Grace Gabriel
Grace Gabriel Ofodile (born 25 June 1988) is a Nigerian badminton player. She won the women's singles title at the 2012 and 2013 African Championships.[1] Gabriel also won the women's singles silver medal at the 2011 and 2015 African Games.[1][2]
Career
She won the silver medal in the women's singles at the 2011 All-Africa Games.[3] She became the runner-up in the women's singles event at the 2014 African Badminton Championships.[4] She won second place at the 2015 All Africa Games.[5] In September 2013, it was reported that she 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] She studied at Fontys University of Applied Sciences and lives in the Netherlands.[7]
Achievements
All-Africa Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | Mauritius Kate Foo Kune | 13–21, 19–21 | Silver Silver |
2011 | Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique | Nigeria Susan Ideh | 16–21, 19–21 | Silver Silver |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
Nigeria Maria Braimoh | Seychelles Juliette Ah-Wan Seychelles Allisen Camille |
13–21, 16–21 | Bronze Bronze |
African Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | Mauritius Kate Foo Kune | 14–21, 21–14, 17–21 | Silver Silver |
2013 | National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius | Mauritius Kate Foo Kune | 25–23, 21–12 | Gold Gold |
2012 | Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Nigeria Fatima Azeez | 21–19, 14–21, 21–16 | Gold Gold |
2011 | Marrakesh, Morocco | South Africa Kerry-Lee Harrington | 18–21, 15–21 | Bronze Bronze |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt |
Nigeria Chineye Ibere | Egypt Doha Hany Egypt Hadia Hosny |
13–21, 12–21 | Bronze Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Marrakesh, Morocco | Nigeria Enejoh Abah | South Africa Willem Viljoen South Africa Annari Viljoen |
13–21, 8–21 | Bronze Bronze |
BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 12 runners-up)
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Kenya International | Uganda Shamim Bangi | 21–8, 15–21, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2013 | Mauritius International | Mauritius Kate Foo Kune | 18–21, 21–16, 22–24 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2014 | Kenya International | Italy Jeanine Cicognini | 16–21, 21–13, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2014 | Ethiopia International | Egypt Hadia Hosny | 11–6, 11–7, 11–9 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2014 | Nigeria International | Switzerland Nicole Schaller | 8–11, 3–11, 11–7, 11–10, 6–11 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2014 | Zambia International | Mauritius Kate Foo Kune | 16–21, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2014 | Botswana International | Egypt Hadia Hosny | 21–15, 21–13 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2015 | Ethiopia International | Turkey Cemre Fere | 11–21, 20–22 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2015 | Nigeria International | Mauritius Kate Foo Kune | 14–21, 21–11, 21–12 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Uganda International | Mauritius Shama Aboobakar | Uganda Shamim Bangi Uganda Margaret Nankabirwa |
21–13, 18–21, 21–12 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2013 | Kenya International | Nigeria Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan | Uganda Shamim Bangi Uganda Margaret Nankabirwa |
21–18, 21–9 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2013 | Mauritius International | Nigeria Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan | South Africa Elme de Villiers South Africa Sandra Le Grange |
15–21, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2013 | Botswana International | Mauritius Yeldie Louison | South Africa Elme de Villiers Serbia Sandra Halilovic |
13–21, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2014 | Zambia International | Mauritius Kate Foo Kune | South Africa Michelle Butler-Emmett South Africa Elme de Villiers |
17–21, 21–19, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2014 | Botswana International | South Africa Elme de Villiers | Uganda Shamim Bangi Zambia Ogar Siamupangila |
21–17, 18–21, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2015 | Mauritius International | Zambia Ogar Siamupangila | Iran Negin Amiripour Iran Aghaei Hajiagha Soraya |
26–28, 14–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2015 | Nigeria International | Nigeria Braimoh Maria | Turkey Cemre Fere Turkey Ebru Yazgan |
14–21, 14–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2015 | Botswana International | Zambia Ogar Siamupangila | Zambia Elizaberth Chipeleme Zambia Ngandwe Miyambo |
21–11, 21–17 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner[8] |
2016 | Uganda International | Zambia Ogar Siamupangila | Turkey Cemre Fere Turkey Ebru Yazgan |
16–21, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2023 | Benin International | Nigeria Ramatu Yakubu | Uganda Husina Kobugabe Uganda Gladys Mbabazi |
22–20, 21–23, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Grace Gabriel". www.yonex.be. Yonex. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ↑ "South Africa dominate badminton". www.supersport.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ↑ http://www.africa-badminton.com/LondonStats/gabriel_ngr.htm[permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "African Badminton Championships: Team Nigeria trashes Zambia | Premium Times Nigeria". 24 April 2014.
- ↑ "South Africa dominate badminton". www.supersport.com. 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018.
- ↑ "Newsletter du Mois de Septembre 2013 Road to Rio". Africa Badminton. Badminton Confederation Africa. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ↑ "Players: Grace Gabriel". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ Lukhanda, Samuel (15 December 2015). "Zambia: Siamupangila Bags Badminton Gold". The Times of Zambia (Ndola) – via allafrica.com.
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Jos
- Nigerian female badminton players
- Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- Competitors at the 2015 African Games
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- African Games silver medalists for Nigeria
- African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in badminton
- 21st-century Nigerian sportswomen
- Competitors at the 2023 African Games