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.

Career Yakura competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

In June 2021, Yakura was named to Canada's Olympic team. Competing in the men's doubles event with Jason Ho-Shue, his pace was stopped in the group stage.

Achievements

Pan American Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Polideportivo 3,Lima, Peru Jason Ho-Shue Phillip Chew Ryan Chew 21–11, 19–21, 21–18 Gold 2023 Olympic Training Center,Santiago, Chile Adam Dong Fabrício Farias Davi Silva 19–21, 21–15, 21–18 Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Polideportivo 3,Lima, Peru Kristen Tsai Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Josephine Wu 21–18, 12–21, 15–21 Silver

Pan Am Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Kevin Li Adrian Liu Derrick Ng 21–17, 6–21, 16–21 Silver 2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,Campinas, Brazil Jason Ho-Shue Phillipe Gaumond Maxime Marin 21–13, 21–13 Gold 2017 Sports City Coliseum,Havana, Cuba Jason Ho-Shue Austin Bauer Ty Alexander Lindeman 21–18, 21–6 Gold 2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,Guatemala City, Guatemala Jason Ho-Shue Phillip Chew Ryan Chew 21–17, 21–17 Gold 2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,Aguascalientes, Mexico Jason Ho-Shue Osleni Guerrero Leodannis Martínez 21–11, 20–22, 21–10 Gold 2021 Sagrado Corazon de Jesus,Guatemala City, Guatemala Jason Ho-Shue Phillip Chew Ryan Chew Walkover Silver 2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,San Salvador, El Salvador Adam Dong Job Castillo Luis Montoya 21–17, 19–21, 13–21 Bronze 2023 G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport,Kingston, Jamaica Adam Dong Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman 21–10, 16–21, 22–20 Gold 2024 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,Guatemala City, Guatemala Adam Dong Chen Zhi-yi Presley Smith 14–21, 11–21 Silver 2025 Videna Poli 2, Lima, Peru Jonathan Lai Chen Zhi-yi Presley Smith 10–21, 23–21, 11–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,Campinas, Brazil Brittney Tam Nathan Osborne Josephine Wu 21–17, 21–17 Gold 2017 Sports City Coliseum,Havana, Cuba Brittney Tam Toby Ng Rachel Honderich 13–21, 14–21 Silver 2018 Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium,Guatemala City, Guatemala Kristen Tsai Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu 14–21, 24–26 Silver 2019 Gimnasio Olímpico,Aguascalientes, Mexico Kristen Tsai Fabrício Farias Jaqueline Lima 22–24, 19–21 Bronze 2022 Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,San Salvador, El Salvador Crystal Lai Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine Wu 14–21, 15–21 Bronze

Pan Am Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Luiz Enrique Dias Dos Santos Junior 18–21, 21–18, 21–11 Gold

Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Henry Wiebe Neil Tai-Pow Andrew Wilkinson 21–8, 21–18 Gold 2011 National Indoor Sports Centre,Kingston, Jamaica Clinton Wong Andrew Lau Andrew Wilkinson 16–21, 21–17, 21–8 Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Adrianna Giuffre Michael Diamond Surabhi Kadam 19–21, 21–16, 21–16 Gold 2011 National Indoor Sports Centre,Kingston, Jamaica Adrianna Giuffre Andrew Wilkinson Jody Chan 21–18, 17–21, 21–16 Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 6 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Yonex / K&D Graphics International B. R. Sankeerth Frederik Colberg Rasmus Fladberg 8–21, 21–18, 6–21 Runner-up 2017 Internacional Mexicano Jason Ho-Shue Job Castillo Lino Muñoz 18–21, 21–11, 21–17 Winner 2018 Brazil International Jason Ho-Shue Tarun Kona Saurabh Sharma 21–7 retired Winner 2019 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Jason Ho-Shue Chen Xin-yuan Lin Yu-chieh 21–23, 20–22 Runner-up 2021 Internacional Mexicano Adam Dong Fabio Caponio Giovanni Toti 21–10, 21–10 Winner 2022 Sydney International Adam Dong Lee Fang-chih Lee Fang-jen 12–21, 21–16, 16–21 Runner-up 2022 Peru Challenge Adam Dong Jason Ho-Shue Joshua Hurlburt-Yu 15–21, 21–18, 12–21 Runner-up 2023 Peru Challenge Adam Dong Kevin Lee Ty Alexander Lindeman 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2023 Canadian International Adam Dong Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Jonathan Lai 21–13, 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2024 Hungarian International Jonathan Lai Oliver Butler Samuel Jones 9–21, 21–11, 21–11 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Kristen Tsai Oliver Leydon-Davis Susannah Leydon-Davis 21–11, 21–8 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament

References

External links

Nyl Yakura at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)