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]
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| Birth name | Roelof Jakobus Dednam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 August 1985 Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 340 (MS 1 April 2010) 157 (MD 29 October 2009) 185 (XD 26 August 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
All Africa Games edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria |
Chris Dednam
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Dorian James Willem Viljoen
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21–10, 21–15 |  Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria |
Michelle Edwards
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 Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan
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17–21, 21–19, 13–21 |  Bronze
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African Championships edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Stadium Badminton Rose Hill, Rose Hill, Mauritius |
Chris Dednam
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Georgie Cupidon Steve Malcouzane
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21–17, 21–16 | Gold
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| 2006 | Algiers, Algeria | Chris Dednam
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Dorian James Willem Viljoen
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Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Sharing Youth Center, Kampala, Uganda |
Annari Viljoen
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Dorian James Michelle Edwards
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13–21, 14–21 |  Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | South Africa International |  Daniel Paiola
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21–23, 21–18, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | South Africa International | Chris Dednam
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Dorian James Willem Viljoen
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21–14, 21–18 |  Winner
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| 2008 | South Africa International | Chris Dednam
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Dorian James Willem Viljoen
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16–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2007 | South Africa International | Chris Dednam
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Dorian James Willem Viljoen
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12–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2007 | Mauritius International | Chris Dednam
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 Jochen Cassel Thomas Tesche
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13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2006 | Mauritius International | Chris Dednam
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Dorian James Willem Viljoen
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13–21, 21–23 | Runner-up
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| 2005 | South Africa International | Chris Dednam
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 Ibrahim Adamu Greg Okuonghae
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7–15, 15–3, 15–10 | Winner
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| 2005 | Kenya International | Chris Dednam
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 Jan Fröhlich Jan Vondra
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11–15, 4–15 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Roelof Dednam Biography and Olympic Record". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
External links edit
- Roelof Dednam at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Roelof Dednam at BWFbadminton.com
- Roelof Dednam at Olympics.com
- Roelof Dednam at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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