# Badminton Pan America > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Badminton_Pan_America > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Badminton_Pan_America.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton_Pan_America > Source revision: 1351073959 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Badminton governing body Badminton Pan America Abbreviation PANAM Formation February 13th, 1976 Type Sports federation Headquarters Lima, Peru Members 37 member associations President José Armando Bruni Ochoa Website http://www.badmintonpanam.org/ The **Badminton Pan Am** (**BPA**) organisation is the [governing body](/source/Sport_governing_body) for the [sport](/source/Sport) of [badminton](/source/Badminton) in the [Americas](/source/Americas) and is recognized as such by the [Badminton World Federation - BWF](/source/Badminton_World_Federation). It was founded as a continental governing body on February 13, 1976 in the headquarters of the Mexican Olympic Committee in [Mexico City](/source/Mexico_City). The Pan American Badminton Confederation was founded by [Badminton Canada](/source/Badminton_Canada), the Jamaica Badminton Association, Federacion Mexicana de Badminton, Comision Nacional de Badminton Peru and the United States Badminton Association.[1] BPAC was founded in Mexico City in 1976 and had nominated Victor Jaramillo of Mexico as President until an official election was scheduled to take place at the first Pan Am Championships the following year. The first Badminton Pan Am Championships was held in [Moncton](/source/Moncton), New Brunswick-Canada, in April 1977. Jaramillo was confirmed as president and stayed in that position until 1981. During these five years, the [Pan American Badminton Championships](/source/Pan_Am_Badminton_Championships) were held in Canada, Peru, Mexico, and USA. [Pan Am Junior Championships](/source/Pan_Am_Junior_Badminton_Championships) were held in Mexico, Canada, USA and Peru. From 1981 to 1987, there was no contest until November 1987 when the V Pan Am Badminton Championships was held in Lima, Peru. Outstanding efforts were made by Helen Baxter of Canada in trying to reactivate the Pan American Badminton Confederation since 1982 and also with the help on the part of the Badminton Peru National Commission President, José Andrés Bellido, Badminton Pan Am once again became an active member of the then International Badminton Federation in 1987. During the 5th Badminton Pan Am Championships, held in Lima, Peru, in November 1987, there was a congress to re-establish Pan Am Badminton Confederation. At the [Thomas](/source/Thomas_Cup) and [Uber Cup](/source/Uber_Cup) preliminaries for the Pan Am Continent in February 1988, Canadian Pierre Blouin was elected president. The mission of the Badminton Pan Am includes promoting the sport, organizing regional [tournaments](/source/Tournament), [certifying](/source/Professional_certification) [referees and umpires](/source/Referee), maintaining a set of unified rules, and providing a forum for member nations. There are now currently 37 member associations, of which 3 countries are associate members (French Guiana, Guadeloupe & Martinique). Its headquarters are now located in [Lima](/source/Lima), [Peru](/source/Peru).[2] Following a general meeting held in [Campinas](/source/Campinas), [Brazil](/source/Brazil) back in November, 2006, the confederation decided to change the name from **Pan American Badminton Confederation** to **Badminton Pan Am**. ## Member associations Badminton Pan Am has 37 member associations:[3] - [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federacion_de_Badminton_de_la_Rep%C3%BAblica_Argentina&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Aruba](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aruba_Badminton_Club&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Barbados](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barbados_Badminton_Association&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Bermuda](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bermuda_Badminton_Association&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Confederacao_Brasileira_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Bolivia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federaci%C3%B3n_Boliviana_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Canada](/source/Badminton_Canada) - [Cayman Islands](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cayman_Islands_Badminton_Association&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federaci%C3%B3n_Deportiva_Nacional_de_Badminton_de_Chile&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Colombia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federaci%C3%B3n_Colombiana_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Costa Rica](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asociaci%C3%B3n_Costarricense_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Cuba](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federaci%C3%B3n_Cubana_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Curaçao](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Badminton_Bond_Cura%C3%A7ao&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Dominican Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federaci%C3%B3n_Dominicana_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Ecuador](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federaci%C3%B3n_Ecuatoriana_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) - [El Salvador](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federaci%C3%B3n_Salvadore%C3%B1a_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Falkland Islands](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stanley_Badminton_Club&action=edit&redlink=1) - [French Guiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ligue_de_Guyane_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) (associate member) - [Grenada](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grenada_Badminton_Association&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Guadeloupe](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ligue_de_Guadeloupe_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) (associate member) - [Guatemala](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federaci%C3%B3n_Nacional_de_Badminton_de_Guatemala&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Guyana](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guyana_Badminton_Association&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Haiti](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federation_Haitienne_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Honduras](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federaci%C3%B3n_Nacional_De_Badminton_de_Honduras&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Jamaica](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jamaica_Badminton_Association&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Martinique](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ligue_de_Badminton_de_Martinique&action=edit&redlink=1) (associate member) - [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federaci%C3%B3n_Mexicana_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Panama](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asociaci%C3%B3n_Paname%C3%B1a_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Paraguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paraguay_Badminton_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Peru](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federaci%C3%B3n_Deportiva_Peruana_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Puerto Rico](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federaci%C3%B3n_Puertorique%C3%B1a_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Saint Lucia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=St._Lucia_Badminton_Association&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Suriname](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Surinaamse_Badminton_Bond&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Trinidad and Tobago](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trinidad_and_Tobago_Badminton_Association&action=edit&redlink=1) - [United States](/source/USA_Badminton) - [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asociaci%C3%B3n_Uruguaya_de_Badminton&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Venezuela](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Venezuelan_Badminton_Association&action=edit&redlink=1) Logo of the Pan American Badminton Confederation prior to 2006 Logo of the Pan American Badminton Confederation from 2006 to 2016 ## Badminton Pan Am Presidents No. Years Name Country 1 1976 – 1981 Victor Jaramillo Villalobos Mexico 2 1988 – 1990 Pierre Blouin Canada 3 1990 – 1995 Elizabeth de Erichsen Guatemala 4 1995 – 2003 Federico Valdez Peru 5 2003 – 2005 Joseph Mervyn Gordon Barbados 6 2005 – 2015 Gustavo Salazar Peru 7 2015 – 2023 Vishu Tolan Jamaica 8 2023 – present José Armando Bruni Ochoa El Salvador ## Tournaments - [Pan American Badminton Championships](/source/Pan_American_Badminton_Championships) - [Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships](/source/Pan_Am_Junior_Badminton_Championships) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Archived copy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084244/http://www.worldbadminton.com/reference/documents/conference_E047-8th_Asian_Studies_Conference_E_047.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.worldbadminton.com/reference/documents/conference_E047-8th_Asian_Studies_Conference_E_047.pdf) (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-27.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["BWF Member Pan America"](http://www.bwfbadminton.org/file_download.aspx?id=41546). BWF. Retrieved 2012-03-14.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Member Associations"](http://www.badmintonpanam.org/member-associations/). Badminton Pan Am. Retrieved 28 April 2017. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.badmintonpanam.org/) - [Official page](https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpanamoficial/) at [Facebook](/source/Facebook) v t e International badminton BWF Thomas Cup Uber Cup Sudirman Cup World Championships Para World Championships World Junior Championships World Senior Championships Olympics Youth Olympic Paralympics World University Badminton Championships World Cup (defunct) World Grand Prix Finals (defunct) World Ranking World Junior Ranking Hall of Fame Teams Africa BCA – African Championships Team Championships Junior Championships African Para Championships Asia BA – Asia Championships (Individual, Team, Mixed Team) Junior Championships Asian Para Championships Europe BE – European Championships Team Championships Mixed Team Championships Small States Championships Junior Championships Senior Championships European Para Championships Oceania BO – Oceania Championships Junior Championships Oceania Para Championships Americas BPA – Pan Am Championships Junior Championships Pan Am Para Championships Games African Games Arab Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Deaflympics East Asian Games European Games Island Games Pan American Games SEA Games South Asian Games World University Games World Games (defunct) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Badminton Pan America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton_Pan_America) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton_Pan_America?action=history)). 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