Daniel_Sam_(badminton)

Daniel Sam (badminton)

Daniel Sam (badminton)

Ghanaian badminton player

Daniel Sam (born 7 January 1994) is a Ghanaian badminton player.[1] He competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2][3][4] In 2011, he won the bronze medal at the All-Africa Games in the men's doubles event partnered with Solomon Mensah Nyarko.[5] He 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] Having faced disciplinary issues including being suspended for six times in ten years, he was banned for 6 years by his national governing body of the sport, after a disciplinary hearing in 2021[7]

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Achievements

All-Africa Games

Men's doubles

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BWF International Challenge/Series

Mixed doubles

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  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. [1]
    "Players: Daniel Sam". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Participant Information: Sam Daniel". d2010results.thecgf.com. New Delhi 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Daniel Sam Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Participants: Daniel Sam". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Les Jeux Africains - "All Africa Games"". www.africa-badminton.com. Badminton Confederation of Africa. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  6. [6]
    "2016 Olympic Games". 2016 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  7. [7]
    "BAG bans 6 for 6 years …4 others suspended indefinitely". Ghanaian Times. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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