Dorian Lance James (born 19 June 1981) is a male badminton player from South Africa.
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| Birth name | Dorian Lance James | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1981 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 46 (MD 7 June 2012) 51 (XD 14 July 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Stewart Carson. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Howard Bach and Kevin Han of the United States.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed with Willem Viljoen in the men's doubles event. They did not progress beyond the group stages.
Achievements edit
All African Games edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique | Willem Viljoen
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 Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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18–21, 19–21 |  Silver
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| 2007 | Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria | Willem Viljoen
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Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam
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10–21, 15–21 | Silver
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African Championships edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Willem Viljoen
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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21–15, 21–15 |  Gold
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| 2011 | Marrakesh, Morocco | Willem Viljoen
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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21–18, 21–14 | Gold
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| 2010 | Kampala, Uganda | Willem Viljoen
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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15–21, 15–21 |  Bronze
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| 2009 | Nairobi, Kenya | Chris Dednam
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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13–21, 14–21 | Silver
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| 2006 | Algiers, Algeria | Willem Viljoen
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Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam
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Silver
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| 2004 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | Stewart Carson
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Dotun Akinsanya Abimbola Odejoke
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7–15, 15–10, 5–15 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Michelle Edwards
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Enrico James Stacey Doubel
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21–16, 21–6 | Gold
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| 2011 | Marrakesh, Morocco | Michelle Edwards
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Willem Viljoen Annari Viljoen
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13–21, 12–21 | Silver
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| 2010 | Kampala, Uganda | Michelle Edwards
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Roeloff Dednam Annari Viljoen
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21–13, 21–14 | Gold
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| 2009 | Nairobi, Kenya | Stacey Doubell
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 Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan
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13–21, 14–21 | Bronze
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| 2006 | Algiers, Algeria | Michelle Edwards
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Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan
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16–21, 21–17, 16–21 | Silver
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| 2004 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | Michelle Edwards
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Orobosa Okuonghae Grace Daniel
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15–6, 9–15, 8–15 | Bronze
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| 2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | Michelle Edwards
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Johan Kleingeld Chantal Botts
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4–7, 4–7, 4–7 | Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorian James". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012.
- tournamentsoftware.com
External links edit
- Dorian James at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Dorian James at BWFbadminton.com
- Dorian James at Olympics.com
- Dorian James at Olympic.org (archived)
- Dorian James at Olympedia
- Dorian James at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
