Roelof Dednam Explained

Roelof Dednam
Birth Name:Roelof Jakobus Dednam
Birth Date:1985 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height:1.90 m
Weight:96 kg
Event:Men's singles & doubles
Highest Ranking:340 (MS 1 April 2010)
157 (MD 29 October 2009)
185 (XD 26 August 2010)
Bwf Id:A6BBA3E3-9E93-484C-8D85-CB91BA6E1015

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]

Achievements

All Africa Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Salle OMS El Biar,
Algiers, Algeria
Chris Dednam Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
21–10, 21–15 Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Salle OMS El Biar,
Algiers, Algeria
Michelle Edwards Georgie Cupidon
Juliette Ah-Wan
17–21, 21–19, 13–21 Bronze

African Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Stadium Badminton Rose Hill,
Rose Hill, Mauritius
Chris Dednam Georgie Cupidon
Steve Malcouzane
21–17, 21–16 Gold
2006Algiers, Algeria Chris Dednam Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Sharing Youth Center,
Kampala, Uganda
Annari Viljoen Dorian James
Michelle Edwards
13–21, 14–21 Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010South Africa International Chris Dednam Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
21–14, 21–18 Winner
2008South Africa International Chris Dednam Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
16–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2007South Africa International Chris Dednam Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
12–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2007Mauritius International Chris Dednam Jochen Cassel
Thomas Tesche
13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2006Mauritius International Chris Dednam Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
13–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2005South Africa International Chris Dednam Ibrahim Adamu
Greg Okuonghae
7–15, 15–3, 15–10 Winner
2005Kenya International Chris Dednam Jan Fröhlich
Jan Vondra
11–15, 4–15 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roelof Dednam Biography and Olympic Record. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062217/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/roelof-dednam-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Sports Reference. 2012-07-16 .