Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lagos, Nigeria [1] | 1 June 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 86 (MS, 5 September 2023) 48 (MD with Godwin Olofua, 19 October 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 109 (MS, 18 February 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori (born 1 June 1997) is a Nigerian badminton player. [3] He started playing badminton together with his brother in 2005, and later he was selected to join Nigeria senior national team in 2017. [4] He was fifth-time gold medalists in the men's singles at the African Championships, [5] [6] as well two-time gold medalists in the African Games. [5] [7] [8] He competed at the 2020 Tokyo, [9] and 2024 Paris Olympics, where he was assigned as a country team captain and also flag bearer during the Paris Olympics parade of nations. [10] [11]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco | ![]() | 21–16, 21–17 | ![]() | [7] |
2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana | ![]() | 21–23, 21–17, 21–15 | ![]() | [8] |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 9–21, 18–21 | ![]() | [7] |
2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–21, 15–21 | ![]() | [8] |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2019 | Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria | ![]() | 21–17, 16–21, 21–17 | ![]() | [12] |
2020 | Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt | ![]() | 21–16, 16–21, 21–23 | ![]() | |
2022 | Lugogo Arena, Kampala, Uganda | ![]() | 21–14, 23–21 | ![]() | |
2023 | John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa | ![]() | 18–21, 21–13, 21–18 | ![]() | |
2024 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt | ![]() | 23–21, 11–21, 21–16 | ![]() | |
2025 | Gymnase de Japoma, Douala, Cameroon | ![]() | 21–7, 23–21 | ![]() | [5] [6] |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2019 | Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 16–21, 16–21 | ![]() | |
2020 | Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 25–27 | ![]() |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Côte d'Ivoire International | ![]() | 21–18, 21–16 | ![]() |
2018 | Zambia International | ![]() | 11–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2020 | Kenya International | ![]() | 18–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Zambia International | ![]() | 9–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Lagos International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Côte d'Ivoire International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–19 | ![]() |
2018 | Zambia International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–18, 11–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Uganda International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 21–11 | ![]() |
2019 | Benin International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 21–19 | ![]() |
2019 | Côte d'Ivoire International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 20–22, 19–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Ghana International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Cameroon International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 11–21, 21–11 | ![]() |
2020 | Uganda International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2020 | Kenya International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 12–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Zambia International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 23–21 | ![]() |
Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)