# 1987 Pan Am Badminton Championships

The 1987 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Panamericano de Bádminton 1987) was the fifth edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The team event was held from 18 to 19 November at Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición while the individual events were held from 19 to 22 November at Club de Regatas Lima. Seven countries competed in the championships.
Canada dominated the championships with six gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze. Hosts Peru finished second on the medal table with four silver medals and seven bronze medals.

## Medal summary
### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Mike Butler | Gustavo Salazar | Anil Kaul |
| Men's singles | Mike Butler | Gustavo Salazar | Federico Valdez |
| Women's singles | Denyse Julien | Linda Cloutier | Gloria Jiménez |
| Women's singles | Denyse Julien | Linda Cloutier | Ximena Bellido |
| Men's doubles | Mike Butler Anil Kaul | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | Álvaro García Juan Carlos Hintze |
| Men's doubles | Mike Butler Anil Kaul | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | Chris Jogis Benny Lee |
| Women's doubles | Linda Cloutier Denyse Julien | Ximena Bellido Gloria Jiménez | Linda French Joy Kitzmiller |
| Women's doubles | Linda Cloutier Denyse Julien | Ximena Bellido Gloria Jiménez | Francis MacKay Patricia del Carpio |
| Mixed doubles | Mike Butler Denyse Julien | Anil Kaul Linda Cloutier | Germán Valdez Francis MacKay |
| Mixed doubles | Mike Butler Denyse Julien | Anil Kaul Linda Cloutier | Federico Valdez Gloria Jiménez |
| Mixed team | Canada Mike Butler Anil Kaul Linda Cloutier Denyse Julien | Peru Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez Germán Valdez Álvaro García Juan Carlos Hintze Mario Carulla Ricardo Newton Ximena Bellido Gloria Jiménez Francis MacKay Patricia del Carpio P. Bedoya M. Jaymez | United States Chris Jogis Benny Lee Linda French Joy Kitzmiller |

### Medal table

* Host nation (Peru)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Canada (CAN) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Peru (PER)* | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |

## Individual results
### Men's singles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Mike Butler | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| José Iturriaga | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| José Iturriaga | 2 | 1 | | Mike Butler | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | Federico Valdez | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| Benny Lee | 12 | 15 | 6 | Federico Valdez | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| Federico Valdez | 15 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Federico Valdez | 15 | 11 | 15 | | | | | Mike Butler | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | Gustavo Salazar | 4 | 3 |
| Gustavo Salazar | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Gustavo Salazar | 4 | 3 |
| Álvaro García | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Álvaro García | 11 | 4 | | Gustavo Salazar | 9 | 15 | 17 | | | |
| | | | | Anil Kaul | 15 | 3 | 14 | | | |
| Germán Valdez | 15 | 3 | 14 | Anil Kaul | 15 | 3 | 14 | | | |
| Anil Kaul | 2 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | |

### Women's singles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Denyse Julien | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Carmen Pflucker | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Carmen Pflucker | 0 | 1 | Denyse Julien | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | Ximena Bellido | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| Joy Kitzmiller | 7 | 5 | Ximena Bellido | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| Ximena Bellido | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Ximena Bellido | 11 | 11 | | | | Denyse Julien | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | Linda Cloutier | 11 | 12 | 6 |
| Gloria Jiménez | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Linda Cloutier | 11 | 12 | 6 |
| Debra O'Connor | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Debra O'Connor | 5 | 4 | Gloria Jiménez | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | Linda Cloutier | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| Linda French | 2 | 4 | Linda Cloutier | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| Linda Cloutier | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |

### Men's doubles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Mike Butler Anil Kaul | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Gianfranco Brazzini Christian Schroeder | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Gianfranco Brazzini Christian Schroeder | 2 | 2 | | Mike Butler Anil Kaul | 15 | 18 | | | |
| | | | | Chris Jogis Benny Lee | 9 | 13 | | | |
| Chris Jogis Benny Lee | 15 | 11 | 15 | Chris Jogis Benny Lee | 9 | 13 | | | |
| José Iturriaga Germán Valdez | 6 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | |
| José Iturriaga Germán Valdez | 6 | 15 | 9 | | | | Mike Butler Anil Kaul | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | 8 | 9 |
| Álvaro García Juan Carlos Hintze | 15 | 7 | 15 | | | | | | | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | 8 | 9 |
| Mario Carulla Ricardo Newton | 11 | 15 | 13 | | | | | | |
| Mario Carulla Ricardo Newton | 11 | 15 | 13 | Álvaro García Juan Carlos Hintze | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | 15 | 15 | | | |
| D. L. King Andrei Wiltshire | 0 | 9 | | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |

### Women's doubles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Linda Cloutier Denyse Julien | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| P. Bedoya M. Jaymez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| P. Bedoya M. Jaymez | 7 | 6 | Linda Cloutier Denyse Julien | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | Francis MacKay Patricia del Carpio | 3 | 1 | | | |
| Francis MacKay Patricia del Carpio | 15 | 15 | Francis MacKay Patricia del Carpio | 3 | 1 | | | |
| Deborah Binns Carmen Pflucker | 7 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Deborah Binns Carmen Pflucker | 7 | 3 | | | | Linda Cloutier Denyse Julien | 15 | 18 |
| | | | | | | Ximena Bellido Gloria Jiménez | 7 | 16 |
| Ximena Bellido Gloria Jiménez | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Ximena Bellido Gloria Jiménez | 7 | 16 |
| A. Palarea Rosabel Vasquez | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| A. Palarea Rosabel Vasquez | 0 | 3 | Ximena Bellido Gloria Jiménez | 18 | 15 | | | |
| | | | Linda French Joy Kitzmiller | 13 | 3 | | | |
| Debra O'Connor Beverly Tang | 5 | 7 | Linda French Joy Kitzmiller | 13 | 3 | | | |
| Linda French Joy Kitzmiller | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |

### Mixed doubles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Mike Butler Denyse Julien | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| José Iturriaga Ximena Bellido | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| José Iturriaga Ximena Bellido | 10 | 5 | | Mike Butler Denyse Julien | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | | Germán Valdez Francis MacKay | 6 | 3 | | | |
| Germán Valdez Francis MacKay | 18 | 17 | | Germán Valdez Francis MacKay | 6 | 3 | | | |
| Dean Schoppe Linda French | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Dean Schoppe Linda French | 13 | 15 | | | | | Mike Butler Denyse Julien | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | Anil Kaul Linda Cloutier | 5 | 6 |
| Mario Carulla P. Bedoya | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | Anil Kaul Linda Cloutier | 5 | 6 |
| Federico Valdez Gloria Jiménez | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Federico Valdez Gloria Jiménez | 15 | 15 | | Federico Valdez Gloria Jiménez | 14 | 15 | | | |
| | | | | Anil Kaul Linda Cloutier | 18 | 17 | | | |
| Benny Lee Joy Kitzmiller | 15 | 9 | 14 | Anil Kaul Linda Cloutier | 18 | 17 | | | |
| Anil Kaul Linda Cloutier | 13 | 15 | 18 | | | | | | |

## Team event
### Knockout stage

Canada won the mixed team final by defeating Peru 5–0 while the United States defeated Jamaica 5–0 for third place.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Peru | Peru | 4 | | | |
| United States | United States | 1 | | | |
| United States | United States | 1 | Peru | Peru | 0 |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 5 |
| Jamaica | Jamaica | | Canada | Canada | 5 |
| Canada | Canada | w/o | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | United States | United States | w/o |
| | | | Jamaica | Jamaica | |