Chris Dednam

Christoffel Cornelius Dednam (born 8 August 1983) is a badminton player from South Africa.[1] Dednam was the gold medallists at the 2003 All-Africa Games in the mixed doubles event, and in 2007 in the men's doubles event. He competed at the 2004, 2008 Olympic Games, and at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[2] Dednam played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Antoinette Uys. They lost to Tsai Chia-Hsin and Cheng Wen-Hsing of Chinese Taipei in the round of 32. At the 2008 Olympics, he played in the men's doubles event with his brother Roelof Dednam, but the duo was defeated by Howard Bach and Khan Bob Malaythong of United States in the first round.[3]

Chris Dednam
Personal information
Full nameChristoffel Cornelius Dednam
Country South Africa
Born (1983-08-08) 8 August 1983
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking327 (MS 22 October 2009)
130 (MD 15 October 2010
144 (XD 15 October 2009)
BWF profile

Achievements

All-Africa Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Salle OMS El Biar,
Algiers, Algeria
Roelof Dednam Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
21–10, 21–15 Gold
2003 Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium,
Abuja, Nigeria
Johan Kleingeld Greg Okuonghae
Ibrahim Adamu
Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium,
Abuja, Nigeria
Antoinette Uys Stewart Carson
Michelle Edwards
Gold

African Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Stadium Badminton Rose Hill, Rose Hill, Mauritius Eli Mambwe 18–21, 23–21, 22–24 Bronze
2006 Algiers, Algeria Bronze
2004 National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius Olivier Fossy 12–15, 12–15 Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Enrico James Jinkan Bulus
Ola Fagbemi
8–21, 19–21 Bronze
2009 Moi International Sports Complex, Nairobi, Kenya Dorian James Jinkan Bulus
Ola Fagbemi
13–21, 14–21 Silver
2007 Stadium Badminton Rose Hill, Rose Hill, Mauritius Roelof Dednam Georgie Cupidon
Steve Malcouzane
21–17, 21–16 Gold
2006 Algiers, Algeria Roelof Dednam Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
Gold
2004 National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius Johan Kleingeld Dotun Akinsanya
Abimbola Odejoke
15–2, 15–6 Gold
2002 Casablanca, Morocco Johan Kleingeld Stephan Beeharry
Denis Constantin
Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Stadium Badminton Rose Hill, Rose Hill, Mauritius Michelle Edwards Georgie Cupidon
Juliette Ah-Wan
16–21, 21–11, 15–21 Silver
2002 Casablanca, Morocco Antoinette Uys Johan Kleingeld
Chantal Botts
Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 South Africa International Denis Constantin 6–15, 4–15 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 South Africa International Enrico James Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
19–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2010 South Africa International Roelof Dednam Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
21–14, 21–18 Winner
2009 Kenya International Dorian James Jinkan Ifraimu
Ola Fagbemi
21–14, 21–13 Winner
2008 South Africa International Roelof Dednam Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
16–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2007 South Africa International Roelof Dednam Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
12–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2007 Mauritius International Roelof Dednam Jochen Cassel
Thomas Tesche
13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2006 Mauritius International Roelof Dednam Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
13–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2005 South Africa International Roelof Dednam Ibrahim Adamu
Greg Okuonghae
7–15, 15–3, 15–10 Winner
2005 Kenya International Roelof Dednam Jan Fröhlich
Jan Vondra
11–15, 4–15 Runner-up
2002 South Africa International Johan Kleingeld Stewart Carson
Dorian James
7–7, 7–0, 7–5 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 South Africa International Annari Viljoen Enrico James
Stacey Doubell
22–20, 11–21, 21–14 Winner
2010 South Africa International Annari Viljoen Dorian James
Michelle Edwards
14–21, 21–10, 21–13 Winner
2009 Kenya International Michelle Edwards Dorian James
Annari Viljoen
21–11, 21–13 Winner
2008 South Africa International Michelle Edwards Stephan Beeharry
Shama Aboobakar
21–17, 21–12 Winner
2008 Mauritius International Annari Viljoen Dorian James
Michelle Edwards
16–21, 21–15, 11–21 Runner-up
2007 South Africa International Annari Viljoen Willem Viljoen
Jade Morgan
21–14, 12–21, 21–15 Winner
2007 Mauritius International Michelle Edwards Georgie Cupidon
Juliette Ah-Wan
21–9, 21–17 Winner
2002 South Africa International Antoinette Uys Dean Potgieter
Chantal Botts
5–5, 7–1, 7–2 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Chris Dednam's Athletes Profile". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  2. "New coach Dednam on badminton's way forward". Team SA. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. "Chris Dednam Biography and Olympic Record". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
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