1997 Pan Am Badminton Championships

The 1997 Pan Am Badminton Championships was the ninth edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 15 to 21 September at the Winnipeg Canoe Club in Winnipeg, Canada.^[1] The tournament also served as a test event for the 1999 Pan American Games badminton events. Eleven countries competed in the championships.^[2][3]

1997 Pan Am Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	15 – 21 September
Nations	11
Venue	Winnipeg Canoe Club
Location	Winnipeg, Canada
Champions
Men's singles	Kevin Han
Women's singles	Denyse Julien
Men's doubles	Howard Bach Kevin Han
Women's doubles	Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage
Mixed doubles	Iain Sydie Denyse Julien
← 1993 2001 →

Medal summary

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Kevin Han	Mike Beres	Mario Carulla
			Kenneth Erichsen
Women's singles	Denyse Julien	Lorena Blanco	Kara Solmundson
			Charmaine Reid
Men's doubles	Howard Bach Kevin Han	Mike Edstrom Chris Hales	Mike Beres Bryan Moody
			Brent Olynyk Marlon Samuel
Women's doubles	Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage	Cindy Arthur Jennifer Wong	Sandra Jimeno Doriana Rivera
			Nigella Saunders Terry Walker
Mixed doubles	Iain Sydie Denyse Julien	Mike Beres Kara Solmundson	Brent Olynyk Robbyn Hermitage
			Bobby Milroy Jennifer Wong
Mixed team	Canada Stuart Arthur Mike Beres Bobby Milroy Bryan Moody Brent Olynyk Marlon Samuel Iain Sydie Cindy Arthur Milaine Cloutier Caroline Gibbings Robbyn Hermitage Denyse Julien Charmaine Reid Kara Solmundson Jennifer Wong	United States Howard Bach Mike Edstrom Chris Hales Kevin Han Andrea Edstrom Shannon Hsu Eileen Tang Yeping Tang Stephanie Wo	Peru Mario Carulla Oscar Corpancho José Iturriaga Ximena Bellido Lorena Blanco Sandra Jimeno Doriana Rivera

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada*	4	3	6	13
2	United States	2	2	0	4
3	Peru	0	1	3	4
4	Jamaica	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		6	6	10	22

Individual results

Men's singles

	Semi-finals							Final
	Kevin Han		15	15
	Mario Carulla		4	4
								Kevin Han		11	15	15
								Mike Beres		15	4	6
	Kenneth Erichsen		9	6
	Mike Beres		15	15

Women's singles

	Semi-finals							Final
	Denyse Julien		11	11
	Kara Solmundson		9	4
								Denyse Julien		11	11
								Lorena Blanco		1	0
	Lorena Blanco		11	5	12
	Charmaine Reid		7	11	10

Men's doubles

	Semi-finals							Final
	Mike Beres Bryan Moody		12	4
	Mike Edstrom Chris Hales		15	15
								Mike Edstrom Chris Hales		10	7
								Howard Bach Kevin Han		15	15
	Howard Bach Kevin Han		15	15
	Brent Olynyk Marlon Samuel		6	2

Women's doubles

	Semi-finals							Final
	Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage		15	15
	Sandra Jimeno Doriana Rivera		1	5
								Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage		15	15
								Cindy Arthur Jennifer Wong		10	10
	Nigella Saunders Terry Walker		1	5
	Cindy Arthur Jennifer Wong		15	15

Mixed doubles

	Semi-finals							Final
	Iain Sydie Denyse Julien		15	15
	Brent Olynyk Robbyn Hermitage		6	7
								Iain Sydie Denyse Julien		17	15
								Mike Beres Kara Solmundson		14	8
	Bobby Milroy Jennifer Wong		4	9
	Mike Beres Kara Solmundson		15	15

Team event

Group stage

Group A Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts  Canada 4 4 0 20 0 +20 4  Mexico 4 3 1 13 7 +6 3  Jamaica 4 2 2 12 8 +4 2  Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 3 4 16 −12 1  Argentina 4 0 4 1 19 −18 0 Canada  5–0  Mexico Canada  5–0  Jamaica Canada  5–0  Trinidad and Tobago Canada  5–0  Argentina Mexico  3–2  Jamaica Mexico  5–0  Trinidad and Tobago Mexico  5–0  Argentina Jamaica  5–0  Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica  5–0  Argentina Trinidad and Tobago  4–1  Argentina

Group B Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts  United States 3 3 0 13 2 +11 3  Peru 3 2 1 12 3 +9 2  Brazil 3 1 2 3 12 −9 1  Barbados 3 0 3 2 13 −11 0 United States  3–2  Peru United States  5–0  Brazil United States  5–0  Barbados Peru  5–0  Brazil Peru  5–0  Barbados Brazil  3–2  Barbados

Knockout stage

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

References

1. World Badminton No. 1. Vol. 26. International Badminton Federation. 1998. p. 36.
2. "Pan American Badminton Championships". Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 10 February 1999. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
3. "Pan American Champs 1997 (I) | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.

External links

• Individual results

• Team results