Badminton has been part of the Pan American Games since the 1995 Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Canada has dominated the badminton events since its inception. At the most recent edition of the games in 2019, in Lima, five nations won medals, with Canada taking home four of the five titles.[1]
Venues
| Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venue | Capacity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar del Plata 1995 | CeNARD | Karate | 1,000 | [2] |
| Winnipeg 1999 | Winnipeg Convention Centre | Handball Judo Taekwondo Wrestling | [3] | |
| Santo Domingo 2003 | UASD Pavilion | 1,700 | [4] | |
| Rio de Janeiro 2007 | Riocentro Pavilion 4B | Table tennis | 1,462 | [5] |
| Guadalajara 2011 | Multipurpose Gymnasium | Fencing | 856 | [6] |
| Toronto 2015 | Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan Am Centre | Table tennis Water polo | 2,000 | [7] |
| Lima 2019 | Polideportivo 3 | Roller sports figure Table tennis | 860 | [8] |
- The 1995 event was held in Buenos Aires, while 2015 was held in Markham.
Medalists
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada (CAN) | 21 | 22 | 14 | 57 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 10 | 8 | 17 | 35 |
| 3 |  Guatemala (GUA) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Peru (PER) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 8 |  Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 nations) | 35 | 35 | 70 | 140 | |
Men
- Singles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Mar del Plata | Jaimie Dawson Canada | Iain Sydie Canada | Mario Carulla Peru |
Kevin Han United States | |||
| 1999 Winnipeg | Kevin Han United States | Stuart Arthur Canada | Mario Carulla Peru |
Pedro Yang Guatemala | |||
| 2003 Santo Domingo | Mike Beres Canada | Andrew Dabeka Canada | Kyle Hunter Canada |
| Pedro Yang Guatemala | |||
| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Mike Beres Canada | Kevin Cordón Guatemala | Eric Go United States |
| Rodrigo Pacheco Peru | |||
| 2011 Guadalajara | Kevin Cordón Guatemala | Osleni Guerrero Cuba | Daniel Paiola Brazil |
Charles Pyne Jamaica | |||
| 2015 Toronto | Kevin Cordón Guatemala | Andrew D'Souza Canada | Osleni Guerrero Cuba |
| Howard Shu United States | |||
| 2019 Lima | Ygor Coelho Brazil | Brian Yang Canada | Jason Ho-shue Canada |
| Kevin Cordón Guatemala |
- Doubles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Mar del Plata | Anil Kaul and Iain Sydie Canada | Kevin Han and Thomas Reidy United States | Paul Leyow and Roy Paul jr. Jamaica |
| Jaimie Dawson and Darryl Yung Canada | |||
| 1999 Winnipeg | Brent Olynyk and Iain Sydie Canada | Howard Bach and Mark Manha United States | Mike Beres and Bryan Moody Canada |
| Bernardo Monreal and Luis Lopezllera  Mexico | |||
| 2003 Santo Domingo | Howard Bach and Kevin Han United States | Pedro Yang and Erick Anguiano Guatemala | Mike Beres and Kyle Hunter Canada |
| Bradley Graham and Charles Pyne Jamaica | |||
| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Mike Beres and William Milroy Canada | Howard Bach and Khan Malaythong United States | Guilherme Kumasaka and Guilherme Pardo Brazil |
| Erick Anguiano and Pedro Yang Guatemala | |||
| 2011 Guadalajara | Howard Bach and Tony Gunawan United States | Halim Haryanto and Sattawat Pongnairat United States | Andrés López and Lino Muñoz Mexico |
| Adrian Liu and Derrick Ng Canada | |||
| 2015 Toronto | Phillip Chew and Sattawat Pongnairat United States | Hugo Arthuso and Daniel Paiola Brazil | Job Castillo and Lino Muñoz Mexico |
| William Cabrera and Nelson Javier  Dominican Republic | |||
| 2019 Lima | Jason Ho-shue and Nyl Yakura Canada | Phillip Chew and Ryan Chew United States | Osleni Guerrero and Leodannis Martínez Cuba |
| Fabricio Farias and Francielton Farias Brazil |
Women
- Singles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Mar del Plata | Denyse Julien Canada | Si-An Deng Canada | Robbyn Hermitage Canada |
| Milaine Cloutier Canada | |||
| 1999 Winnipeg | Yeping Tang United States | Charmaine Reid Canada | Denyse Julien Canada |
| Kara Solmundson Canada | |||
| 2003 Santo Domingo | Nigella Saunders Jamaica | Anna Rice Canada | Lorena Blanco Peru |
| Sandra Jimeno Peru | |||
| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Eva Lee United States | Charmaine Reid Canada | Sarah MacMaster Canada |
| Claudia Rivero Peru | |||
| 2011 Guadalajara | Michelle Li Canada | Joycelyn Ko Canada | Victoria Montero Mexico |
| Claudia Rivero Peru | |||
| 2015 Toronto | Michelle Li Canada | Rachel Honderich Canada | Jamie Subandhi United States |
| Iris Wang United States | |||
| 2019 Lima | Michelle Li Canada | Rachel Honderich Canada | Iris Wang United States |
| Nikté Sotomayor Guatemala |
- Doubles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Mar del Plata | Si-An Deng and Denyse Julien Canada | Milaine Cloutier and Robbyn Hermitage Canada | Ann French and Kathy Zimmerman United States |
| Linda French and Erika von Heiland United States | |||
| 1999 Winnipeg | Robbyn Hermitage and Milaine Cloutier Canada | Charmaine Reid and Denyse Julien Canada | Adrienn Kocsis and Doriana Rivera Peru |
| Stefanie Westermann and Kathy Zimmerman United States | |||
| 2003 Santo Domingo | Charmaine Reid and Helen Nichol Canada | Denyse Julien and Anna Rice Canada | Lorena Blanco and Valeria Rivera Peru |
| Doriana Rivera and Sandra Jimeno Peru | |||
| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Eva Lee and Mesinee Mangkalakiri United States | Fiona McKee and Charmaine Reid Canada | Kuei Ya Chen and Jamie Subandhi United States |
| Jie Ming Jin and Valeria Rivero Peru | |||
| 2011 Guadalajara | Alexandra Bruce and Michelle Li Canada | Iris Wang and Rena Wang United States | Grace Gao and Joycelyn Ko Canada |
| Eva Lee and Paula Lynn Obañana United States | |||
| 2015 Toronto | Eva Lee and Paula Lynn Obañana United States | Lohaynny Vicente and Luana Vicente Brazil | Michelle Li and Rachel Honderich Canada |
| Alexandra Bruce and Phyllis Chan Canada | |||
| 2019 Lima | Rachel Honderich and Kristen Tsai Canada | Keui-Ya Chen and Jamie Hsu United States | Tamires Santos and Fabiana Silva Brazil |
| Jaqueline Lima and Sâmia Lima Brazil |
Mixed
- Doubles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Mar del Plata | Darryl Yung and Denyse Julien Canada | Anil Kaul and Si-An Deng Canada | Mike Edstrom and Linda French United States |
| Paul Leyow and Terry Leyow Jamaica | |||
| 1999 Winnipeg | Iain Sydie and Denyse Julien Canada | Brent Olynyk and Robbyn Hermitage Canada | Mario Carulla and Adrienn Kocsis Peru |
| Chris Hales and Yeping Tang United States | |||
| 2003 Santo Domingo | Philippe Bourret and Denyse Julien Canada | Mike Beres and Jody Patrick Canada | Charles Pyne and Nigella Saunders Jamaica |
| Raju Rai and Mesinee Mangkalakiri United States | |||
| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Howard Bach and Eva Lee United States | Mike Beres and Valerie Loker Canada | Khan Malaythong and Mesinee Mangkalakiri United States |
| Rodrigo Pacheco and Claudia Rivero Peru | |||
| 2011 Guadalajara | Toby Ng and Grace Gao Canada | Halim Haryanto and Eva Lee United States | Howard Bach and Paula Lynn Obañana United States |
| Rodrigo Pacheco and Claudia Rivero Peru | |||
| 2015 Toronto | Phillip Chew and Jamie Subandhi United States | Toby Ng and Alexandra Bruce Canada | Mario Cuba and Katherine Winder Peru |
| Alex Yuwan Tjong and Lohaynny Vicente Brazil | |||
| 2019 Lima | Joshua Hurlburt-Yu and Josephine Wu Canada | Nyl Yakura and Kristen Tsai Canada | Fabricio Farias Jaqueline Lima Brazil |
| Howard Shu and Paula Lynn Obañana United States |
Participating nations
The following nations have taken part in the badminton competition. The numbers in the table indicate the number of competitors sent to that year's Pan American Games. A total of 24 NOC's have entered badminton competitors into a Pan American Games competition.
| Nation | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
 Barbados | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 Bolivia | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Brazil | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Canada | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
 Chile | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
 Colombia | 1 | 1 | ||||||
 Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Cuba | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Dominican Republic | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||
 Ecuador | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
 El Salvador | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Guatemala | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
 Guyana | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Jamaica | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Mexico | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles | 2 | N/A | N/A | 1 | ||||
 Panama | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Peru | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
 Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | ||||||
 Suriname | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| United States | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
 Venezuela | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Nations | 10 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 |
| Athletes | 56 | 62 | 73 | 73 | 88 | 84 | 88 | |
| Year | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 7 |
Events
| Event | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Men's doubles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Women's singles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Women's doubles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Mixed doubles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Events | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
References
- ^ "Pan Am Games Champions!!! – Pan Am Games 2019". www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
Pan Am athletes from Canada, Brazil, United States, Guatemala and Cuba took the podium at XVIII Pan Am Games 2019, held in Lima, Peru from July 29 to August 2.
- ^ Official report
- ^ Robb, Sharon (22 July 1999). "The events and athletes of the XIII Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba". www.sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ UASD Pavilion - Jose Contreras Av Between Maximo Gomez & Triadentes
- ^ Riocentro Sports Complex
- ^ Venues Archived May 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Atos Markham Pan Am / Parapan Am Centre". TO2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Pan American Schedule" (PDF). www.lima2019.pe. Lima Organizing Committee for the 2019 Pan and Parapan American Games (COPAL). 13 June 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.