Gideon Babalola (born 11 February 1994) is a Nigerian badminton player.[1] He was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2019 African Games.[2]
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 270 (MS 13 August 2019) 178 (MD 20 August 2019) 401 (XD 17 July 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2016, he won the mixed doubles title at the Ivory Coast International, partnered with Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh.[3] In 2017, he and Ukeh reached the final round at the Ivory Coast International, but finished runners-up.[4]
Achievements
editBWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Kenya International |  Subhankar Dey
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19–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2016 | Ivory Coast International |  Edwin Ekiring
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13–21, 21–12, 10–21 | Runner-up
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Benin International |  Habeeb Temitope Bello
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 Daniel Steyn Bongani von Bodenstein
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21–18, 21–17 |  Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Ivory Coast International | Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh
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 Tobiloba Oyewole Xena Arisa
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21–7, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2017 | Ivory Coast International | Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh
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Enejoh Abah Peace Orji
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Walkover | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Gideon Babalola". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Athlete Profile: Babalola Gideon". Rabat 2019. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Internationaux de Côte d'Ivoire – Résultats". Association Francophone de Badminton (in French). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Internationaux Séniors de Badminton : Le Nigeria rafle 11 médailles !" (in French). Regionale.info. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
External links
edit- Gideon Babalola at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
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