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1978 Pan Am Badminton Championships

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1978 Pan Am Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates19 April 1978 (1978-04-19)
23 April 1978 (1978-04-23)
Nations5
VenuePeru National Badminton Stadium
LocationLima, Peru
Champions
Men's singlesCanada Jamie McKee
Women's singlesCanada Johanne Falardeau
Men's doublesCanada Greg Carter
Canada Jamie McKee
Women's doublesCanada Wendy Clarkson
Canada Johanne Falardeau
Mixed doublesCanada Greg Carter
Canada Wendy Clarkson
1977 1979

The 1978 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Panamericano de Bádminton 1978) was the second edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 19 to 23 April 1978 at the Peru National Badminton Stadium in Lima, Peru. Five countries took part in the event, which were Canada, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela.[1]

The United States whom originally planned to compete in the tournament later withdrew due to funding issues.[2] Following the United States' withdrawal, only two countries competed for the Devlin Cup, also known as the mixed team championships.[3] Canada defeated Peru in the final to retain their mixed team title.[4][5]

Canada finished top on the medal table. Wendy Clarkson could not defend her women's singles title after losing in the final to 17-year-old Johanne Falardeau.[6]

Medal summary

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Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Canada Jamie McKee Mexico Victor Jaramillo Canada Paul Johnson
Canada Greg Carter
Women's singles Canada Johanne Falardeau Canada Wendy Clarkson Canada Claire Backhouse
Canada Jane Youngberg
Men's doubles Canada Greg Carter
Canada Jamie McKee
Canada Ian Johnson
Canada Pat Tryon
Mexico Ricardo de la Torre
Mexico Jorge Palazuelos
Mexico Ricardo Jaramillo
Mexico Victor Jaramillo
Women's doubles Canada Wendy Clarkson
Canada Johanne Falardeau
Canada Claire Backhouse
Canada Jane Youngberg
Peru Josefina de Salazar
Peru Finita Salazar
Peru Ofelia de Telge
Peru Malena Noriega
Mixed doubles Canada Greg Carter
Canada Wendy Clarkson
Canada Jamie McKee
Canada Johanne Falardeau
Canada Pat Tryon
Canada Claire Backhouse
Canada Ian Johnson
Canada Jane Youngberg
Mixed team
(Devlin Cup)
 Canada  Peru Not awarded

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Peru)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada (CAN)64616
2 Mexico (MEX)0123
 Peru (PER)*0123
Totals (3 entries)661022

References

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  1. ^ "Campeonato Panamericano de Badminton". La Opinión. 12 April 1978. p. 6. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ Badminton U.S.A. (PDF). Vol. 38. Badminton USA. 1978. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Pan Am Mixed Team Championships". Badminton Pan America. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Perú perdió ante Canadá". La Opinión. 21 April 1978. p. 8. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ^ "1978 Pan American Team Championships". Badminton Canada. 1978-12-10. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  6. ^ "Johanne Falardeau en quêfe d'un titre mondial". L'Evangéline. 3 August 1979. p. 27. Retrieved 31 July 2024.