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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 270 (MS 13 August 2019) 178 (MD 20 August 2019) 401 (XD 17 July 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
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 | 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Ivory Coast International | Edwin Ekiring | 13–21, 21–12, 10–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Benin International | Habeeb Temitope Bello | Daniel Steyn Bongani von Bodenstein |
21–18, 21–17 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Ivory Coast International | Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh | Tobiloba Oyewole Xena Arisa |
21–7, 21–10 | Winner |
2017 | Ivory Coast International | Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh | Enejoh Abah Peace Orji |
Walkover | Runner-up |
- 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.
External links
edit- Gideon Babalola at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com