2002 African Badminton Championships
| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 15–21 July | ||
| Edition | 11th | ||
| Venue | Mohammed V Indoor Sport Complex | ||
| Location | Casablanca, Morocco | ||
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The 2002 African Badminton Championships were the continental badminton championships to crown the best players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the Mohammed V Indoor Sport Complex in Casablanca, Morocco, from 15 to 21 July 2002.[1]
In the team event, South Africa defeated Nigeria in the final while Mauritius defeated Seychelles in the third place play-off.[2] Seychelles also won their first ever gold medal at the championships with Juliette Ah-Wan winning the women's singles title.[3]
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Abimbola Odejoke
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Dotun Akinsanya
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 Denis Constantin
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| Ola Fagbemi
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| Women's singles |  Juliette Ah-Wan
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Grace Daniel
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 Shama Aboobakar
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| Michelle Edwards
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| Men's doubles | Stephan Beeharry Denis Constantin
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Chris Dednam Johan Kleingeld
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Dotun Akinsanya Abimbola Odejoke
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| Ocholi Edicha Ola Fagbemi
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| Women's doubles | Chantal Botts Michelle Edwards
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Grace Daniel Miriam Sude
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Juliette Ah-Wan Catherina Paulin
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| Anusha Dajee Karen Foo Kune
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| Mixed doubles | Chris Dednam Antoinette Uys
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Johan Kleingeld Chantal Botts
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Abimbola Odejoke Prisca Azuine
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| Dorian James Michelle Edwards
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| Mixed team | South Africa Stewart Carson Chris Dednam Dorian James Johan Kleingeld Chantal Botts Michelle Edwards Antoinette Uys |
Nigeria Dotun Akinsanya Ocholi Edicha Ola Fagbemi Abimbola Odejoke Prisca Azuine Grace Daniel Kuburat Mumini Miriam Sude |
Mauritius Hyder Aboobakar Stephan Beeharry Denis Constantin Abhinesh Dussain Yogeshsingh Mahadnac Vishal Sawaram Shama Aboobakar Anusha Dajee Karen Foo Kune Amrita Sawaram |
Medal table
* Host nation (Morocco)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Mauritius | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Seychelles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |
References
- ^ "All Africa Championships 2002 I | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "All Africa Championships". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 2005-04-12. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "African Senior Badminton Championship-Incredible Ah-Wan and Cupidon! -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2024-05-24.