Dato' James Selvaraj Joseph (born 21 November 1950) is a Malaysian former badminton player and coach.
Badminton career James was a former national shuttler during the mid-1970s to early 1980s. He was a national singles champion for three consecutive years from 1974 to 1976. In the 1975/76 Thomas Cup series, he was a member of the team who were runner-up to Indonesia. Among his other achievements were a bronze medal at the 1977 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur and a bronze medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.
Post-retirement James was the national badminton coach from 1982 to 1985 and Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) High Performance Director from 2010 to 2012.
Achievement
SEA Games Men's singles YearVenueOpponentScoreResult1977Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Surapong Suharitamrong15–10, 15–11 Bronze
Honour
Honours of Malaysia
Knight Commander of the Grand Order of Tuanku Ja’afar (D.P.T.J.) - Dato' (2005)
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