Roelof Dednam
Birth nameRoelof Jakobus Dednam
Birth date21 August 1985 (age 41)
Birth placeBloemfontein, South Africa
Height1.90 m
Weight96 kg
EventMen's singles & doubles
Highest ranking340 (MS 1 April 2010)
157 (MD 29 October 2009)
185 (XD 26 August 2010)
Bwfbadminton id14656
Bwf idA6BBA3E3-9E93-484C-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 DednamDorian James
Willem Viljoen		21–10, 21–15Gold

Mixed doubles

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

African Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Stadium Badminton Rose Hill,
Rose Hill, Mauritius		Chris DednamGeorgie Cupidon
Steve Malcouzane		21–17, 21–16Gold
2006Algiers, AlgeriaChris DednamDorian James
Willem Viljoen		Gold

Mixed doubles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2008South Africa InternationalDaniel Paiola21–23, 21–18, 18–21Runner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010South Africa InternationalChris DednamDorian James
Willem Viljoen		21–14, 21–18Winner
2008South Africa InternationalChris DednamDorian James
Willem Viljoen		16–21, 17–21Runner-up
2007South Africa InternationalChris DednamDorian James
Willem Viljoen		12–21, 18–21Runner-up
2007Mauritius InternationalChris DednamJochen Cassel
Thomas Tesche		13–21, 14–21Runner-up
2006Mauritius InternationalChris DednamDorian James
Willem Viljoen		13–21, 21–23Runner-up
2005South Africa InternationalChris DednamIbrahim Adamu
Greg Okuonghae		7–15, 15–3, 15–10Winner
2005Kenya InternationalChris DednamJan Fröhlich
Jan Vondra		11–15, 4–15Runner-up
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Roelof Dednam Biography and Olympic Record". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2012-07-16.