Gideon Babalola

Gideon Babalola
Personal information
CountryNigeria
Born (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking270 (MS 13 August 2019)
178 (MD 20 August 2019)
401 (XD 17 July 2014)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
2019 Rabat Mixed team
African Championships
2017 Benoni Mixed team
BWF profile

Gideon Babalola (born 11 February 1994) is a Nigerian badminton player.[1] He was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2019 African Games.[2]

In 2016, he won the mixed doubles title at the Ivory Coast International, partnered with Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh.[3] In 2017, he and Ukeh reached the final round at the Ivory Coast International, but finished runners-up.[4]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Kenya International Subhankar Dey 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2016 Ivory Coast International Edwin Ekiring 13–21, 21–12, 10–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Benin International Habeeb Temitope Bello Daniel Steyn
Bongani von Bodenstein
21–18, 21–17 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Ivory Coast International Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Tobiloba Oyewole
Xena Arisa
21–7, 21–10 Winner
2017 Ivory Coast International Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Enejoh Abah
Peace Orji
Walkover Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Gideon Babalola". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Athlete Profile: Babalola Gideon". Rabat 2019. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Internationaux de Côte d'Ivoire – Résultats". Association Francophone de Badminton (in French). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Internationaux Séniors de Badminton : Le Nigeria rafle 11 médailles !" (in French). Regionale.info. Retrieved 28 October 2024.