Godwin Richard Olofua (born 18 April 1999) is a Nigerian badminton player who participated at local and international badminton competitions representing Nigeria and has won several trophies.[3] Olofua won gold medal in the mixed team event with silver and bronze medals in singles and doubles events at the 2019 African Championships in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.[4] He also won gold during the 2019 African Games in the mixed team, a silver in the men's doubles and a bronze in the men's singles.[5] Olofua won the men's doubles title at the 2018 Côte d'Ivoire, 2019 Benin and Cameroon International tournaments partnered with Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]
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| Birth name | Godwin Richard Olofua[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 139 (MS 26 November 2019) 49 (MD 23 March 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editAfrican Games
editMen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco | 17–21, 11–21 | ||
| 2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana | 23–21, 17–21, 15–21 |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco |
9–21, 18–21 | |||
| 2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana |
6–21, 15–21 |
African Championships
editMen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria | 17–21, 21–16, 17–21 | ||
| 2020 | Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt | 14–21, 13–21 |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 2024 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt | 12–21, 8–21 |
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 6 runners-up)
editMen'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 | |||
| 2023 | Benin International | 22–20, 21–10 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Badminton: Nigeria miss doubles event at African Championship". ACLSports. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Athlete Profile: Olofua Godwin". Rabat 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Players: Godwin Olofua". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Daniel Etchells, ed. (28 April 2019). "Nigeria's Opeyori and Adesokan claim singles titles at All-African Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "African Games 2019: Anuoluwapo Opeyori wins gold as team Nigeria emerge overall champions". Badminton Nigeria. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Olofua Godwin". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
External links
editGodwin Olofua at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com