard 15 2 15
  Gerardo Cedillo 7 15 13
  Bryan Blanshard 15 0r
  Chris Jogis 12 0
  Jaimie Dawson 12 17 8
  Chris Jogis 15 14 15

Women's singles

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
  Doris Piché 11 11
  Debra O'Connor 3 2
  Doris Piché 11 11
  Heather Ostrom 3 3
  Heather Ostrom 11 11
  Linda French 3 2
  Doris Piché 11 5 11
  Marie-Helene Loranger 5 11 5
  Chantal Jobin 6 11 11
  Linda Safarik-Tong 11 5 6
  Chantal Jobin 0 6
  Marie-Helene Loranger 11 11
  María Luna 2 8
  Marie-Helene Loranger 11 11

Men's doubles

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
  Mike Bitten
  Bryan Blanshard
15 15
  Mario Carulla
  Federico Valdez
12 7
  Mike Bitten
  Bryan Blanshard
  Gustavo Salazar
  Germán Valdez
w / o
  Gustavo Salazar
  Germán Valdez
15 11 15
  Robert Richards
  Paul Leyow
6 15 9
  Gustavo Salazar
  Germán Valdez
7 8
  Chris Jogis
  Benny Lee
15 15
  John Goss
  Jaimie Dawson
15 18
  Fernando de la Torre
  Bernardo Monreal
8 16
  John Goss
  Jaimie Dawson
9 8
  Chris Jogis
  Benny Lee
15 15
  Kenneth Erichsen
  Renato Rosales
0 9
  Chris Jogis
  Benny Lee
15 15

Women's doubles

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
  Chantal Jobin
  Doris Piché
15 15
  Virginia Chariandy
  Debra O'Connor
5 5
  Chantal Jobin
  Doris Piché
15 15
  Linda Safarik-Tong
  Erika von Heiland
7 4
  Linda Safarik-Tong
  Erika von Heiland
15 15
  Claudia Cruz
  Norma Hernandez
1 7
  Chantal Jobin
  Doris Piché
15 15
  Marie-Helene Loranger
  Heather Ostrom
4 8
  Marie-Helene Loranger
  Heather Ostrom
15 15
  Deborah Binns
  Maria Theresa Montero
11 1
  Marie-Helene Loranger
  Heather Ostrom
15 15
  Maria Leyow
  Terry Walker
11 1
  Maria Leyow
  Terry Walker
15 15
  Ximena Bellido
  Gloria Jiménez
10 11

Mixed doubles

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
  Mike Bitten
  Doris Piché
15 15
  Karl Knudsen
  Joy Kitzmiller
7 6
  Mike Bitten
  Doris Piché
15 15
  Federico Valdez
  Gloria Jiménez
8 7
  Federico Valdez
  Gloria Jiménez
16 18 15
  Robert Richards
  Maria Leyow
17 13 1
  Mike Bitten
  Doris Piché
15 8 15
  John Goss
  Chantal Jobin
9 15 3
  John Goss
  Chantal Jobin
15 15
  Fernando de la Torre
  María Luna
3 3
  John Goss
  Chantal Jobin
15 15
  Jaimie Dawson
  Heather Ostrom
2 8
  Benny Lee
  Ann French
5 11
  Jaimie Dawson
  Heather Ostrom
15 15

Team event

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Group stage

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Knockout stage

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Canada won the mixed team final by defeating the United States 4–1. In the match for third place, Peru defeated Jamaica 3–2.

Semi-finals Final
      
  Canada 5
  Peru 0
  Canada 4
  United States 1
  Jamaica 0
  United States 5 Third place
  Peru 3
  Jamaica 2

References

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  1. ^ World Badminton No. 1. Vol. 18. International Badminton Federation. 1990. p. 20.
  2. ^ "1989 Pan American Team Championships". Badminton Canada. 1989-12-08. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  3. ^ "Pan Am Mixed Team Championships – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved 2024-07-31.
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