Badminton tournament
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.[1] 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.[2] The United States finished second on the medal table with one gold medal, two silver medals and one bronze medal.[3]
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
Medal table
* Host nation (Mexico)
Individual results
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Team event
Group stage
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.
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