Adam Dong (Chinese: 董星宇; pinyin: Dǒng Xīngyǔ; born 14 February 1994) is a Chinese-born Canadian badminton player.[2] He captured the men's doubles gold medals at the 2023 Pan American Games and at the 2023 Pan Am Championships.[3][4]

Adam Dong
董星宇
Personal information
Birth nameDong Xingyu
CountryChina (2006–2015)
Canada (2016–present)
Born (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 30)
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
ResidenceBurlington, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Years active2006–present
HandednessLeft
Men's doubles
Highest ranking30 (MD with Nyl Yakura, 17 September 2024)
Current ranking30 (MD with Nyl Yakura, 17 September 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Men's doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kingston Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 San Salvador Men's doubles
Pan Am Male Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 São Paulo Men's team
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team
BWF profile

Early life

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Dong was born in Suzhou, China. Before moving to Canada, he competed in the 2011 National Intercity Games of the People's Republic of China and won a gold in the badminton men's team event representing Nanjing.[5]

Career

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Dong entered the Canadian national team in 2016. On that same year, he partnered with Nyl Yakura. After the duo split up, he formed partnerships with Guoxing Huang and David Wu.

He later partnered with Yakura again in 2021 and they won their first international title together at the Mexican International Series.[6] In 2022, Dong and Yakura won bronze at the 2022 Pan Am Championships.[7] Dong also represented Canada at the 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup.[8] Dong was also selected to be part of the Canadian contingent competing in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[9] Dong and Yakura were also runners-up at the Sydney International in October.[10]

In 2023, Dong won the gold medal at the Pan Am Championships partnering Yakura.[4] He made his debut at the Pan American Games,[11] and together with Yakura, he captured the gold medal in the men's doubles.[3]

Achievements

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Pan American Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Olympic Training Center,
Santiago, Chile
  Nyl Yakura   Fabrício Farias
  Davi Silva
19–21, 21–15, 21–18   Gold

Pan Am Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador
  Nyl Yakura   Job Castillo
  Luis Montoya
21–17, 19–21, 13–21   Bronze
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,
Kingston, Jamaica
  Nyl Yakura   Kevin Lee
  Ty Alexander Lindeman
21–10, 16–21, 22–20   Gold
2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
  Nyl Yakura   Chen Zhi-yi
  Presley Smith
14–21, 11–21   Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 4 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Internacional Mexicano   Nyl Yakura   Fabio Caponio
  Giovanni Toti
21–10, 21–10   Winner
2022 Sydney International   Nyl Yakura   Lee Fang-chih
  Lee Fang-jen
12–21, 21–16, 16–21   Runner-up
2022 Peru Challenge   Nyl Yakura   Jason Ho-Shue
  Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
15–21, 21–18, 12–21   Runner-up
2023 Peru Challenge   Nyl Yakura   Kevin Lee
  Ty Alexander Lindeman
16–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2023 Canadian International   Nyl Yakura   Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif
  Jonathan Lai
21–13, 17–21, 15–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Adam Dong personal details". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Adam Dong - Badminton Canada". Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Pan Am Games: Double for Josephine Wu". BWF. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b Berkeley, Geoff (30 April 2023). "Canada sweep gold medals at Pan Am Individual Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ "城运会羽毛球:男女单打有点冷 国羽双打挺稳定_综合体育_新浪竞技风暴_新浪网". Sina Sports. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Champions of the XII Internacional Mexicano 2021 – Badminton Pan America". Badminton Pan Am. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Canada Wins Medals at the XXV Yonex Pan American Individual Championships 2022". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 Thomas Cup". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Badminton Team Looking to Ride Momentum and Learnings to Achieve Goals at #B2022 | Commonwealth Sport Canada". Commonwealth Sport Canada. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  10. ^ Tom. "Yonex Sydney International 2022 Finals – Chinese Taipei claim all five golds". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  11. ^ Garbutt, Herb (18 October 2023). "Burlington badminton ace ready for men's doubles at Pan Am Games". Burlington Today. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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