Chris Kinard

Kinard won the U.S. Men's Singles Championship 6 times (1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981).{{Cite web |url=http://www.hickoksports.com/history/usbadmchamps.shtml |title=HickokSports.com - History - U.S. Open Badminton Champions |access-date=February 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206044837/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/usbadmchamps.shtml |archive-date=December 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} and was the #1 U.S. player 7 times (1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981). He was a member of every U.S. National Thomas Cup Team from 1969 to 1982 (competition then held every 3 years). Kinard played #1 singles on the '73, '79, & '82 Thomas Cup Teams. He was also the #1 U.S. Singles player on the 1977 Pan American Team.

Along with his U.S. titles, Chris Kinard won the South African Open Doubles Championship in 1971, the South African Open Singles Championship in 1980, the Peruvian Open Singles and Doubles Championship in 1976, the Peruvian Mixed Doubles Championship in 1974, and the Mexican Open Mixed Championship in 1979. Kinard also won the triple crown at the National Collegiate Men's Badminton Championships in 1977 winning the collegiate singles and doubles championships and leading his UCLA team to the national team title.

1973 - Kinard was invited by the Indonesian Badminton Association to train with its World Champion team, including individual World Champions Rudy Hartono, Christian Hadinata, Tjun Tjun, Liem Swie King, Ade Chandra, Johan Wahjudi.

1979 - Kinard was chosen to represent badminton in the made for television event, World Rackets Championships. Other athletes included: John McEnroe (tennis), Marty Hogan (racquetball), Dan Seemiller (table tennis), Sharif Khan (squash).

1980 - Kinard reached the round of 16 in the World Singles Championships held in Jakarta, Indonesia before losing to eventual champion, Rudy Hartono.

1980 - Kinard achieved a career high World Singles Ranking of #9

Kinard represented the U.S. in international competition in the following countries: Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand

In 1976, he was in Sports Illustrated "Faces in the Crowd"{{cite web |url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1091207/index.htm |title=Faces in the Crowd - 06.14.76 - SI Vault |website=Sports Illustrated |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121202234633/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1091207/index.htm |archive-date=2 December 2012 |url-status=dead}}

In 1978, he was recipient of the Ken Davidson Sportsmanship Award

In 1986, he was inducted into the Cal. State Univ. Los Angeles Athletic Hall of Fame{{Cite web|url=http://www.csulaathletics.com/sports/2007/1/19/HOF.aspx?tab=halloffame|title = Athletics Hall of Fame}}

In 2003, he was inducted into the U.S. Badminton Hall of Fame, now Walk of Fame{{cite web |url=http://badminton.usoc.org/content/index/1658 |title=USA Badminton - Features, Events, Results | Team USA |website=badminton.usoc.org |access-date=6 June 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714230612/http://badminton.usoc.org/content/index/1658 |archive-date=14 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}

In 2019, he was inducted into the Pasadena Sports Hall of Fame (Pasadena, California)

{{Cite web|url=http://www.pasadenasportshalloffame.org/home.html|title = City of, Rose Bowl - Pasadena Sports Hall of Fame, inc. - Pasadena, Ca}}

Titles

File:Chris Kinard Action.jpg

Finalist

File:Utami Kinard Chris Kinard Rudy Hartono.jpg

{{Reflist}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2014}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kinard, Chris.}}

Category:American male badminton players

Category:1950 births

Category:Living people

Category:20th-century American sportsmen