Brittney Shannon Tam (born 23 August 1997) is a Canadian badminton player.[1][2] In 2012, she won a silver medal at the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event.[2] In 2016, she won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the Pan Am Badminton Championships.[3] In the individual event, she won the gold medals in the women's singles and mixed doubles event.[4][5] She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[6]
| Brittney Tam 谭碧贤 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Brittney Shannon Tam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 August 1997 Toronto, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Markham, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Kevin Cao | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 43 (WS 24 December 2019) 326 (WD 14 April 2016) 74 (XD 18 June 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 79 (WS 9 August 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editPan Am Championships
editWomen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |  Stephanie Pakenham
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21–11, 21–19 |  Gold
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| 2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba | Rachel Honderich
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8–21, 21–12, 7–21 |  Silver
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| 2018 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Michelle Li
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10–21, 18–21 |  Bronze
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| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico | Michelle Li
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15–21, 22–24 | Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
Nyl Yakura
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Nathan Osborne Josephine Wu
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21–17, 21–17 | Gold
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| 2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba |
Nyl Yakura
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Toby Ng Rachel Honderich
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13–21, 14–21 | Silver
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Pan Am Junior Championships
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Millennium Place, Edmonton, Canada |
Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
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 Phillip Chew Iris Wang
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24–22, 17–21, 22–24 | Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Waikato International |  Huang Yin-hsuan
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17–21, 25–23, 21–16 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International |  Vũ Thị Trang
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14–21, 22–20, 11–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Brittney Tam". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Britney Tam". Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Team Canada wins the 20th Pan American Badminton Championships". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Golden Sweep for Canada - Finals: Pan Am Individual Championships". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Gold's go to Canada in Campinhas". Badminton Pan Am. Retrieved 30 December 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Team Canada Arrives in Gold Coast, Australia". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
External links
edit- Brittney Tam at BWFBadminton.com
- Brittney Tam at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Brittany Tam - Women's Badminton at University of Toronto Athletics
- Brittney Tam at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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