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.

1982 African Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates2–7 May
Edition3rd
VenueNational Stadium Sports Hall
LocationLagos, Nigeria
1980 1984

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

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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

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  *   Host nation (Nigeria)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Nigeria*4004
2  Ghana0213
3  Zambia0202
4  Mozambique0033
Totals (4 entries)44412

References

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  1. ^ Tejuoso, Dapo (1989). The Ultimate Honour. Nelson Publishers. p. 207. ISBN 9789781261657.
  2. ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (1982). World Badminton (PDF) (3rd ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 11. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  3. ^ "尼日利亚非洲羽运佼佼者". Lianhe Wanbao. 1984-05-18. p. 28. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  4. ^ Walubita, Moses Sayela (2011-08-04). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. ISBN 9781450279123.
  5. ^ Federball 23 (10th ed.). Deutsche Federball-Verband. 1982. p. 9.