The Most Famous

BADMINTON PLAYERS from Canada

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This page contains a list of the greatest Canadian Badminton Players. The pantheon dataset contains 117 Badminton Players, NaN of which were born in Canada. This makes Canada the birth place of the 0th most number of Badminton Players.

Top 5

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Canadian Badminton Players of all time. This list of famous Canadian Badminton Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Jason Ho-Shue (b. 1998)

With an HPI of 0.00, Jason Ho-Shue is the most famous Canadian Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into different languages on wikipedia.

Jason Anthony Ho-Shue (born 29 August 1998) is a Canadian badminton player. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles at the 2019 Pan American Games, and at the Pan Am Championships in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. He also won the men's singles title at the Pan Am Championships in 2016.

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2. Nyl Yakura (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 0.00, Nyl Yakura is the 2nd most famous Canadian Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player. He captured two gold medals at the Pan American Games, winning the men's doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and also a silver in the mixed doubles in 2019. Yakura, who grew up in Pickering, Ontario, currently lives in Toronto and trains at the KC Badminton Club in Markham. He has Japanese and Indonesian heritage.

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3. Rachel Honderich (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 0.00, Rachel Honderich is the 3rd most famous Canadian Badminton Player.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Rachel Honderich (born 21 April 1996) is a Canadian badminton player from Toronto, Ontario. She has been one of the top ranked women's individual and doubles player on the continent and a contender in major international competitions. She is a vice-national champion in women's singles and has won several international titles since 2010.

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4. Joshua Hurlburt-Yu (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 0.00, Joshua Hurlburt-Yu is the 4th most famous Canadian Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Joshua Hurlburt-Yu (born 28 December 1994) is a Canadian badminton player. Joshua was a gold medalist in the mixed doubles event at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games, and also at the 2019 and 2021 Pan Am Championships.

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5. Josephine Wu (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 0.00, Josephine Wu is the 5th most famous Canadian Badminton Player.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Josephine Yuenling Wu (born 20 January 1995) is a Canadian badminton player. She clinched three Pan American Games gold medals by winning the mixed doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and in the women's doubles title in 2023. At the Pan Am Championships, she has won seven gold and five silver medals since her debut at the tournament in 2016.

People

Pantheon has 5 people classified as Canadian badminton players born between 1993 and 1998. Of these 5, 5 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Canadian badminton players include Jason Ho-Shue, Nyl Yakura, and Rachel Honderich. As of April 2024, 5 new Canadian badminton players have been added to Pantheon including Jason Ho-Shue, Nyl Yakura, and Rachel Honderich.

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