Chris Dednam
Personal information
Full nameChristoffel Cornelius Dednam
Country South Africa
Born (1983-08-08) 8 August 1983
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking327 (MS 22 October 2009)
130 (MD 15 October 2010
144 (XD 15 October 2009)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  South Africa
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place2007 AlgiersMen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2003 AbujaMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2003 AbujaMixed team
Silver medal – second place2007 AlgiersMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2003 AbujaMen's doubles
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 NairobiMixed team
Gold medal – first place2007 Rose HillMen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2006 AlgiersMen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2006 AlgiersMixed team
Gold medal – first place2004 Rose HillMen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2004 Rose HillMixed team
Gold medal – first place2002 CasablancaMixed doubles
Gold medal – first place2002 CasablancaMixed team
Silver medal – second place2009 NairobiMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2007 Rose HillMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2007 Rose HillMixed team
Silver medal – second place2002 CasablancaMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2012 Addis AbabaMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rose HillMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2006 AlgiersMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2004 Rose HillMen's singles
Africa Team Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Addis AbabaMen's team
Gold medal – first place2006 Rose HillMen's team
Silver medal – second place2008 Rose HillMen's team
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

All-Africa Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Salle OMS El Biar,
Algiers, Algeria
South Africa Roelof Dednam South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Willem Viljoen
21–10, 21–15 Gold Gold
2003 Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium,
Abuja, Nigeria
South Africa Johan Kleingeld Nigeria Greg Okuonghae
Nigeria Ibrahim Adamu
Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium,
Abuja, Nigeria
South Africa Antoinette Uys South Africa Stewart Carson
South Africa Michelle Edwards
Gold Gold

African Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Stadium Badminton Rose Hill, Rose Hill, Mauritius Zambia Eli Mambwe 18–21, 23–21, 22–24 Bronze Bronze
2006 Algiers, Algeria Bronze Bronze
2004 National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius Olivier Fossy 12–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia South Africa Enrico James Nigeria Jinkan Bulus
Nigeria Ola Fagbemi
8–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze
2009 Moi International Sports Complex, Nairobi, Kenya South Africa Dorian James Nigeria Jinkan Bulus
Nigeria Ola Fagbemi
13–21, 14–21 Silver Silver
2007 Stadium Badminton Rose Hill, Rose Hill, Mauritius South Africa Roelof Dednam Seychelles Georgie Cupidon
Seychelles Steve Malcouzane
21–17, 21–16 Gold Gold
2006 Algiers, Algeria South Africa Roelof Dednam South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Willem Viljoen
Gold Gold
2004 National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius South Africa Johan Kleingeld Nigeria Dotun Akinsanya
Nigeria Abimbola Odejoke
15–2, 15–6 Gold Gold
2002 Casablanca, Morocco South Africa Johan Kleingeld Mauritius Stephan Beeharry
Mauritius Denis Constantin
Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Stadium Badminton Rose Hill, Rose Hill, Mauritius South Africa Michelle Edwards Seychelles Georgie Cupidon
Seychelles Juliette Ah-Wan
16–21, 21–11, 15–21 Silver Silver
2002 Casablanca, Morocco South Africa Antoinette Uys South Africa Johan Kleingeld
South Africa Chantal Botts
Gold Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2001 South Africa International Mauritius Denis Constantin 6–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 South Africa International South Africa Enrico James South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Willem Viljoen
19–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 South Africa International South Africa Roelof Dednam South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Willem Viljoen
21–14, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Kenya International South Africa Dorian James Nigeria Jinkan Ifraimu
Nigeria Ola Fagbemi
21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 South Africa International South Africa Roelof Dednam South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Willem Viljoen
16–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 South Africa International South Africa Roelof Dednam South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Willem Viljoen
12–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Mauritius International South Africa Roelof Dednam Germany Jochen Cassel
Germany Thomas Tesche
13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Mauritius International South Africa Roelof Dednam South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Willem Viljoen
13–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 South Africa International South Africa Roelof Dednam Nigeria Ibrahim Adamu
Nigeria Greg Okuonghae
7–15, 15–3, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Kenya International South Africa Roelof Dednam Czech Republic Jan Fröhlich
Czech Republic Jan Vondra
11–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 South Africa International South Africa Johan Kleingeld South Africa Stewart Carson
South Africa Dorian James
7–7, 7–0, 7–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 South Africa International South Africa Annari Viljoen South Africa Enrico James
South Africa Stacey Doubell
22–20, 11–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 South Africa International South Africa Annari Viljoen South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Michelle Edwards
14–21, 21–10, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Kenya International South Africa Michelle Edwards South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Annari Viljoen
21–11, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 South Africa International South Africa Michelle Edwards Mauritius Stephan Beeharry
Mauritius Shama Aboobakar
21–17, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Mauritius International South Africa Annari Viljoen South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Michelle Edwards
16–21, 21–15, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 South Africa International South Africa Annari Viljoen South Africa Willem Viljoen
South Africa Jade Morgan
21–14, 12–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Mauritius International South Africa Michelle Edwards Seychelles Georgie Cupidon
Seychelles Juliette Ah-Wan
21–9, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 South Africa International South Africa Antoinette Uys South Africa Dean Potgieter
South Africa Chantal Botts
5–5, 7–1, 7–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Chris Dednam's Athletes Profile". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
  2. "New coach Dednam on badminton's way forward". Team SA. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. "Chris Dednam Biography and Olympic Record". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
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