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Full name | Christoffel Cornelius Dednam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | 8 August 1983|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 327 (MS 22 October 2009) 130 (MD 15 October 2010 144 (XD 15 October 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
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]
Achievements
[edit]All-Africa Games
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria |
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21–10, 21–15 | ![]() |
2003 | Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria |
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African Championships
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Stadium Badminton Rose Hill, Rose Hill, Mauritius | ![]() |
18–21, 23–21, 22–24 | ![]() |
2006 | Algiers, Algeria | ![]() |
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2004 | National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius | ![]() |
12–15, 12–15 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ![]() |
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8–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Moi International Sports Complex, Nairobi, Kenya | ![]() |
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13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2007 | Stadium Badminton Rose Hill, Rose Hill, Mauritius | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–16 | ![]() |
2006 | Algiers, Algeria | ![]() |
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2004 | National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius | ![]() |
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15–2, 15–6 | ![]() |
2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | ![]() |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Stadium Badminton Rose Hill, Rose Hill, Mauritius | ![]() |
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16–21, 21–11, 15–21 | ![]() |
2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | ![]() |
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BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | South Africa International | ![]() |
6–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | South Africa International | ![]() |
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19–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2010 | South Africa International | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–18 | ![]() |
2009 | Kenya International | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–13 | ![]() |
2008 | South Africa International | ![]() |
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16–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2007 | South Africa International | ![]() |
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12–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2007 | Mauritius International | ![]() |
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13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2006 | Mauritius International | ![]() |
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13–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
2005 | South Africa International | ![]() |
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7–15, 15–3, 15–10 | ![]() |
2005 | Kenya International | ![]() |
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11–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
2002 | South Africa International | ![]() |
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7–7, 7–0, 7–5 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | South Africa International | ![]() |
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22–20, 11–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
2010 | South Africa International | ![]() |
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14–21, 21–10, 21–13 | ![]() |
2009 | Kenya International | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–13 | ![]() |
2008 | South Africa International | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–12 | ![]() |
2008 | Mauritius International | ![]() |
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16–21, 21–15, 11–21 | ![]() |
2007 | South Africa International | ![]() |
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21–14, 12–21, 21–15 | ![]() |
2007 | Mauritius International | ![]() |
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21–9, 21–17 | ![]() |
2002 | South Africa International | ![]() |
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5–5, 7–1, 7–2 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Chris Dednam's Athletes Profile". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ "New coach Dednam on badminton's way forward". Team SA. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Chris Dednam Biography and Olympic Record". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
External links
[edit]- Chris Dednam at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Chris Dednam at BWFbadminton.com
- Chris Dednam at Olympics.com
- Chris Dednam at Olympic.org (archived)
- Chris Dednam at Olympedia
- Christoffel Cornelius Dednam at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee profile page for Chris Dednam at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 November 2009)