Chris Dednam
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Chris Dednam is a male badminton
player from South Africa
.
Dednam played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Boonsak Ponsana
of Thailand
. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Antoinette Uys
. They lost to Tsai Chia-Hsin
and Cheng Wen-Hsing
of Chinese Taipei
in the round of 32.
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player from South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
Dednam played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from August 14 through August 21. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed doubles event....
in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Boonsak Ponsana
Boonsak Ponsana
Boonsak Ponsana is a male badminton player from Thailand.His younger sister Salakjit Ponsana is also part of the Thailand badminton team.-Career:...
of Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Antoinette Uys
Antoinette Uys
Antoinette Uys is a female badminton player from South Africa.Antoinette competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed double's with partner Chris Dednam. They lost to Tsai Chia-Hsin and Cheng Wen-Hsing of Chinese Taipei in the round of 32.-References:**...
. They lost to Tsai Chia-Hsin
Tsai Chia-Hsin
Tsai Chia-Hsin is a male badminton player from Taiwan.Tsai competed for the Republic of China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Cheng Wen-Hsing...
and Cheng Wen-Hsing
Cheng Wen-Hsing
Cheng Wen-Hsing is a female badminton player from Taiwan.Cheng competed for the Republic of China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Chien Yu Chin...
of Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
in the round of 32.