1993 Pan Am Badminton Championships

The 1993 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Panamericano de Bádminton 1993) was the eighth edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 28 June to 4 July at the Guatemala National Badminton Hall inside Coliseo Deportivo in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[1] Nine countries competed in the championships.

1993 Pan Am Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates28 June – 4 July
Nations9
VenueColiseo Deportivo
LocationGuatemala City, Guatemala
Champions
Men's singlesPeru Mario Carulla
Women's singlesTrinidad and Tobago Debra O'Connor
Men's doublesPeru Mario Carulla
Peru José Iturriaga
Women's doublesPeru Silvia Jiménez
Peru Maria Theresa Montero
Mixed doublesPeru Gustavo Salazar
Peru Maria Theresa Montero
1991 1997

With the absence of Canada and the United States, Peru took the opportunity and won gold in five events.[2] Debra O'Connor won Trinidad and Tobago's first gold medal in the Pan American championships when she defeated Maria Theresa Montero of Peru in the women's singles final. Barbados and Brazil also won their first few medals in this edition of the championships.

Medal summary

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Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   Mario Carulla   José Iturriaga   Ernesto de la Torre
  Kenneth Erichsen
Women's singles   Debra O'Connor   Maria Theresa Montero   Rosabel Vasquez
  Mercedes Pierola
Men's doubles   Mario Carulla
  José Iturriaga
  Gustavo Salazar
  Federico Valdez
  Argyle Maynard
  Germán Valdez
  Paulo Fam
  Leandro Santos
Women's doubles   Silvia Jiménez
  Maria Theresa Montero
  Debra O’Connor
  Caroline Vaughn
  Mercedes Pierola
  Monica Rossil
  Laura Amaya
  Ana Laura de la Torre
Mixed doubles   Gustavo Salazar
  Maria Theresa Montero
  Kenneth Erichsen
  Debra O’Connor
  Argyle Maynard
  Caroline Vaughn
  José Antonio Iturriaga
  Silvia Jiménez
Mixed team   Peru
Mario Carulla
José Iturriaga
Gustavo Salazar
Federico Valdez
Germán Valdez
Lorena Blanco
Silvia Jiménez
Maria Theresa Montero
  Guatemala
Moises Altalef
Erick Anguiano
Raul Anguiano
Leonel Barrios
Christian Erichsen
Kenneth Erichsen
Raúl Martínez
Perez
Renato Rosales
José María Solis
Pedro Yang
Lesbia Arreaga
Magda Arreaga
Analise Fernández
Ilse Haussler
Mercedes Pierola
Monica Rossil
Paola Rossil
Rosabel Vasquez
  Mexico
Ernesto de la Torre
Fernando de la Torre
Luis Lopezllera
Guadalupe Ambriz
Laura Amaya
Ana Laura de la Torre

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Guatemala)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Peru531.59.5
2  Trinidad and Tobago1102
3  Guatemala*01.545.5
4  Barbados00.51.52
5  Mexico0033
6  Brazil0011
Totals (6 entries)661123

Individual results

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Men's singles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Mario Carulla 15 15
  Ernesto de la Torre 7 1
  Mario Carulla 10 15 15
  José Iturriaga 15 4 7
  José Iturriaga 15 15
  Kenneth Erichsen 10 8

Women's singles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Debra O'Connor 11 11
  Rosabel Vasquez 0 1
  Debra O'Connor 11 4 12
  Maria Theresa Montero 3 11 9
  Mercedes Pierola 6 11 8
  Maria Theresa Montero 11 8 11

Men's doubles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Mario Carulla
  José Iturriaga
15 15
  Argyle Maynard
  Germán Valdéz
3 8
  Mario Carulla
  José Iturriaga
15 15
  Gustavo Salazar
  Federico Valdez
1 11
  Paulo Fam
  Leandro Santos
0 2
  Gustavo Salazar
  Federico Valdez
15 15

Women's doubles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Debra O'Connor
  Caroline Vaughn
15 15
  Mercedes Pierola
  Monica Rossil
4 6
  Debra O'Connor
  Caroline Vaughn
5 11
  Silvia Jimenez
  Maria Theresa Montero
15 15
  Laura Amaya
  Ana Laura de la Torre
3 8
  Silvia Jimenez
  Maria Theresa Montero
15 15

Mixed doubles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Gustavo Salazar
  Maria Theresa Montero
15 15
  Argyle Maynard
  Caroline Vaughn
5 1
  Gustavo Salazar
  Maria Theresa Montero
9 15 15
  Kenneth Erichsen
  Debra O'Connor
15 4 5
  José Iturriaga
  Silvia Jimenez
6 15 10
  Kenneth Erichsen
  Debra O'Connor
15 6 15

Team event

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Round robin

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Only four teams competed in the mixed team championships, the tournament was played in a round robin format. Guatemala beat Mexico 3–2 and later defeated Brazil 5–0 to secure their chances of winning gold and silver. Peru defeated Mexico and Brazil 5–0. In the match for third place, Mexico beat Brazil 5–0 for bronze. Peru won their first ever mixed team title after beating Guatemala 3–2 in a grueling final encounter.[3]

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1   Peru 3 3 0 13 2 +11 3 Champions
2   Guatemala 3 2 1 10 5 +5 2 Runners-up
3   Mexico 3 1 2 7 8 −1 1 Third place
4   Brazil 3 0 3 0 15 −15 0 Fourth place
Guatemala   3–2   Mexico
Guatemala   5–0   Brazil
Peru   5–0   Mexico
Peru   5–0   Brazil
Peru   3–2   Guatemala
Mexico   5–0   Brazil

References

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  1. ^ World Badminton No. 1. Vol. 22. International Badminton Federation. 1994. p. 32.
  2. ^ "BWF - Pan American Champs 1993 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  3. ^ "Pan Am Mixed Team Championships – Badminton Pan America". Retrieved 2024-08-03.
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