Chris Dednam

Christoffel Cornelius Dednam (born 8 August 1983) is a badminton player from South Africa.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Achievements

All-Africa Games

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

African Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Stadium Badminton Rose Hill, Rose Hill, Mauritius	Template:Flagicon Eli Mambwe	18–21, 23–21, 22–24	Bronze Bronze
2006	Algiers, Algeria	Template:Flagicon		Bronze Bronze
2004	National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius	File:Proposed flag of Réunion (VAR).svg Olivier Fossy	12–15, 12–15	Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	South Africa International	Template:Flagicon Denis Constantin	6–15, 4–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	South Africa International	Template:Flagicon Enrico James	Template:Flagicon Dorian James Template:Flagicon Willem Viljoen	19–21, 18–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2010	South Africa International	Template:Flagicon Roelof Dednam	Template:Flagicon Dorian James Template:Flagicon Willem Viljoen	21–14, 21–18	Template:Gold1 Winner
2009	Kenya International	Template:Flagicon Dorian James	Template:Flagicon Jinkan Ifraimu Template:Flagicon Ola Fagbemi	21–14, 21–13	Template:Gold1 Winner
2008	South Africa International	Template:Flagicon Roelof Dednam	Template:Flagicon Dorian James Template:Flagicon Willem Viljoen	16–21, 17–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	South Africa International	Template:Flagicon Roelof Dednam	Template:Flagicon Dorian James Template:Flagicon Willem Viljoen	12–21, 18–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	Mauritius International	Template:Flagicon Roelof Dednam	Template:Flagicon Jochen Cassel Template:Flagicon Thomas Tesche	13–21, 14–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2006	Mauritius International	Template:Flagicon Roelof Dednam	Template:Flagicon Dorian James Template:Flagicon Willem Viljoen	13–21, 21–23	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2005	South Africa International	Template:Flagicon Roelof Dednam	Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Adamu Template:Flagicon Greg Okuonghae	7–15, 15–3, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
2005	Kenya International	Template:Flagicon Roelof Dednam	Template:Flagicon Jan Fröhlich Template:Flagicon Jan Vondra	11–15, 4–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2002	South Africa International	Template:Flagicon Johan Kleingeld	Template:Flagicon Stewart Carson Template:Flagicon Dorian James	7–7, 7–0, 7–5	Template:Gold1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	South Africa International	Template:Flagicon Annari Viljoen	Template:Flagicon Enrico James Template:Flagicon Stacey Doubell	22–20, 11–21, 21–14	Template:Gold1 Winner
2010	South Africa International	Template:Flagicon Annari Viljoen	Template:Flagicon Dorian James Template:Flagicon Michelle Edwards	14–21, 21–10, 21–13	Template:Gold1 Winner
2009	Kenya International	Template:Flagicon Michelle Edwards	Template:Flagicon Dorian James Template:Flagicon Annari Viljoen	21–11, 21–13	Template:Gold1 Winner
2008	South Africa International	Template:Flagicon Michelle Edwards	Template:Flagicon Stephan Beeharry Template:Flagicon Shama Aboobakar	21–17, 21–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
2008	Mauritius International	Template:Flagicon Annari Viljoen	Template:Flagicon Dorian James Template:Flagicon Michelle Edwards	16–21, 21–15, 11–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	South Africa International	Template:Flagicon Annari Viljoen	Template:Flagicon Willem Viljoen Template:Flagicon Jade Morgan	21–14, 12–21, 21–15	Template:Gold1 Winner
2007	Mauritius International	Template:Flagicon Michelle Edwards	Template:Flagicon Georgie Cupidon Template:Flagicon Juliette Ah-Wan	21–9, 21–17	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	South Africa International	Template:Flagicon Antoinette Uys	Template:Flagicon Dean Potgieter Template:Flagicon Chantal Botts	5–5, 7–1, 7–2	Template:Gold1 Winner

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