Brittney Tam

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Brittney Tam
Personal information
Birth nameBrittney Shannon Tam
Country Canada
Born (1997-08-23) 23 August 1997 (age 24)
Toronto, Canada
ResidenceMarkham, Canada
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Years active2014
HandednessRight
CoachKevin Cao
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking43 (WS 24 December 2019)
326 (WD 14 April 2016)
74 (XD 18 June 2015)
Current ranking43 (WS 25 February 2020)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Markham Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campinas Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campinas Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Campinas Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Havana Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Havana Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Aguascalientes Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guatemala City Women's singles
Pan Am Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tacarigua Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Salvador Women's team
Pan Am Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Puerto Vallarta Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Edmonton Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Edmonton Mixed team
BWF profile

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]

Achievements[]

Pan Am Championships[]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico Canada Michelle Li 15–21, 22–24 Silver Silver
2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Canada Michelle Li 10–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2017 Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba Canada Rachel Honderich 8–21, 21–12, 7–21 Silver Silver
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil Canada Stephanie Pakenham 21–11, 21–19 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba 		Canada Nyl Yakura Canada Toby Ng
Canada Rachel Honderich 		13–21, 14–21 Silver Silver
2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil 		Canada Nyl Yakura Canada Nathan Osborne
Canada Josephine Wu 		21–17, 21–17 Gold Gold

Pan Am Junior Championships[]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Millennium Place,
Edmonton, Canada 		Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu United States Phillip Chew
United States Iris Wang 		24–22, 17–21, 22–24 Silver Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)[]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Vietnam Vũ Thị Trang 14–21, 22–20, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Waikato International Chinese Taipei 17–21, 25–23, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References[]

  1. ^ "Players: Brittney Tam". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Britney Tam". www.badminton.ca. Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Team Canada wins the 20th Pan American Badminton Championships". www.badminton.ca. Badminton Canada. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Golden Sweep for Canada - Finals: Pan Am Individual Championships". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Gold's go to Canada in Campinhas". www.badmintonpanam.org. Badminton Pan Am. Retrieved 30 December 2016.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Team Canada Arrives in Gold Coast, Australia". Badminton Canada. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

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