Joshua Hurlburt-Yu (born 28 December 1994) is a Canadian badminton player.[2] Joshua was a gold medalist in the mixed doubles event at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games,[3] and also at the 2019 and 2021 Pan Am Championships.[4]
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 December 1994 Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 64 (MD with Duncan Yao 13 August 2019) 26 (XD with Josephine Wu, 3 August 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 122 (MD with Jason Ho-Shue) 333 (XD with Josephine Wu) (22 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn June 2021, Hurlburt-Yu was named to Canada's Olympic team,[5] competing in the mixed doubles badminton event.[6]
Achievements
editPan American Games
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Polideportivo 3, Lima, Peru |
Josephine Wu | Nyl Yakura Kristen Tsai |
18–21, 21–12, 21–15 | Gold |
Pan Am Championships
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Gimnasio Olímpico, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Josephine Wu | Fabricio Farias Jaqueline Lima |
21–14, 21–19 | Gold |
| 2021 | Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Josephine Wu | Christopher Martínez Mariana Paiz |
21–18, 21–18 | Gold |
| 2023 | G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica |
Rachel Honderich | Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu |
22–20, 18–21, 21–17 | Gold |
Pan Am Junior Championships
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Edmonton, Canada | Brittney Tam | Phillip Chew Iris Wang |
24–22, 17–21, 22–24 | Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 2 runners-up)
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Duncan Yao | Sattawat Pongnairat Ferdinand Sinarta Surbakti |
18–21, 21–16, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2018 | Santo Domingo Open | Duncan Yao | Rodolfo Ramírez Jonathan Solís |
21–19, 16–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2019 | Hungarian International | Peter Briggs | Kim Duk-young Kim Sa-rang |
12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Peru Challenge | Jason Ho-Shue | Adam Dong Nyl Yakura |
21–15, 18–21, 21–12 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Josephine Wu | Sattawat Pongnairat Kerry Xu |
21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2018 | Guatemala International | Josephine Wu | Leodannis Martínez Tahimara Oropeza |
21–12, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2018 | Santo Domingo Open | Josephine Wu | Fabricio Farias Jaqueline Lima |
21–17, 16–21, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2019 | Bulgarian Open | Josephine Wu | Matthew Clare Lizzie Tolman |
21–16, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2019 | South Australia International | Josephine Wu | Dejan Ferdinansyah Serena Kani |
21–19, 25–27, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2019 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Josephine Wu | Lu Chia-pin Lin Wan-ching |
21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2023 | Portugal International | Rachel Honderich | Andreas Søndergaard Iben Bergstein |
19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Joshua Hurlburt-Yu". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Players: Joshua Hurlburt-Yu". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Crowns Owners – Pan Am 2021". Badminton Pan Am. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (16 June 2021). "Team Canada to have its largest Olympic badminton team ever at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Hurlburt-Yu Joshua". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
External links
edit- Joshua Hurlburt-Yu at BWFBadminton.com
- Joshua Hurlburt-Yu at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Joshua Hurlburt-Yu at Olympics.com
- Joshua Hurlburt-Yu at Olympedia
- Joshua Hurlburt-Yu at Team Canada