Daniel Sam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | 7 January 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Accra, Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | Banned by disciplinary committee from Sports until 2028 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Jacob Evans Wilson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 237 (MS 30 August 2018) 190 (MD 10 July 2014) 248 (XD 16 October 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
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]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique | Solomon Mensah Nyarko | Dorian James Willem Viljoen | 7–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Nigeria International | Gifty Mensah | Olorunfemi Elewa Susan Ideh | 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
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