Daniel Sam (badminton)

Daniel Sam (born 7 January 1994) is a Ghanaian badminton player.[1] He competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2][3][4] In 2011, he won the bronze medal at the All-Africa Games in the men's doubles event partnered with Solomon Mensah Nyarko.[5] He was one of the 14 players selected for the Road to Rio Program, a program that aimed to help African badminton players to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games.[6] Having faced disciplinary issues including being suspended for six times in ten years, he was banned for 6 years by his national governing body of the sport, after a disciplinary hearing in 2021[7]

Daniel Sam
Personal information
Country Ghana
Born (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994
Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
ResidenceAccra, Ghana
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Years activeBanned by disciplinary committee from Sports until 2028
HandednessRight
CoachJacob Evans Wilson
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking237 (MS 30 August 2018)
190 (MD 10 July 2014)
248 (XD 16 October 2014)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Ghana
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Maputo Men's doubles
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Port Harcourt Mixed team
Africa Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rose Hill Men's team
BWF profile

Achievements

All-Africa Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique Ghana Solomon Mensah Nyarko South Africa Dorian James
South Africa Willem Viljoen
7–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Nigeria International Ghana Gifty Mensah Nigeria Olorunfemi Elewa
Nigeria Susan Ideh
19–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Daniel Sam". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. "Participant Information: Sam Daniel". d2010results.thecgf.com. New Delhi 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. "Daniel Sam Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. "Participants: Daniel Sam". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. "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.
  6. "2016 Olympic Games". 2016 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  7. "BAG bans 6 for 6 years …4 others suspended indefinitely". Ghanaian Times. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.