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]
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| Birth name | Dong Xingyu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | China (2006–2015) Canada (2016–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1994 Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Burlington, Ontario, Canada[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 30 (MD with Nyl Yakura, 17 September 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 30 (MD with Nyl Yakura, 17 September 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editDong 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
editDong 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
editPan American Games
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Olympic Training Center, Santiago, Chile |
 Nyl Yakura
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 Fabrício Farias Davi Silva
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19–21, 21–15, 21–18 |  Gold
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Pan Am Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Nyl Yakura
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 Job Castillo Luis Montoya
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21–17, 19–21, 13–21 |  Bronze
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| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Nyl Yakura
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Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman
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21–10, 16–21, 22–20 | Gold
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| 2024 | Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Nyl Yakura
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 Chen Zhi-yi Presley Smith
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14–21, 11–21 |  Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 4 runners-up)
editMen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Internacional Mexicano | Nyl Yakura
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 Fabio Caponio Giovanni Toti
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21–10, 21–10 |  Winner
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| 2022 | Sydney International | Nyl Yakura
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 Lee Fang-chih Lee Fang-jen
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12–21, 21–16, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2022 | Peru Challenge | Nyl Yakura
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Jason Ho-Shue Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
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15–21, 21–18, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Peru Challenge | Nyl Yakura
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Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman
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16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Canadian International | Nyl Yakura
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 Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Jonathan Lai
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21–13, 17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Adam Dong personal details". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Adam Dong - Badminton Canada". Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Pan Am Games: Double for Josephine Wu". BWF. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ a b Berkeley, Geoff (30 April 2023). "Canada sweep gold medals at Pan Am Individual Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Champions of the XII Internacional Mexicano 2021 – Badminton Pan America". Badminton Pan Am. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Canada Wins Medals at the XXV Yonex Pan American Individual Championships 2022". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 Thomas Cup". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Badminton Team Looking to Ride Momentum and Learnings to Achieve Goals at #B2022 | Commonwealth Sport Canada". Commonwealth Sport Canada. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Tom. "Yonex Sydney International 2022 Finals – Chinese Taipei claim all five golds". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Garbutt, Herb (18 October 2023). "Burlington badminton ace ready for men's doubles at Pan Am Games". Burlington Today. Retrieved 3 November 2023.