| Gideon Babalola | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Gideon Babalola (born 11 February 1994) is a Nigerian badminton player. He was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2019 African Games.
In 2016, he won the mixed doubles title at the Ivory Coast International, partnered with Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh. In 2017, he and Ukeh reached the final round at the Ivory Coast International, but finished runners-up.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
Men'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
- "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
- Gideon Babalola at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
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