Abimbola Odejoke (born 14 November 1980) is a Nigerian badminton player.[1][2] He won the silver medals in the men's doubles and mixed team event, also the bronze medal in mixed doubles event at the 2003 All-Africa Games.[3] Odejoke then claimed the gold medal with the National team at the 2007 All-Africa Games.[4]
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| Born | 14 November 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editAll-Africa Games
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria |
Dotun Akinsanya
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Greg Okunghae Ibrahim Adamu
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–, – |  Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria |
Susan Ideh
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–, – |  Bronze
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African Championships
editMen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | Dotun Akinsanya
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Walkover |  Gold
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| 2000 | Multi-Purpose Sports Hall, Bauchi, Nigeria |  Denis Constantin
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17–15, 13–15, 5–15 | Bronze
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Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius |
Dotun Akinsanya
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Chris Dednam Johan Kleingeld
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2–15, 6–15 | Silver
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| 2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | Dotun Akinsanya
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Chris Dednam Johan Kleingeld
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5–7, 6–8, Retired | Bronze
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| 2000 | Multi-Purpose Sports Hall, Bauchi, Nigeria |
Dotun Akinsanya
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Denis Constantin Édouard Clarisse
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2–15, 8–15 | Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | Prisca Azuine
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Chris Dednam Antoinette Uys
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1–7, 7–8, 0–7 | Bronze
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| 2000 | Multi-Purpose Sports Hall, Bauchi, Nigeria |
Bridget Ibenero
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Denis Constantin Selvon Marudamuthu
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5–15, 17–16, 15–12 | Gold
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IBF International
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Mauritius International |  Conrad Hückstädt
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13–15, 3–15 |  Runner-up
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References
edit- ^ "Players: Abimbola Odejoke". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Abimbola Odejoke Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Les Jeux Africains - "All Africa Games"". www.africa-badminton.com. Badminton Confederation of Africa. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "All Africa Games 2007 Alger (Algérie)". www.africa-badminton.com (in French). Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
External links
edit- Abimbola Odejoke at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Abimbola Odejoke at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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