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Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori

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Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori
Personal information
CountryNigeria
Born (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 27)
Lagos, Nigeria[1]
ResidenceLagos, Nigeria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[2]
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking86 (MS, 5 September 2023)
48 (MD with Godwin Olofua, 19 October 2021)
Current ranking101 (MS, 13 August 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Accra Men's doubles
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Port Harcourt Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Port Harcourt Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Kampala Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Benoni Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Cairo Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Cairo Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Port Harcourt Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Cairo Men's doubles
Africa Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Algiers Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Cairo Men's team
BWF profile

Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori (born 1 June 1997) is a Nigerian badminton player.[3] He started playing badminton together with his brother in 2005, and later he was selected to join Nigeria senior national team in 2017.[4] Opeyori won the African Championships and African Games in the singles event in 2019.[5][6] He competed at the 2020 Tokyo,[7] and 2024 Paris Olympics, where he was assigned as a country team captain and also flag bearer during the Paris Olympics parade of nations.[8][9]

Achievements

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African Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco Mauritius Julien Paul 21–16, 21–17 Gold Gold
2023 Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana Nigeria Godwin Olofua 21–23, 21–17, 21–15 Gold Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center,
Casablanca, Morocco
Nigeria Godwin Olofua Mauritius Aatish Lubah
Mauritius Julien Paul
9–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2023 Borteyman Sports Complex,
Accra, Ghana
Nigeria Godwin Olofua Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Youcef Sabri Medel
6–21, 15–21 Silver Silver

African Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria Nigeria Godwin Olofua 21–17, 16–21, 21–17 Gold Gold
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt Mauritius Julien Paul 21–16, 16–21, 21–23 Silver Silver
2022 Lugogo Arena, Kampala, Uganda Uganda Brian Kasirye 21–14, 23–21 Gold Gold
2023 John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa Mauritius Julien Paul 18–21, 21–13, 21–18 Gold Gold
2024 Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt Mauritius Julien Paul 23–21, 11–21, 21–16 Gold Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Nigeria Godwin Olofua Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Youcef Sabri Medel
21–18, 16–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2,
Cairo, Egypt
Nigeria Godwin Olofua Mauritius Aatish Lubah
Mauritius Julien Paul
14–21, 25–27 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 9 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Côte d'Ivoire International Jordan Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik 21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Zambia International Azerbaijan Ade Resky Dwicahyo 11–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Kenya International India Chirag Sen 18–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Zambia International Kazakhstan Dmitriy Panarin 9–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Lagos International Nigeria Godwin Olofua India Manu Attri
India B. Sumeeth Reddy
13–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Côte d'Ivoire International Nigeria Godwin Olofua Denmark Mathias Pedersen
Germany Jonathan Persson
21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Zambia International Nigeria Godwin Olofua Azerbaijan Ade Resky Dwicahyo
Azerbaijan Azmy Qowimuramadhoni
19–21, 21–18, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Uganda International Nigeria Godwin Olofua India Siddharth Jakhar
Egypt Ahmed Salah
21–18, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Benin International Nigeria Godwin Olofua India Aravind Kongara
India Venkatesh Prasad
21–19, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Côte d'Ivoire International Nigeria Godwin Olofua Egypt Adham Hatem Elgamal
Egypt Ahmed Salah
20–22, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Ghana International Nigeria Godwin Olofua India Arjun M. R.
India Ramchandran Shlok
11–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Cameroon International Nigeria Godwin Olofua Egypt Adham Hatem Elgamal
Egypt Ahmed Salah
21–12, 11–21, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Uganda International Nigeria Godwin Olofua India Tarun Kona
India Shivam Sharma
15–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Kenya International Nigeria Godwin Olofua India Kathiravun Concheepuran Manivannan
India Santosh Gajendran
12–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Zambia International Nigeria Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Jordan Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik
Jordan Domou Amro
21–19, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Yonex All England Draw Announced!". All England Badminton. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Athlete Profile:Opeyori Anuoluwapo Juwon". Rabat 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Players: Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ^ Ngobua, David (9 May 2020). "Anuoluwa Opeyori: I want to qualify for Tokyo Olympics to inspire upcoming badminton players". Daily Trust. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. ^ Etchells, Daniel (28 April 2019). "Nigeria's Opeyori and Adesokan claim singles titles at All-African Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  6. ^ "African Games 2019: Anuoluwapo Opeyori wins gold as team Nigeria emerge overall champions". Badminton Nigeria. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Opeyori Anuoluwapo Juwon". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Amusan named Nigeria's flag bearer for Paris 2024". The Nation. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  9. ^ Pick, Oscar (26 July 2024). "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Tom Daley and LeBron James take stage". The Independent. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com

Olympic Games
Preceded by Flag bearer for  Nigeria
Paris 2024
with
Tobi Amusan
Succeeded by
Incumbent