# 1989 Pan Am Badminton Championships

The 1989 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Spanish: Campeonato Panamericano de Bádminton 1989) was the sixth edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 4 to 10 December at the Centro Deportivo Chapultepec A.C. in Mexico City, Mexico. Eight countries competed in the championships.
Six out of the eight competing countries competed in the mixed team event. Uruguay and Guatemala only sent players to compete in the individual events.
Canada dominated the championships with five gold medals, three silver medals and six bronze medals. The United States finished second on the medal table with one gold medal, two silver medals and one bronze medal.
The Peruvian contingent won a silver medal and three bronze medals. Jamaica won their first ever medal at the Pan American Championships when Maria Leyow and Terry Walker clinched bronze in the women's team event. Hosts Mexico finished the championships without a medal.

## Medal summary
### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | John Goss | Chris Jogis | Bryan Blanshard |
| Men's singles | John Goss | Chris Jogis | Gustavo Salazar |
| Women's singles | Doris Piché | Marie-Helene Loranger | Heather Ostrom |
| Women's singles | Doris Piché | Marie-Helene Loranger | Chantal Jobin |
| Men's doubles | Chris Jogis Benny Lee | Gustavo Salazar Germán Valdez | Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard |
| Men's doubles | Chris Jogis Benny Lee | Gustavo Salazar Germán Valdez | Jaimie Dawson John Goss |
| Women's doubles | Chantal Jobin Doris Piché | Marie-Helene Loranger Heather Ostrom | Linda Safarik-Tong Erika von Heiland |
| Women's doubles | Chantal Jobin Doris Piché | Marie-Helene Loranger Heather Ostrom | Maria Leyow Terry Walker |
| Mixed doubles | Mike Bitten Doris Piché | John Goss Chantal Jobin | Jaimie Dawson Heather Ostrom |
| Mixed doubles | Mike Bitten Doris Piché | John Goss Chantal Jobin | Federico Valdez Gloria Jiménez |
| Mixed team | Canada John Goss Bryan Blanshard Mike Bitten Jaimie Dawson Doris Piché Chantal Jobin Marie-Helene Loranger Heather Ostrom | United States Chris Jogis Benny Lee Thomas Carmichael Jr. Karl Knudsen Ann French Joy Kitzmiller Linda Safarik-Tong Erika von Heiland | Peru Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez Germán Valdez Mario Carulla Ximena Bellido Gloria Jiménez Maria Theresa Montero |

### Medal table

* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Canada (CAN) | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |

## Individual results
### Men's singles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| John Goss | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Benny Lee | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Benny Lee | 10 | 3 | | John Goss | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | | Gustavo Salazar | 8 | 4 | | | |
| Fernando de la Torre | 14 | 7 | | Gustavo Salazar | 8 | 4 | | | |
| Gustavo Salazar | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Gustavo Salazar | 18 | 15 | | | | | John Goss | 18 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | Chris Jogis | 17 | 10 |
| Bryan Blanshard | 15 | 2 | 15 | | | | | | | Chris Jogis | 17 | 10 |
| Gerardo Cedillo | 7 | 15 | 13 | | | | | | |
| Gerardo Cedillo | 7 | 15 | 13 | Bryan Blanshard | 15 | 0$^r$ | | | |
| | | | | Chris Jogis | 12 | 0 | | | |
| Jaimie Dawson | 12 | 17 | 8 | Chris Jogis | 12 | 0 | | | |
| Chris Jogis | 15 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | |

### Women's singles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Doris Piché | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Debra O'Connor | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Debra O'Connor | 3 | 2 | | Doris Piché | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | Heather Ostrom | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Heather Ostrom | 11 | 11 | | Heather Ostrom | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Linda French | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Linda French | 3 | 2 | | | | | Doris Piché | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | Marie-Helene Loranger | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Chantal Jobin | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Marie-Helene Loranger | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Linda Safarik-Tong | 11 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Linda Safarik-Tong | 11 | 5 | 6 | Chantal Jobin | 0 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Marie-Helene Loranger | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| María Luna | 2 | 8 | | Marie-Helene Loranger | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| Marie-Helene Loranger | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |

