| 1987 Pan Am Badminton Championships | |
| Dates: | 18–19 November (Team event) 19–22 November (Individual event) |
| Nations: | 7 |
| Venue: | Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición (Team event) Club de Regatas Lima (Individual event) |
| Location: | Lima, Peru |
| Ms: | Mike Butler |
| Country Ms: | CAN |
| Ws: | Denyse Julien |
| Country Ws: | CAN |
| Md1: | Mike Butler |
| Country Md1: | CAN |
| Md2: | Anil Kaul |
| Country Md2: | CAN |
| Wd1: | Linda Cloutier |
| Country Wd1: | CAN |
| Wd2: | Denyse Julien |
| Country Wd2: | CAN |
| Xd1: | Mike Butler |
| Country Xd1: | CAN |
| Xd2: | Denyse Julien |
| Country Xd2: | CAN |
| Previous: | 1980 |
| Next: | 1989 |
The 1987 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Spanish; Castilian: Campeonato Panamericano de Bádminton 1987) was the fifth edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The team event was held from 18 to 19 November at Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición while the individual events were held from 19 to 22 November at Club de Regatas Lima.[1] Seven countries competed in the championships.
Canada dominated the championships with six gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze.[2] Hosts Peru finished second on the medal table with four silver medals and seven bronze medals.[3]
| Men's singles |  Mike Butler |  Gustavo Salazar | Anil Kaul | |
| Federico Valdez | ||||
| Women's singles | Denyse Julien | Linda Cloutier | Gloria Jiménez | |
| Ximena Bellido | ||||
| Men's doubles | Mike Butler Anil Kaul | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez | Álvaro García Juan Carlos Hintze | |
 Chris Jogis Benny Lee | ||||
| Women's doubles | Linda Cloutier Denyse Julien | Ximena Bellido Gloria Jiménez | Linda French Joy Kitzmiller | |
| Francis MacKay Patricia del Carpio | ||||
| Mixed doubles | Mike Butler Denyse Julien | Anil Kaul Linda Cloutier | Germán Valdez Francis MacKay | |
| Federico Valdez Gloria Jiménez | ||||
| Mixed team | Mike Butler Anil Kaul Linda Cloutier Denyse Julien | Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez Germán Valdez Álvaro García Juan Carlos Hintze Mario Carulla Ricardo Newton Ximena Bellido Gloria Jiménez Francis MacKay Patricia del Carpio P. Bedoya M. Jaymez | Chris Jogis Benny Lee Linda French Joy Kitzmiller |
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 3–2 | ||
| 3–2 | ||
| 4–1 | ||
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
Canada won the mixed team final by defeating Peru 5–0 while the United States defeated Jamaica 5–0 for third place.