Grace Daniel

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]

Grace Daniel
Personal information
Birth name	Grace Kubi Daniel
Country	Nigeria
Born	(1984-02-24) 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 Women's badminton Representing  Nigeria All-Africa Games 2011 Maputo Mixed team 2007 Algiers Women's singles 2007 Algiers Mixed team 2003 Abuja Women's singles 2007 Algiers Women's doubles 2007 Algiers Mixed doubles 2003 Abuja Women's doubles 2003 Abuja Mixed team 2011 Maputo Women's doubles 2011 Maputo Mixed doubles 2003 Abuja Mixed doubles African Championships 2012 Addis Ababa Women's doubles 2011 Marrakesh Mixed team 2011 Marrakesh Mixed doubles Africa Team Championships 2012 Addis Ababa Women's team 2008 Rose Hill Women's team 2010 Kampala Women's team
BWF profile

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

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
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
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
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

African Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
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
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
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

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
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
2006	Mauritius International	Karen Foo Kune	Chantal Botts Kerry-Lee Harrington		Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
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

     BWF International Challenge tournament

     BWF International Series tournament

     BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grace Daniel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
2. "Nigeria overwhelms S. Africa in All-Africa Games badminton". Xinhua News Agency. People's Daily. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
3. "Women's Singles Round of 64". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
4. "Britain's Hallam advances in Olympic badminton". Team USA. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2013.

External links

• Grace Daniel at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Grace Daniel at BWFbadminton.com
• Grace Daniel at the International Olympic Committee
• Grace Daniel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Grace Daniel at the Commonwealth Games Federation
• NBC Olympics profile