Roelof Dednam

Roelof Dednam
Personal information
Birth name Roelof Jakobus Dednam
Country  South Africa
Born (1985-08-21) 21 August 1985
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking 340 (MS 1 April 2010)
157 (MD 29 October 2009)
185 (XD 26 August 2010)
BWF profile

Roelof Jakobus Dednam (born 21 August 1985) is a male badminton player from South Africa. Dednam played badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Chris Dednam, losing in the round of 16 to Howard Bach and Bob Malaythong of the United States.[1]

Achievements

All Africa Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Salle OMS El Biar,
Algiers, Algeria
South Africa Chris Dednam South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Willem Viljoen
21–10, 21–15 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Salle OMS El Biar,
Algiers, Algeria
South Africa Michelle Edwards Seychelles Georgie Cupidon
Seychelles Juliette Ah-Wan
17–21, 21–19, 13–21 Bronze

African Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Stadium Badminton Rose Hill,
Rose Hill, Mauritius
South Africa Chris Dednam Seychelles Georgie Cupidon
Seychelles Steve Malcouzane
21–17, 21–16 Gold
2006 Algiers, Algeria South Africa Chris Dednam South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Willem Viljoen
Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Sharing Youth Center,
Kampala, Uganda
South Africa Annari Viljoen South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Michelle Edwards
13–21, 14–21 Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 South Africa International Brazil Daniel Paiola 21–23, 21–18, 18–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 South Africa International South Africa Chris Dednam South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Willem Viljoen
21–14, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 South Africa International South Africa Chris Dednam South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Willem Viljoen
16–21, 17–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 South Africa International South Africa Chris Dednam South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Willem Viljoen
12–21, 18–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Mauritius International South Africa Chris Dednam Germany Jochen Cassel
Germany Thomas Tesche
13–21, 14–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Mauritius International South Africa Chris Dednam South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Willem Viljoen
13–21, 21–23 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 South Africa International South Africa Chris Dednam Nigeria Ibrahim Adamu
Nigeria Greg Okuonghae
7–15, 15–3, 15–10 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Kenya International South Africa Chris Dednam Czech Republic Jan Fröhlich
Czech Republic Jan Vondra
11–15, 4–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Roelof Dednam Biography and Olympic Record". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2012-07-16.


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