| 1997 Pan Am Badminton Championships | |
| Dates: | 15 – 21 September |
| Nations: | 11 |
| Venue: | Winnipeg Canoe Club |
| Location: | Winnipeg, Canada |
| Ms: | Kevin Han |
| Country Ms: | USA |
| Ws: | Denyse Julien |
| Country Ws: | CAN |
| Md1: | Howard Bach |
| Country Md1: | USA |
| Md2: | Kevin Han |
| Country Md2: | USA |
| Wd1: | Milaine Cloutier |
| Country Wd1: | CAN |
| Wd2: | Robbyn Hermitage |
| Country Wd2: | CAN |
| Xd1: | Iain Sydie |
| Country Xd1: | CAN |
| Xd2: | Denyse Julien |
| Country Xd2: | CAN |
| Previous: | 1993 |
| Next: | 2001 |
The 1997 Pan Am Badminton Championships was the ninth edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 15 to 21 September at the Winnipeg Canoe Club in Winnipeg, Canada.[1] The tournament also served as a test event for the 1999 Pan American Games badminton events. Eleven countries competed in the championships.[2] [3]
| Men's singles |  Kevin Han |  Mike Beres |  Mario Carulla | |
| Kenneth Erichsen | ||||
| Women's singles | Denyse Julien | Lorena Blanco | Kara Solmundson | |
| Charmaine Reid | ||||
| Men's doubles | Howard Bach Kevin Han | Mike Edstrom Chris Hales | Mike Beres Bryan Moody | |
| Brent Olynyk Marlon Samuel | ||||
| Women's doubles | Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage | Cindy Arthur Jennifer Wong | Sandra Jimeno Doriana Rivera | |
 Nigella Saunders Terry Walker | ||||
| Mixed doubles | Iain Sydie Denyse Julien | Mike Beres Kara Solmundson | Brent Olynyk Robbyn Hermitage | |
| Bobby Milroy Jennifer Wong | ||||
| Mixed team | Stuart Arthur Mike Beres Bobby Milroy Bryan Moody Brent Olynyk Marlon Samuel Iain Sydie Cindy Arthur Milaine Cloutier Caroline Gibbings Robbyn Hermitage Denyse Julien Charmaine Reid Kara Solmundson Jennifer Wong | Howard Bach Mike Edstrom Chris Hales Kevin Han Andrea Edstrom Shannon Hsu Eileen Tang Yeping Tang Stephanie Wo | Mario Carulla Oscar Corpancho José Iturriaga Ximena Bellido Lorena Blanco Sandra Jimeno Doriana Rivera |
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 3–2 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 4–1 | ||
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
| 3–2 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 3–2 | ||