Wayne Macdonnell (born June 28, 1940 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former Canadian badminton player.

[2][3] Macdonnell won five British Columbia Provincial Championships in the singles category, in 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, and 1967.

[1][4] Wayne Macdonnell also played a fundamental role as a singles player in the Canadian teams that competed for the Thomas Cup.

In total, Macdonnell played for Canada in six Thomas Cup tournaments between 1961 and 1976 which constitutes a record that no other Canadian player has been able to achieve.

[1][2][5] After his retirement as a badminton player, Wayne Macdonnell continued involved in badminton, managing the British Columbia team that won the silver medal in the Canada Winter Games in 1975 and the Thomas Cup team that competed for Canada in 1986.