Grace Gabriel | |
Birth Date: | 1988 6, df=y |
Birth Place: | Jos, Nigeria |
Residence: | Netherlands |
Height: | 1.68 m |
Event: | Women's singles & doubles |
Country: | Nigeria |
Handedness: | Right |
Coach: | Irwansyah Aboy Ronald Wetzel |
Highest Ranking: | 63 (WS 23 September 2015) 97 (WD 12 July 2012) |
Bwf Id: | F4FF1AEF-4A3F-43DE-81F0-16F2D4284202 |
Show-Medals: | no |
Grace Gabriel Ofodile (born 25 June 1988) is a Nigerian badminton player. She won the women's singles title at the 2012 and 2013 African Championships.[1] Gabriel also won the women's singles silver medal at the 2011 and 2015 African Games.[1] [2]
She won the silver medal in the women's singles at the 2011 All-Africa Games.[3] She became the runner-up in the women's singles event at the 2014 African Badminton Championships.[4] She won second place at the 2015 All Africa Games.[5]
In September 2013, it was reported that she was one of the 14 players selected for the Road to Rio Program, a program that aimed to help African badminton players to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games.[6]
She studied at Fontys University of Applied Sciences and lives in the Netherlands.[7]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2015 | Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | Kate Foo Kune | 13–21, 19–21 | Silver | |
2011 | Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique | Susan Ideh | 16–21, 19–21 | Silver |
Women's doubles
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2014 | Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | Kate Foo Kune | 14–21, 21–14, 17–21 | Silver | |
2013 | National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius | Kate Foo Kune | 25–23, 21–12 | Gold | |
2012 | Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Fatima Azeez | 21–19, 14–21, 21–16 | Gold | |
2011 | Marrakesh, Morocco | Kerry-Lee Harrington | 18–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2013 | Kenya International | Shamim Bangi | 21–8, 15–21, 21–18 | Winner | |
2013 | Mauritius International | Kate Foo Kune | 18–21, 21–16, 22–24 | Runner-up | |
2014 | Kenya International | Jeanine Cicognini | 16–21, 21–13, 16–21 | Runner-up | |
2014 | Ethiopia International | Hadia Hosny | 11–6, 11–7, 11–9 | Winner | |
2014 | Nigeria International | Nicole Schaller | 8–11, 3–11, 11–7, 11–10, 6–11 | Runner-up | |
2014 | Zambia International | Kate Foo Kune | 16–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | |
2014 | Botswana International | Hadia Hosny | 21–15, 21–13 | Winner | |
2015 | Ethiopia International | Cemre Fere | 11–21, 20–22 | Runner-up | |
2015 | Nigeria International | Kate Foo Kune | 14–21, 21–11, 21–12 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2013 | Uganda International | Shama Aboobakar | Shamim Bangi Margaret Nankabirwa | 21–13, 18–21, 21–12 | Winner | |
2013 | Kenya International | Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan | Shamim Bangi Margaret Nankabirwa | 21–18, 21–9 | Winner | |
2013 | Mauritius International | Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan | Elme de Villiers Sandra Le Grange | 15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up | |
2013 | Botswana International | Yeldie Louison | Elme de Villiers Sandra Halilovic | 13–21, 16–21 | Runner-up | |
2014 | Zambia International | Kate Foo Kune | Michelle Butler-Emmett Elme de Villiers | 17–21, 21–19, 17–21 | Runner-up | |
2014 | Botswana International | Elme de Villiers | Shamim Bangi Ogar Siamupangila | 21–17, 18–21, 21–18 | Winner | |
2015 | Mauritius International | Ogar Siamupangila | Negin Amiripour Aghaei Hajiagha Soraya | 26–28, 14–21 | Runner-up | |
2015 | Nigeria International | Braimoh Maria | Cemre Fere Ebru Yazgan | 14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up | |
2015 | Botswana International | Ogar Siamupangila | Elizaberth Chipeleme Ngandwe Miyambo | 21–11, 21–17 | Winner[8] | |
2016 | Uganda International | Ogar Siamupangila | Cemre Fere Ebru Yazgan | 16–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | |
2023 | Benin International | Ramatu Yakubu | Husina Kobugabe Gladys Mbabazi | 22–20, 21–23, 18–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament