The official SASCOC site
Search

Chris Dednam

idchrisSport: Badminton

Brief career description: two-time Olympian, African doubles champion, SA singles, doubles and mixed doubles champion

Favourite sports moment: Participating at the Athlens and Beijing Olympic Games

Biggest sporting disappointment: Could never win the African singles title

Biggest sporting ambition: To be the best badminton player South Africa ever produced

What do the Olympics/Paralympics/World Games mean to you? The Olympics mean the world to me. Someday I won’t be South African champion anymore, but I will always be an Olympian

Where do you live? In Boschof, in the Free State (near Kimberley)

Do you have a day job? I work as a trainee accountant at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Kimberley

Did you grow up with a role model? If so, who? Yes, Peter Gade is the best western badminton player in then world

How many hours a day requires training? I used to train thre hours a day … but that’s before I started working full-time!

What special diet is followed, if any? None

Do you have a motto? If so, what? Back to Basics

What is the best sports book or movie that you have read or watched? All the books of cyclist Lance Armstrong

Leave your comment

Road to LONDON 2012

100 full-colour pages packed with news and features for South Africa's Olympic community. Available at Exclusive books, CNA, sports retailers and Airport book stores at R29.95. To read the free online version by clicking on the cover below.

Copyright 2010 | Email Webmaster | Developed by osOutsource | Designed by Carthage

y