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| Born | 7 January 1994 Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | Banned by disciplinary committee from Sports until 2028 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jacob Evans Wilson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 237 (MS 30 August 2018) 190 (MD 10 July 2014) 248 (XD 16 October 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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]
