Dennis Coke
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| Country |  Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 October 1993 Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 218 (MS 22 February 2018) 121 (MD 5 April 2018) 149 (XD 30 November 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dennis Coke (born 7 October 1993) is a Jamaican badminton player who competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[1][2] In 2009, he won the boys' singles and doubles at the All Jamaica Junior Championships.[3] At the BWF International tournament, he was the men's doubles runner-up at the 2015 Carebaco International and mixed doubles runner-up at the 2017 Jamaica International.[4][5] He also won the bronze medal at the 2016 Pan Am Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Wynter.[6] In 2017, he won the Jamaican National Badminton Championships in the men's singles and doubles event partnered with Anthony McNee.[7] Coke was part of the national team that won the men's team bronze at the 2018 Pan Am Men's Team Championships. In 2018, he competed at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[8]
Coke graduated from the G.C Foster College, and now works as P.E. teacher at St. Anne's Primary School.[8]
Achievements[edit]
Pan Am Championships[edit]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
Katherine Wynter
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 Nyl Yakura Brittney Tam
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11–21, 9–21 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 5 runners-up)[edit]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Suriname International | Anthony McNee
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 Rodolfo Ramírez Jonathan Solís
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Walkover |  Winner
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| 2017 | Suriname International | Anthony McNee
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Gareth Henry Samuel O'Brien Ricketts
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8–21, 21–19, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2015 | Carebaco International | Anthony McNee
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Gareth Henry Dayvon Reid
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16–21, 22–20, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Jamaica International | Tahlia Richardson
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Jonathan Solís Diana Corleto Soto
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21–23, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Suriname International | Katherine Wynter
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 Leodannis Martinez Tahimara Oropeza
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16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Peru International | Katherine Wynter
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 Mario Cuba Katherine Winder
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9–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Jamaica International | Katherine Wynter
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Toby Ng Rachel Honderich
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9–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References[edit]
- ^ "Players: Dennis Coke". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Dennis Coke". www.olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "All Jamaica Junior Champions". badmintonjamaica.org. Jamaica Badminton Association. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Jamaica is Carebaco Champion!". badmintonjamaica.org. Jamaica Badminton Association. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Two silver for Jamaica at global badminton tourney". www.jamaicaobserver.com. The Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Pomoceno faz aniversário e leva prata de presente no Pan de Badminton". globoesporte.globo.com (in Portuguese). Globo Comunicação e Participações S.A. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Coke upsets Henry at All-Jamaica Badminton Championship". rjrnewsonline.com. RJR News. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Participants: Dennis Coke". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
External links[edit]
- Dennis Coke at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com