Adam Dong

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Dong.

Adam Dong
董星宇
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Personal information
BornDong Xingyu
(1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 32)
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Years active2006–present
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
CountryChina (2006–2015)
Canada (2016–present)
SportBadminton
HandednessLeft
Men's doubles
Highest ranking30 (MD with Nyl Yakura, 17 September 2024)
Current ranking30 (MD with Nyl Yakura, 17 September 2024)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Men's doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kingston Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 San Salvador Men's doubles
Pan Am Male Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 São Paulo Men's team
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Guadalajara Mixed team

Adam Dong (Chinese: 董星宇; pinyin: Dǒng Xīngyǔ; born 14 February 1994) is a Chinese-born Canadian badminton player.[1] He captured the men's doubles gold medals at the 2023 Pan American Games and at the 2023 Pan Am Championships.[2][3]

Early life

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Dong was born in Suzhou, China. Before moving to Canada, he competed in the 2011 National Intercity Games of the People's Republic of China and won a gold in the badminton men's team event representing Nanjing.[4]

Career

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Dong entered the Canadian national team in 2016. On that same year, he partnered with Nyl Yakura. After the duo split up, he formed partnerships with Guoxing Huang and David Wu.

He later partnered with Yakura again in 2021 and they won their first international title together at the Mexican International Series.[5] In 2022, Dong and Yakura won bronze at the 2022 Pan Am Championships.[6] Dong also represented Canada at the 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup.[7] Dong was also selected to be part of the Canadian contingent competing in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[8] Dong and Yakura were also runners-up at the Sydney International in October.[9]

In 2023, Dong won the gold medal at the Pan Am Championships partnering Yakura.[3] He made his debut at the Pan American Games,[10] and together with Yakura, he captured the gold medal in the men's doubles.[2]

Achievements

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Pan American Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Olympic Training Center,
Santiago, Chile 		Canada Nyl Yakura Brazil Fabrício Farias
Brazil Davi Silva 		19–21, 21–15, 21–18 Gold Gold

Pan Am Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador 		Canada Nyl Yakura Mexico Job Castillo
Mexico Luis Montoya 		21–17, 19–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,
Kingston, Jamaica 		Canada Nyl Yakura Canada Kevin Lee
Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman 		21–10, 16–21, 22–20 Gold Gold
2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		Canada Nyl Yakura United States Chen Zhi-yi
United States Presley Smith 		14–21, 11–21 Silver Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 4 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Internacional Mexicano Canada Nyl Yakura Italy Fabio Caponio
Italy Giovanni Toti 		21–10, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Sydney International Canada Nyl Yakura Chinese Taipei Lee Fang-chih
Chinese Taipei Lee Fang-jen 		12–21, 21–16, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Peru Challenge Canada Nyl Yakura Canada Jason Ho-Shue
Canada Joshua Hurlburt-Yu 		15–21, 21–18, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Peru Challenge Canada Nyl Yakura Canada Kevin Lee
Canada Ty Alexander Lindeman 		16–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Canadian International Canada Nyl Yakura Malaysia Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif
Canada Jonathan Lai 		21–13, 17–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  • Adam Dong at Team CanadaLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Adam Dong at InterSportStats
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