| 2001 Pan Am Badminton Championships | |
| Dates: | 22–28 October |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Venue: | Club de Regatas Lima |
| Location: | Lima, Peru |
| Ms: | Kevin Han |
| Country Ms: | USA |
| Ws: | Meiluawati |
| Country Ws: | USA |
| Md1: | Howard Bach |
| Country Md1: | USA |
| Md2: | Kevin Han |
| Country Md2: | USA |
| Wd1: | Milaine Cloutier |
| Country Wd1: | CAN |
| Wd2: | Helen Nichol |
| Country Wd2: | CAN |
| Xd1: | Keith Chan |
| Country Xd1: | CAN |
| Xd2: | Milaine Cloutier |
| Country Xd2: | CAN |
| Previous: | 1997 |
| Next: | 2004 |
The 2001 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Spanish; Castilian: Campeonato Panamericano de Bádminton 2001) was the tenth edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was originally scheduled to start on 24 September but was later rescheduled to 22 October. The tournament was held at Club de Regatas Lima in Lima, Peru.[1] Eight countries competed in the championships.
Unlike the previous editions of the Pan American Championships, this edition of the championships were played in a best of 5 playoff format. This marked the first time the American badminton team outperformed Canada in the medal tally, with four gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze medal.[2]
| Men's singles |  Kevin Han |  Stephan Wojcikiewicz | Howard Bach | |
| Pedro Yang | ||||
| Women's singles | Meiluawati | Cindy Shi | Charmaine Reid | |
| Jody Patrick | ||||
| Men's doubles | Howard Bach Kevin Han | Keith Chan William Milroy |  Mario Carulla José Iturriaga | |
 Guilherme Kumasaka Guilherme Pardo | ||||
| Women's doubles | Milaine Cloutier Helen Nichol | Jody Patrick Charmaine Reid | Cecilia Jimeno Valeria Rivero | |
| Cristina Aicardi Claudia Rivero | ||||
| Mixed doubles | Keith Chan Milaine Cloutier | Khan Malaythong Elie Wu | William Milroy Helen Nichol | |
| Mike Beres Kara Solmundson | ||||
| Mixed team | Howard Bach Trisna Gunadi Kevin Han Khan Malaythong Meiluawati Cindy Shi Janis Tan Elie Wu | Mike Beres Jonathan Bolduc Keith Chan William Milroy Stephan Wojcikiewicz Milaine Cloutier Cindy Shi Janis Tan Elie Wu Mike Beres Jonathan Bolduc Keith Chan Helen Nichol Jody Patrick Charmaine Reid Patrice Ritchie Kara Solmundson | Erick Anguiano José Juan Barragán Pedro Yang Magda Arreaga Antonieta Castro Anelissa Micheo |
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 3–2 | ||
| 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 | ||
In the semi-finals of the mixed team event, Canada defeated Peru 5–0 while the United States defeated Guatemala 5–0 to enter the final. In the bronze medal match, Guatemala defeated Peru 3–2. In the final, the United States defeated reigning champions Canada 3–2 to win their first ever title at the Pan American Mixed Team Championships.[3]