Joshua Hurlburt-Yu

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Joshua Hurlburt-Yu
Personal information
CountryCanada
Born (1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 27)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
ResidenceScarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking64 (MD with 13 August 2019)
26 (XD with Josephine Wu 3 August 2021)
Current ranking108 (MD with Duncan Yao)
26 (XD with Josephine Wu) (10 August 2021)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Aguascalientes Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Guatemala City Mixed doubles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Mixed team
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Salvador Men's team
Pan Am Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Edmonton Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Joshua Hurlburt-Yu (born 28 December 1994) is a Canadian badminton player.[2] Joshua was a gold medalist in the mixed doubles event at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games,[3] and also at the 2019 and 2021 Pan Am Championships.[4]

Career[]

In June 2021, Hurlburt-Yu was named to Canada's Olympic team,[5] competing in the mixed doubles badminton event.[6]

Achievements[]

Pan American Games[]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Polideportivo 3,
Lima, Peru 		Canada Josephine Wu Canada Nyl Yakura
Canada Kristen Tsai 		18–21, 21–12, 21–15 Gold Gold

Pan Am Championships[]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,
Aguascalientes, Mexico 		Canada Josephine Wu Brazil
Brazil Jaqueline Lima 		21–14, 21–19 Gold Gold
2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		Canada Josephine Wu Guatemala
Guatemala Mariana Isabel Paiz Quan 		21–18, 21–18 Gold Gold

Pan Am Junior Championships[]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Edmonton, Canada Canada Brittney Tam United States Phillip Chew
United States Iris Wang 		24–22, 17–21, 22–24 Silver Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 1 runner-up)[]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada United States Sattawat Pongnairat
Indonesia 		18–21, 21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Santo Domingo Open Canada Duncan Yao Guatemala Rodolfo Ramírez
Guatemala Jonathan Solís 		21–19, 16–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Hungarian International Canada Peter Briggs South Korea Kim Duk-young
South Korea Kim Sa-rang 		12–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Josephine Wu United States Sattawat Pongnairat
United States 		21–16, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Guatemala International Canada Josephine Wu Cuba Leodannis Martínez
Cuba Tahimara Oropeza 		21–12, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Santo Domingo Open Canada Josephine Wu Brazil
Brazil Jaqueline Lima 		21–17, 16–21, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Bulgarian Open Canada Josephine Wu England Matthew Clare
England 		21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 South Australia International Canada Josephine Wu Indonesia
Indonesia Serena Kani 		21–19, 25–27, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Josephine Wu Chinese Taipei Lu Chia-pin
Chinese Taipei 		21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References[]

  1. ^ "Joshua Hurlburt-Yu". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Players: Joshua Hurlburt-Yu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Crowns Owners – Pan Am 2021". Badminton Pan Am. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ Awad, Brandi (16 June 2021). "Team Canada to have its largest Olympic badminton team ever at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Hurlburt-Yu Joshua". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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