Oscar Brandon

Quick Facts

Full Name	Oscar Brandon
Occupation	Badminton Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 8, 1971(1971-08-08)
Age	53
Birthplace	Paramaribo
Country	Suriname
Birth City	Paramaribo District
Horoscope	Capricorn

Oscar Brandon Biography

Oscar Brandon is one of the most popular and richest Badminton Player who was born on August 8, 1971 in Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname. Oscar Roël Brandon (born 8 August 1971) is a Surinamese badminton player, coach and Olympic team manager. He competed for Suriname at the 1996 Summer Olympics as a badminton player in the Men’s singles event. And he was “chef de mission” (team manager) for Suriname at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Oscar Brandon Net Worth

Oscar Brandon is one of the richest Badminton Player from Suriname. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Oscar Brandon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His first big international success came in 1988 as a junior player winning the Carebaco juniors event in boys singles. In 1990 he reached the semi-finals in Men’s Singles at the 1990 CACSO Games in Mexico City. Unfortunately he lost the semi-final against experienced home player Ernesto de La Torre and then he lost the bronze medal match against Jamaican Robert Richards. After a short period of training and playing tournaments in the Netherlands, he decided to play a full year of badminton competition abroad in the Netherlands. There he was part of the famous BV van Zijderveld club in Amstelveen. He won a record of ten National Men’s Singles titles, the first in 1991 and then was undisputed from 1993 till 2001. In 1996 he received a wildcard to participate at the 1996 Summer Olympics a first in badminton for Suriname. At the Atlanta Olympics he would also become the first Olympic torch bearer for his country, participating in the Olympic Torch Relay in Miami. In the Men’s Singles event at the 1996 Summer Olympics he lost his first match against Jamie Dawson of Canada 5-15, 4-15. In 1998 he became “Sportsman of the Year” in Suriname after reaching the 62nd place on the badminton world ranking, by winning the first edition of the Suriname International and reaching the final of the Argentina International. That year 1998 he also won both the Argentina International and Brazil International São Paulo Cup 1998 in the mixed doubles event with Adrienn Kocsis a former Hungarian player playing for Peru. In 1999 Oscar Brandon participated in both the Pan Am Games and the World Championships, a first for his country Suriname. Once again in 1999 he was chosen to be “Sportsman of the Year” in Suriname. In 2001 he was crowned “Badminton player of the century” in his native Suriname.

After his active career Oscar Brandon became a badminton coach, team manager and politician for his country. In November 1998 he was chosen as a member of the National Assembly, the Parliament, representing the legislative branch of government in Suriname. He is also a member of the Suriname Olympic Committee and took up the “chef de mission” (team manager) role for Suriname at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, the 2010 South American Games, the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, the 2014 South American Games, the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Facts & Trivia

Grand Ranked on the list of most popular Badminton Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Suriname. Oscar Brandon celebrates birthday on August 8 of every year.