1979 Pan Am Badminton Championships

1979 Pan Am Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	18 April 1979 –; 22 April 1979
Nations	4
Venue	Centro Deportivo Chapultepec A.C.
Location	Mexico City, Mexico
Champions
Men's singles	Ricardo Jaramillo
Women's singles	Johanne Falardeau
Men's doubles	Jamie McKee; Pat Tryon
Women's doubles	Claire Backhouse; Johanne Falardeau
Mixed doubles	Paul Johnson; Claire Backhouse
← 1978	1980 →

The 1979 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Panamericano de Bádminton 1979) was the third edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 18 to 22 April 1979 in Mexico City, Mexico.^[1]

Canada finished top on the medal table. Hosts Mexico finished second on the medal table with a gold in men's singles, which was won by Ricardo Jaramillo.^[2] Johanne Falardeau of Canada retained her title as the Pan American women's singles champion.^[3]

Medal summary

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Ricardo Jaramillo	Jamie McKee	Gary Higgins
Men's singles	Ricardo Jaramillo	Jamie McKee	Paul Johnson
Women's singles	Johanne Falardeau	Jane Youngberg	Denyse Julien
Women's singles	Johanne Falardeau	Jane Youngberg	Mary Thelf
Men's doubles	Jamie McKee Pat Tryon	Bob Gilmore Mike Walker	David deBelle Paul Johnson
Men's doubles	Jamie McKee Pat Tryon	Bob Gilmore Mike Walker	John Britton Gary Higgins
Women's doubles	Claire Backhouse Johanne Falardeau	Cheryl Carton Vicky Toutz	Monica Narcowicz Mary Thelf
Women's doubles	Claire Backhouse Johanne Falardeau	Cheryl Carton Vicky Toutz	Denyse Julien Sandra Skillings
Mixed doubles	Paul Johnson Claire Backhouse	Jamie McKee Johanne Falardeau	Mike Walker Monica Narcowicz
Mixed doubles	Paul Johnson Claire Backhouse	Jamie McKee Johanne Falardeau	John Britton Cheryl Carton
Mixed team (Devlin Cup)	Canada	United States	Not awarded

Medal table

* Host nation (Mexico)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada (CAN)	5	3	4	12
2	Mexico (MEX)*	1	0	0	1
3	United States (USA)	0	3	6	9
Totals (3 entries)		6	6	10	22

Mixed team

The mixed team event, also known as the Devlin Cup, was held from 18 to 19 April 1979. Three countries competed in the event. In the semi-finals, the United States beat hosts Mexico 5–0. In the final, Canada defeated the United States 4–1 to win the title.^[4]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals		Final

United States	5

Mexico	0
		United States	1

		Canada	4
Bye

Canada

Final

Canada
4

Centro Deportivo Chapultepec A.C.
19 April 1979

United States
1

		1	2	3
1	Jamie McKee Gary Higgins	15 1	15 5
2	Johanne Falardeau Mary Thelf	11 8	11 1
3	David deBelle / Paul Johnson John Britton / Gary Higgins	18 15	11 15	9 15
4	Claire Backhouse / Johanne Falardeau Monica Narcowicz / Mary Thelf	15 8	15 12
5	Paul Johnson / Claire Backhouse Mike Walker / Monica Narcowicz	15 9	15 13

References

^ "Pan Am Mixed Team Championships". Badminton Pan America. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
^ "Bautista, Cuevas, Gómez y Hugo Sánchez, homenajeados en México". La Opinión. 31 January 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ "Johanne Falardeau en quêfe d'un titre mondial". L'Evangéline. 3 August 1979. p. 27. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ "Canada captures Devlin Cup". The Leader-Post. 20 April 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[1] "Pan Am Mixed Team Championships". Badminton Pan America. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

[2] "Bautista, Cuevas, Gómez y Hugo Sánchez, homenajeados en México". La Opinión. 31 January 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[3] "Johanne Falardeau en quêfe d'un titre mondial". L'Evangéline. 3 August 1979. p. 27. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[4] "Canada captures Devlin Cup". The Leader-Post. 20 April 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

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