1978 Pan Am Badminton Championships

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| name = 1978 Pan Am Badminton Championships

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| dates = {{start date|1978|04|19|df=y}} –
{{end date|1978|04|23|df=y}}

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| competitors =

| nations = 5

| venue = Peru National Badminton Stadium

| location = Lima, Peru

| MS = Jamie McKee

| country_MS = CAN

| WS = Johanne Falardeau

| country_WS = CAN

| MD1 = Greg Carter

| country_MD1 = CAN

| MD2 = Jamie McKee

| country_MD2 = CAN

| WD1 = Wendy Clarkson

| country_WD1 = CAN

| WD2 = Johanne Falardeau

| country_WD2 = CAN

| XD1 = Greg Carter

| country_XD1 = CAN

| XD2 = Wendy Clarkson

| country_XD2 = CAN

| previous = 1977

| next = 1979

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The 1978 Pan Am Badminton Championships ({{langx|es|Campeonato Panamericano de Bádminton 1978}}) was the second edition of the Pan American Badminton Championships. The tournament was held from 19 to 23 April 1978 at the Peru National Badminton Stadium in Lima, Peru. Five countries took part in the event, which were Canada, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela.{{Cite news |date=12 April 1978 |title=Campeonato Panamericano de Badminton |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PdtQAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA6&article_id=5802,4935428 |access-date=31 July 2024 |work=La Opinión |pages=6}}

The United States whom originally planned to compete in the tournament later withdrew due to funding issues.{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldbadminton.com/museum/USA/publications/BadmintonUSA/documents/v38_n01_197810.pdf |title=Badminton U.S.A. |publisher=Badminton USA |year=1978 |volume=38 |page=10}} Following the United States' withdrawal, only two countries competed for the Devlin Cup, also known as the mixed team championships.{{cite web |title=Pan Am Mixed Team Championships |url=http://www.badmintonpanam.org/pan-am-mixed-team-championships/ |access-date=1 June 2020 |website=Badminton Pan America}} Canada defeated Peru in the final to retain their mixed team title.{{Cite news |date=21 April 1978 |title=Perú perdió ante Canadá |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RttQAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA8&article_id=6417,6001548 |access-date=31 July 2024 |work=La Opinión |pages=8}}{{Cite web |date=1978-12-10 |title=1978 Pan American Team Championships |url=https://www.badminton.ca/calendarevent/59822/1978-Pan-American-Team-Championships |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Badminton Canada}}

Canada finished top on the medal table. Wendy Clarkson could not defend her women's singles title after losing in the final to 17-year-old Johanne Falardeau.{{Cite news |date=3 August 1979 |title=Johanne Falardeau en quêfe d'un titre mondial |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HchRAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA27&article_id=2281,569190 |access-date=31 July 2024 |work=L'Evangéline |pages=27}}

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