1982 African Badminton Championships
The 1982 African Badminton Championships was a continental stage tournament to crown the best badminton squads and players in Africa. The tournament took place from 2 to 7 May 1982 at the National Stadium Sports Hall in Lagos, Nigeria.
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 2–7 May | ||
| Edition | 3rd | ||
| Venue | National Stadium Sports Hall | ||
| Location | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
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Similar to the previous edition, four events were held, which were the men's team, women's team, mixed team and the junior mixed team.[1] Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe declined their participation from the tournament.[2]
Hosts Nigeria showed dominance by winning first place in all four events.[3] Zambia clinched silver in the men's team event and the junior team event.[4] Ghana were runners-up at the women's team and the mixed team.[5]
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | Nigeria Babatunde Badiru Folusho Davies Samson Egbeyemi Clement Ogbo Benjamin Orakpo Fatai Tokosi |
Zambia Simon Gondwe Ajay Misra Raj Patel Shailesh Patel Hiran Ray Mike Wilmott |
Ghana Kodjo Asamoah Paul Kodjo Kumah Frank Kwami Mario Kwami Mario Appiagyei-Danka |
| Women's team | Nigeria Bukola Bakreen Oby Edoga Grace Edwards I. Owolabi |
Ghana Abigail Haizel Phyllis Nimako-Boateng Nelly Akainyah Margaret Asare Patricia Asare |
Mozambique Indira Bhikha Eduarda Geraldes Eva Stuard Eline Coelho |
| Mixed team | Nigeria Babatunde Badiru Samson Egbeyemi Bukola Bakreen Grace Edwards |
Ghana Kodjo Asamoah Paul Kodjo Kumah Abigail Haizel Phyllis Nimako-Boateng |
Mozambique Luis Filipe Sozinho Guerra Indira Bhikha Eva Stuard |
| Junior mixed team | Nigeria | Zambia | Mozambique |
Medal table
* Host nation (Nigeria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Ghana | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Zambia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
References
- Tejuoso, Dapo (1989). The Ultimate Honour. Nelson Publishers. p. 207. ISBN 9789781261657.
- Scheele, H. A. E. (1982). World Badminton (PDF) (3rd ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 11. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- "尼日利亚非洲羽运佼佼者". Lianhe Wanbao. 1984-05-18. p. 28. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- Walubita, Moses Sayela (2011-08-04). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. ISBN 9781450279123.
- Federball 23 (10th ed.). Deutsche Federball-Verband. 1982. p. 9.
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