1977 Pan Am Badminton Championships

The 1977 Pan Am Badminton Championships was the inaugural edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 22 to 24 April 1977 at the University of Moncton in Moncton, Canada. The first six countries to compete in the Pan American Championships were the United States, Canada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico and Venezuela.[1]

1977 Pan Am Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates22 April 1977 (1977-04-22)
24 April 1977 (1977-04-24)
Nations6
VenueUniversité de Moncton
LocationMoncton, Canada
Champions
Men's singlesMexico Roy Díaz González
Women's singlesCanada Wendy Clarkson
Men's doublesCanada John Czich
Canada Jamie McKee
Women's doublesUnited States Pam Bristol Brady
United States Judianne Kelly
Mixed doublesUnited States Bruce Pontow
United States Pam Bristol Brady
1978

The 1977 Devlin Cup was also held a day prior the championships and acted as a team event for the Pan American championships.[2]

Results summary

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In the men's singles event, Roy Díaz González won the gold medal after defeating Jamie McKee in the final.[3] In the women's singles final, Wendy Clarkson defeated compatriot Lesley Harris to win gold in the women's singles event.

In the men's doubles event, Jamie McKee won another gold medal when he partnered with John Czich to defeat compatriots Ian Johnson and Pat Tryon in the final.[4] In the final of the women's doubles event, Pam Bristol Brady and Judianne Kelly of the United States defeated fellow Americans Diana Osterhues and Janet Wilts 15–4, 15–9.

In mixed doubles, the gold medal was won by Bruce Pontow and Pam Bristol Brady with the silver medal awarded to Chris Kinard and Mike Walker.

Medal summary

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Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   Roy Díaz González   Jamie McKee   Chris Kinard
  Charles Coakley
Women's singles   Wendy Clarkson   Lesley Harris   Judianne Kelly
  Tracy van Wassenhove
Men's doubles   John Czich
  Jamie McKee
  Ian Johnson
  Pat Tryon
  Greg Carter
  John Taylor
  Chris Kinard
  Mike Walker
Women's doubles   Pam Bristol Brady
  Judianne Kelly
  Diana Osterhues
  Janet Wilts
  Wendy Clarkson
  Tracy van Wassenhove
  Sharon Crawford
  Lesley Harris
Mixed doubles   Bruce Pontow
  Pam Bristol Brady
  Mike Walker
  Judianne Kelly
  Greg Carter
  Wendy Clarkson
  Charles Coakley
  Janet Wilts
Mixed team
(Devlin Cup)
  Canada
Jamie McKee
Sally Dalkin
Wendy Clarkson
Sharon Crawford
Tracy van Wassenhove
Greg Carter
Pat Tryon
Lesley Harris
Ian Johnson
John Czich
John Taylor
  United States
Charles Coakley
Chris Kinard
Bruce Pontow
Mike Walker
Pam Bristol Brady
Judianne Kelly
Diana Osterhues
Janet Wilts
Not awarded

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Canada (CAN)*33511
2  United States (USA)23510
3  Mexico (MEX)1001
Totals (3 entries)661022

Results

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Men's singles

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
  Roy Díaz González 9 15 15
  Mike Walker 15 2 8
  Roy Díaz González 15 15
  Charles Coakley 7 3
  Charles Coakley 17 15
  John Czich 15 10
  Roy Díaz González 17 11 15
  Jamie McKee 14 15 9
  Chris Kinard 15 15
  José Icaza 1 1
  Chris Kinard 7 13
  Jamie McKee 15 15
  Ian Johnson 14 5
  Jamie McKee 15 15

Women's singles

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
  Wendy Clarkson 11 11
  Diana Osterhues 0 3
  Wendy Clarkson 11 11
  Judianne Kelly 7 2
  Judianne Kelly 11 11
  Janette Martin 3 1
  Wendy Clarkson 11 11
  Lesley Harris 5 1
  Sally Dalkin 7 11 6
  Tracy van Wassenhove 11 3 11
  Tracy van Wassenhove 4 4
  Lesley Harris 15 15
  Janet Wilts 2 2
  Lesley Harris 11 11

Men's doubles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  John Czich
  Jamie McKee
15 15
  Greg Carter
  John Taylor
5 12
  John Czich
  Jamie McKee
15 18
  Ian Johnson
  Pat Tryon
8 15
  Chris Kinard
  Mike Walker
12 7
  Ian Johnson
  Pat Tryon
15 15

Women's doubles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Diana Osterhues
  Janet Wilts
15 17
  Wendy Clarkson
  Tracy van Wassenhove
5 14
  Diana Osterhues
  Janet Wilts
4 9
  Pam Bristol Brady
  Judianne Kelly
15 15
  Sharon Crawford
  Lesley Harris
4 15 5
  Pam Bristol Brady
  Judianne Kelly
15 7 15

Mixed doubles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Mike Walker
  Judianne Kelly
7 18 15
  Wendy Clarkson
  Tracy van Wassenhove
15 17 9
  Mike Walker
  Judianne Kelly
5 15 16
  Bruce Pontow
  Pam Bristol Brady
15 10 18
  Charles Coakley
  Janet Wilts
6 15
  Bruce Pontow
  Pam Bristol Brady
15 18

Devlin Cup

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The Devlin Cup was a mixed team badminton tournament between the two Pan American countries, the United States and Canada. The biennial tournament was first held in 1956. In 1977, the tournament acted as a prelude and a team event to the Pan American championships. The tournament was later proposed to be merged with the Pan American Championships in the next few editions.[5]

Canada won the Cup for a third time, defeating the United States 3–2 in the tie.

Canada vs United States

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References

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  1. ^ World Badminton Vol. 3 (1977), issue 30, page 11
  2. ^ "Pan Am Mixed Team Championships". Badminton Pan America. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Bird title for Wendy". The Calgary Herald. 1977-04-25. p. 41. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  4. ^ Ferguson, Bob (1978-08-01). "Unknown soldier aims at medal in badminton". Ottawa Citizen. p. 23. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  5. ^ "Clarkson sparkles in badminton win". The Calgary Herald. 1977-04-22. p. 48. Retrieved 2024-06-22.