1989 Pan Am Badminton Championships

1989 Pan Am Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	4–10 December
Nations	8
Venue	Centro Deportivo Chapultepec A.C.
Location	Mexico City, Mexico
Champions
Men's singles	John Goss
Women's singles	Doris Piché
Men's doubles	Chris Jogis Benny Lee
Women's doubles	Chantal Jobin Doris Piché
Mixed doubles	Mike Bitten Doris Piché
← 1987 1991 →

The 1989 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Panamericano de Bádminton 1989) was the sixth edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 4 to 10 December at the Centro Deportivo Chapultepec A.C. in Mexico City, Mexico. Eight countries competed in the championships.

Six out of the eight competing countries competed in the mixed team event. Uruguay and Guatemala only sent players to compete in the individual events.

Canada dominated the championships with five gold medals, three silver medals and six bronze medals. The United States finished second on the medal table with one gold medal, two silver medals and one bronze medal.

The Peruvian contingent won a silver medal and three bronze medals. Jamaica won their first ever medal at the Pan American Championships when Maria Leyow and Terry Walker clinched bronze in the women's team event. Hosts Mexico finished the championships without a medal.

Medal summary

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	John Goss	Chris Jogis	Bryan Blanshard
			Gustavo Salazar
Women's singles	Doris Piché	Marie-Helene Loranger	Heather Ostrom
			Chantal Jobin
Men's doubles	Chris Jogis Benny Lee	Gustavo Salazar Germán Valdez	Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard
			Jaimie Dawson John Goss
Women's doubles	Chantal Jobin Doris Piché	Marie-Helene Loranger Heather Ostrom	Linda Safarik-Tong Erika von Heiland
			Maria Leyow Terry Walker
Mixed doubles	Mike Bitten Doris Piché	John Goss Chantal Jobin	Jaimie Dawson Heather Ostrom
			Federico Valdez Gloria Jiménez
Mixed team	Canada John Goss Bryan Blanshard Mike Bitten Jaimie Dawson Doris Piché Chantal Jobin Marie-Helene Loranger Heather Ostrom	United States Chris Jogis Benny Lee Thomas Carmichael Jr. Karl Knudsen Ann French Joy Kitzmiller Linda Safarik-Tong Erika von Heiland	Peru Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez Germán Valdez Mario Carulla Ximena Bellido Gloria Jiménez Maria Theresa Montero

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Mexico)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada (CAN)	5	3	6	14
2	United States (USA)	1	2	1	4
3	Peru (PER)	0	1	3	4
4	Jamaica (JAM)	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		6	6	11	23

Individual results

Men's singles

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		John Goss	15	15
		Benny Lee	10	3
									John Goss	15	15
									Gustavo Salazar	8	4
		Fernando de la Torre	14	7
		Gustavo Salazar	18	15
																John Goss	18	15
																Chris Jogis	17	10
		Bryan Blanshard	15	2	15
		Gerardo Cedillo	7	15	13
									Bryan Blanshard	15	0r
									Chris Jogis	12	0
		Jaimie Dawson	12	17	8
		Chris Jogis	15	14	15

Women's singles

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Doris Piché	11	11
		Debra O'Connor	3	2
									Doris Piché	11	11
									Heather Ostrom	3	3
		Heather Ostrom	11	11
		Linda French	3	2
																Doris Piché	11	5	11
																Marie-Helene Loranger	5	11	5
		Chantal Jobin	6	11	11
		Linda Safarik-Tong	11	5	6
									Chantal Jobin	0	6
									Marie-Helene Loranger	11	11
		María Luna	2	8
		Marie-Helene Loranger	11	11

Men's doubles

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard	15	15
		Mario Carulla Federico Valdez	12	7
									Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard
									Gustavo Salazar Germán Valdez	w	/	o
		Gustavo Salazar Germán Valdez	15	11	15
		Robert Richards Paul Leyow	6	15	9
																Gustavo Salazar Germán Valdez	7	8
																Chris Jogis Benny Lee	15	15
		John Goss Jaimie Dawson	15	18
		Fernando de la Torre Bernardo Monreal	8	16
									John Goss Jaimie Dawson	9	8
									Chris Jogis Benny Lee	15	15
		Kenneth Erichsen Renato Rosales	0	9
		Chris Jogis Benny Lee	15	15

Women's doubles

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Chantal Jobin Doris Piché	15	15
		Virginia Chariandy Debra O'Connor	5	5
									Chantal Jobin Doris Piché	15	15
									Linda Safarik-Tong Erika von Heiland	7	4
		Linda Safarik-Tong Erika von Heiland	15	15
		Claudia Cruz Norma Hernandez	1	7
																Chantal Jobin Doris Piché	15	15
																Marie-Helene Loranger Heather Ostrom	4	8
		Marie-Helene Loranger Heather Ostrom	15	15
		Deborah Binns Maria Theresa Montero	11	1
									Marie-Helene Loranger Heather Ostrom	15	15
									Maria Leyow Terry Walker	11	1
		Maria Leyow Terry Walker	15	15
		Ximena Bellido Gloria Jiménez	10	11

Mixed doubles

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Mike Bitten Doris Piché	15	15
		Karl Knudsen Joy Kitzmiller	7	6
									Mike Bitten Doris Piché	15	15
									Federico Valdez Gloria Jiménez	8	7
		Federico Valdez Gloria Jiménez	16	18	15
		Robert Richards Maria Leyow	17	13	1
																Mike Bitten Doris Piché	15	8	15
																John Goss Chantal Jobin	9	15	3
		John Goss Chantal Jobin	15	15
		Fernando de la Torre María Luna	3	3
									John Goss Chantal Jobin	15	15
									Jaimie Dawson Heather Ostrom	2	8
		Benny Lee Ann French	5	11
		Jaimie Dawson Heather Ostrom	15	15

Team event

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts
Canada	2	2	0	10	0	+10	2
Jamaica	2	1	1	4	6	−2	1
Mexico	2	0	2	1	9	−8	0

Canada	5–0	Jamaica
Canada	5–0	Mexico
Jamaica	4–1	Mexico

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts
United States	2	2	0	8	2	+6	2
Peru	2	1	1	5	5	0	1
Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	2	1	9	−8	0

United States	4–1	Peru
United States	4–1	Trinidad and Tobago
Peru	4–1	Trinidad and Tobago

Knockout stage

Canada won the mixed team final by defeating the United States 4–1. In the match for third place, Peru defeated Jamaica 3–2.

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

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