Grace Daniel

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Grace Daniel
Personal information
Birth nameGrace Kubi Daniel
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Born (1984-02-24) 24 February 1984 (age 39)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
HandednessRight
Highest ranking94
Current ranking215 (21 February 2013)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Algiers Women's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Algiers Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Abuja Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Algiers Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Algiers Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Abuja Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Abuja Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Maputo Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Maputo Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Abuja Mixed doubles
African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Addis Ababa Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Marrakesh Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Marrakesh Mixed doubles
Africa Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Addis Ababa Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Rose Hill Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Kampala Women's team
BWF profile

Grace Kubi Daniel (born 24 February 1984) is a Nigerian badminton player. [1] She defeated South Africa's Michelle Claire Edwards for the gold medal in the women's singles, and also, teamed up with Susan Ideh for a silver in the doubles at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria. [2]

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Daniel qualified for the women's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after she was ranked eighty-ninth in the world, and awarded a continental spot for Africa by the Badminton World Federation. She lost the first preliminary round match to Czech Republic's Kristina Ludíková, with a score of 13–21 and 8–21. [3] [4]

Achievements

African Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2007 Algiers, Algeria Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards 21–16, 21–14 Med 1.png Gold
2003 Abuja, Nigeria Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards Med 1.png Gold

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Maputo, Mozambique Flag of Nigeria.svg Fatima Azeez Flag of Seychelles.svg Camille Allisen
Flag of Seychelles.svg Cynthia Course
22–24, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2007 Algiers, Algeria Flag of Nigeria.svg Susan Ideh Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts
12–21, 21–9, 20–22 Med 2.png Silver
2003 Abuja, Nigeria Flag of Nigeria.svg Susan Ideh Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts
Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Maputo, Mozambique Flag of Nigeria.svg Ibrahim Adamu Flag of South Africa.svg Willem Viljoen
Flag of South Africa.svg Annari Viljoen
10–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2007 Algiers, Algeria Flag of Nigeria.svg Greg Okuonghae Flag of Seychelles.svg Georgie Cupidon
Flag of Seychelles.svg Juliette Ah-Wan
14–21, 17–21 Med 2.png Silver
2003 Abuja, Nigeria Flag of Nigeria.svg Greg Okuonghae Flag of South Africa.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Med 3.png Bronze

African Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2007 Rose Hill, Mauritius Flag of South Africa.svg Kerry-Lee Harrington 21–16, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold
2002 Casablanca, Morocco Flag of Seychelles.svg Juliette Ah-Wan 3–7, 4–7, 3–7 Med 2.png Silver
2000 Bauchi, Nigeria Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts 11–5, 12–13, 5–11 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Flag of Nigeria.svg Susan Ideh Flag of South Africa.svg Annari Viljoen
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
16–21, 19–21 Med 2.png Silver
2009 Nairobi, Kenya Flag of Nigeria.svg Mary Gideon Flag of South Africa.svg Stacey Doubell
Flag of South Africa.svg Kerry-Lee Harrington
21–16, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold
2007 Rose Hill, Mauritius Flag of Mauritius.svg Karen Foo Kune Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts
19–21, 12–21 Med 2.png Silver
2004 Rose Hill, Mauritius Flag of Nigeria.svg Miriam Sude Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts
Med 2.png Silver
2002 Casablanca, Morocco Flag of Nigeria.svg Miriam Sude Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts
Med 2.png Silver
2000 Bauchi, Nigeria Flag of Nigeria.svg Miriam Sude Flag of Mauritius.svg Anusha Dajee
Flag of Mauritius.svg Selvon Marudamuthu
13–15, 15–6, 15–4 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Marrakesh, Morocco Flag of Nigeria.svg Ibrahim Adamu Flag of South Africa.svg Dorian James
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
15–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2009 Nairobi, Kenya Flag of Nigeria.svg Ola Fagbemi Flag of Seychelles.svg Georgie Cupidon
Flag of Seychelles.svg Juliette Ah-Wan
18–21, 22–20, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold
2004 Rose Hill, Mauritius Flag of Nigeria.svg Greg Okuonghae Flag of Mauritius.svg Stephan Beeharry
Flag of Mauritius.svg Shama Aboobakar
15–9, 11–15, 15–9 Med 1.png Gold
2000 Bauchi, Nigeria Flag of Nigeria.svg Ocholi Edicha Flag of Mauritius.svg Denis Constantin
Flag of Mauritius.svg Selvon Marudamuthu
14–17, 17–15, 7–15 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2009 Mauritius International Flag of Seychelles.svg Juliette Ah-Wan 21–13, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008 Nigeria International Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Bingxin 17–21, 21–9, 6–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008 Mauritius International Flag of Spain.svg Yoana Martínez 21–15, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Nigeria International Flag of Italy.svg Agnese Allegrini Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2005 South Africa International Flag of Mauritius.svg Amrita Sawaram 11–3, 11–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Nigeria International Flag of Nigeria.svg Kuburat Mumini 13–11, 11–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2002 Kenya International Flag of Mauritius.svg Karen Foo Kune 7–0, 7–5, 7–4Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 Mauritius International Flag of Mauritius.svg Karen Foo Kune Flag of South Africa.svg Chantal Botts
Flag of South Africa.svg Kerry-Lee Harrington
Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Mauritius International Flag of Nigeria.svg Ola Fagbemi Flag of Seychelles.svg Georgie Cupidon
Flag of Seychelles.svg Juliette Ah-Wan
21–17, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008 Nigeria International Flag of Nigeria.svg Greg Okuonghae Flag of Nigeria.svg Akeem Ogunseye
Flag of Nigeria.svg Mary Gideon
21–13, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008 Kenya International Flag of Nigeria.svg Greg Okuonghae Flag of Uganda.svg Wilson Tukire
Flag of Uganda.svg Mega Nankabirwa
21–8, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2006 Mauritius International Flag of Nigeria.svg Greg Okuonghae Flag of Seychelles.svg Georgie Cupidon
Flag of Seychelles.svg Juliette Ah-Wan
Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2005 South Africa International Flag of Nigeria.svg Greg Okuonghae Flag of South Africa.svg Dorian James
Flag of South Africa.svg Michelle Edwards
15–13, 12–15, 13–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2002 Kenya International Flag of Nigeria.svg Ola Fagbemi Flag of Mauritius.svg Stephan Beeharry
Flag of Mauritius.svg Shama Aboobakar
7–2, 1–7, 2–7, 4–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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