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Birth name | Grace Kubi Daniel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 24 February 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 215 (21 February 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Algiers, Algeria | Michelle Edwards | 21–16, 21–14 | Gold |
2003 | Abuja, Nigeria | Michelle Edwards | Gold |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Maputo, Mozambique | Fatima Azeez | Camille Allisen Cynthia Course | 22–24, 15–21 | Bronze |
2007 | Algiers, Algeria | Susan Ideh | Michelle Edwards Chantal Botts | 12–21, 21–9, 20–22 | Silver |
2003 | Abuja, Nigeria | Susan Ideh | Michelle Edwards Chantal Botts | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Maputo, Mozambique | Ibrahim Adamu | Willem Viljoen Annari Viljoen | 10–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
2007 | Algiers, Algeria | Greg Okuonghae | Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan | 14–21, 17–21 | Silver |
2003 | Abuja, Nigeria | Greg Okuonghae | | Bronze |
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | Kerry-Lee Harrington | 21–16, 21–16 | Gold |
2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | Juliette Ah-Wan | 3–7, 4–7, 3–7 | Silver |
2000 | Bauchi, Nigeria | Chantal Botts | 11–5, 12–13, 5–11 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Susan Ideh | Annari Viljoen Michelle Edwards | 16–21, 19–21 | Silver |
2009 | Nairobi, Kenya | Mary Gideon | Stacey Doubell Kerry-Lee Harrington | 21–16, 21–15 | Gold |
2007 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | Karen Foo Kune | Michelle Edwards Chantal Botts | 19–21, 12–21 | Silver |
2004 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | Miriam Sude | Michelle Edwards Chantal Botts | Silver | |
2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | Miriam Sude | Michelle Edwards Chantal Botts | Silver | |
2000 | Bauchi, Nigeria | Miriam Sude | Anusha Dajee Selvon Marudamuthu | 13–15, 15–6, 15–4 | Gold |
Mixed Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Marrakesh, Morocco | Ibrahim Adamu | Dorian James Michelle Edwards | 15–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
2009 | Nairobi, Kenya | Ola Fagbemi | Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan | 18–21, 22–20, 21–16 | Gold |
2004 | Rose Hill, Mauritius | Greg Okuonghae | Stephan Beeharry Shama Aboobakar | 15–9, 11–15, 15–9 | Gold |
2000 | Bauchi, Nigeria | Ocholi Edicha | Denis Constantin Selvon Marudamuthu | 14–17, 17–15, 7–15 | Bronze |
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Mauritius International | Juliette Ah-Wan | 21–13, 21–17 | Winner |
2008 | Nigeria International | Xu Bingxin | 17–21, 21–9, 6–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Mauritius International | Yoana Martínez | 21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
2006 | Nigeria International | Agnese Allegrini | Runner-up | |
2005 | South Africa International | Amrita Sawaram | 11–3, 11–2 | Winner |
2002 | Nigeria International | Kuburat Mumini | 13–11, 11–7 | Winner |
2002 | Kenya International | Karen Foo Kune | 7–0, 7–5, 7–4 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Mauritius International | Karen Foo Kune | Chantal Botts Kerry-Lee Harrington | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Mauritius International | Ola Fagbemi | Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan | 21–17, 21–16 | Winner |
2008 | Nigeria International | Greg Okuonghae | Akeem Ogunseye Mary Gideon | 21–13, 21–13 | Winner |
2008 | Kenya International | Greg Okuonghae | Wilson Tukire Mega Nankabirwa | 21–8, 21–17 | Winner |
2006 | Mauritius International | Greg Okuonghae | Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan | Winner | |
2005 | South Africa International | Greg Okuonghae | Dorian James Michelle Edwards | 15–13, 12–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
2002 | Kenya International | Ola Fagbemi | Stephan Beeharry Shama Aboobakar | 7–2, 1–7, 2–7, 4–7 | Runner-up |
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