### Men's doubles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Mario Carulla Federico Valdez | 12 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Mario Carulla Federico Valdez | 12 | 7 | | Mike Bitten Bryan Blanshard | | | | | | |
| | | | | Gustavo Salazar Germán Valdez | w | / | o | | | |
| Gustavo Salazar Germán Valdez | 15 | 11 | 15 | Gustavo Salazar Germán Valdez | w | / | o | | | |
| Robert Richards Paul Leyow | 6 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Robert Richards Paul Leyow | 6 | 15 | 9 | | | | | Gustavo Salazar Germán Valdez | 7 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | Chris Jogis Benny Lee | 15 | 15 |
| John Goss Jaimie Dawson | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | Chris Jogis Benny Lee | 15 | 15 |
| Fernando de la Torre Bernardo Monreal | 8 | 16 | | | | | | | | |
| Fernando de la Torre Bernardo Monreal | 8 | 16 | | John Goss Jaimie Dawson | 9 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | Chris Jogis Benny Lee | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Kenneth Erichsen Renato Rosales | 0 | 9 | | Chris Jogis Benny Lee | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Chris Jogis Benny Lee | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |

### Women's doubles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Chantal Jobin Doris Piché | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Virginia Chariandy Debra O'Connor | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Virginia Chariandy Debra O'Connor | 5 | 5 | Chantal Jobin Doris Piché | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | Linda Safarik-Tong Erika von Heiland | 7 | 4 | | | |
| Linda Safarik-Tong Erika von Heiland | 15 | 15 | Linda Safarik-Tong Erika von Heiland | 7 | 4 | | | |
| Claudia Cruz Norma Hernandez | 1 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Claudia Cruz Norma Hernandez | 1 | 7 | | | | Chantal Jobin Doris Piché | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | | Marie-Helene Loranger Heather Ostrom | 4 | 8 |
| Marie-Helene Loranger Heather Ostrom | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Marie-Helene Loranger Heather Ostrom | 4 | 8 |
| Deborah Binns Maria Theresa Montero | 11 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Deborah Binns Maria Theresa Montero | 11 | 1 | Marie-Helene Loranger Heather Ostrom | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | Maria Leyow Terry Walker | 11 | 1 | | | |
| Maria Leyow Terry Walker | 15 | 15 | Maria Leyow Terry Walker | 11 | 1 | | | |
| Ximena Bellido Gloria Jiménez | 10 | 11 | | | | | | |

### Mixed doubles

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Mike Bitten Doris Piché | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Karl Knudsen Joy Kitzmiller | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Karl Knudsen Joy Kitzmiller | 7 | 6 | | Mike Bitten Doris Piché | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | Federico Valdez Gloria Jiménez | 8 | 7 | | | | |
| Federico Valdez Gloria Jiménez | 16 | 18 | 15 | Federico Valdez Gloria Jiménez | 8 | 7 | | | | |
| Robert Richards Maria Leyow | 17 | 13 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Robert Richards Maria Leyow | 17 | 13 | 1 | | | | Mike Bitten Doris Piché | 15 | 8 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | John Goss Chantal Jobin | 9 | 15 | 3 |
| John Goss Chantal Jobin | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | John Goss Chantal Jobin | 9 | 15 | 3 |
| Fernando de la Torre María Luna | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Fernando de la Torre María Luna | 3 | 3 | | John Goss Chantal Jobin | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | Jaimie Dawson Heather Ostrom | 2 | 8 | | | | |
| Benny Lee Ann French | 5 | 11 | | Jaimie Dawson Heather Ostrom | 2 | 8 | | | | |
| Jaimie Dawson Heather Ostrom | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |

## Team event
### Knockout stage

Canada won the mixed team final by defeating the United States 4–1. In the match for third place, Peru defeated Jamaica 3–2.
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Canada | Canada | 5 | | | |
| Peru | Peru | 0 | | | |
| Peru | Peru | 0 | Canada | Canada | 4 |
| | | | United States | United States | 1 |
| Jamaica | Jamaica | 0 | United States | United States | 1 |
| United States | United States | 5 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | Peru | Peru | 3 |
| | | | Jamaica | Jamaica | 2 |