Dorian James
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| Birth name | Dorian Lance James | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1981 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 46 (MD 7 June 2012) 51 (XD 14 July 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dorian Lance James (born 19 June 1981) is a male badminton player from South Africa.
James competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Stewart Carson. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Howard Bach and Kevin Han of the United States.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed with Willem Viljoen in the men's doubles event. They did not progress beyond the group stages.
Achievements
[edit]All African Games
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique | Willem Viljoen
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 Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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18–21, 19–21 |  Silver
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| 2007 | Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria | Willem Viljoen
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Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam
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10–21, 15–21 | Silver
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African Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Willem Viljoen
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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21–15, 21–15 |  Gold
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| 2011 | Marrakesh, Morocco | Willem Viljoen
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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21–18, 21–14 | Gold
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| 2010 | Kampala, Uganda | Willem Viljoen
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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15–21, 15–21 |  Bronze
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| 2009 | Nairobi, Kenya | Chris Dednam
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Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu
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13–21, 14–21 | Silver
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| 2006 | Algiers, Algeria | Willem Viljoen
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Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam
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Silver
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| 2004 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | Stewart Carson
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Dotun Akinsanya Abimbola Odejoke
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7–15, 15–10, 5–15 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Michelle Edwards
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Enrico James Stacey Doubel
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21–16, 21–6 | Gold
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| 2011 | Marrakesh, Morocco | Michelle Edwards
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Willem Viljoen Annari Viljoen
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13–21, 12–21 | Silver
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| 2010 | Kampala, Uganda | Michelle Edwards
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Roeloff Dednam Annari Viljoen
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21–13, 21–14 | Gold
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| 2009 | Nairobi, Kenya | Stacey Doubell
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 Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan
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13–21, 14–21 | Bronze
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| 2006 | Algiers, Algeria | Michelle Edwards
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Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan
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16–21, 21–17, 16–21 | Silver
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| 2004 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | Michelle Edwards
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Orobosa Okuonghae Grace Daniel
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15–6, 9–15, 8–15 | Bronze
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| 2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | Michelle Edwards
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Johan Kleingeld Chantal Botts
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4–7, 4–7, 4–7 | Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorian James". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012.
- tournamentsoftware.com
External links
[edit]- Dorian Lance James at BWFBadminton.com
- Dorian Lance James at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Dorian Lance James at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Dorian James at Olympedia
- Dorian James at Olympics.com
- Dorian James at Olympic.org (archived)
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cape Town
- South African male badminton players
- South African people of British descent
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for South Africa
- Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa
- Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- African Games silver medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in badminton
- 21st-century South African sportsmen