Godwin Olofua

Godwin Richard Olofua (born 18 April 1999) is a Nigerian badminton player who participated at local and international badminton competitions representing Nigeria and has won several trophies.[3] Olofua won gold medal in the mixed team event with silver and bronze medals in singles and doubles events at the 2019 African Championships in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.[4] He also won gold during the 2019 African Games in the mixed team, a silver in the men's doubles and a bronze in the men's singles.[5] Olofua won the men's doubles title at the 2018 Côte d'Ivoire, 2019 Benin and Cameroon International tournaments partnered with Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]

Godwin Olofua
Personal information
Birth nameGodwin Richard Olofua[1]
CountryNigeria
Born (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999
ResidenceLagos, Nigeria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight59 kg (130 lb)[2]
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking139 (MS 26 November 2019)
49 (MD 23 March 2021)
Current ranking156 (MS), 49 (MD) (17 August 2021)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
2019 Rabat Mixed team
2019 Rabat Men's doubles
2019 Rabat Men's singles
African Championships
2019 Port Harcourt Mixed team
2019 Port Harcourt Men's singles
2019 Port Harcourt Men's doubles
2020 Cairo Men's singles
2020 Cairo Men's doubles
Africa Team Championships
2018 Algiers Men's team
BWF profile

Achievements

African Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco Georges Julien Paul 17–21, 11–21 Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center,
Casablanca, Morocco		 Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Aatish Lubah
Georges Julien Paul		 9–21, 18–21 Silver

African Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 17–21, 21–16, 17–21 Silver
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt Georges Julien Paul 14–21, 13–21 Bronze

Men's doubles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 6 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Lagos International Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Manu Attri
B. Sumeeth Reddy		 13–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2018 Côte d'Ivoire International Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Mathias Pedersen
Jonathan Persson		 21–14, 21–19 Winner
2018 Zambia International Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Ade Resky Dwicahyo
Azmy Qowimuramadhoni		 19–21, 21–18, 11–21 Runner-up
2019 Uganda International Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Siddharth Jakhar
Ahmed Salah		 21–18, 21–11 Winner
2019 Benin International Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Aravind Kongara
Venkatesh Prasad		 21–19, 21–19 Winner
2019 Côte d'Ivoire International Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Adham Hatem Elgamal
Ahmed Salah		 20–22, 19–21 Runner-up
2019 Ghana International Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Arjun M. R.
Ramchandran Shlok		 11–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2019 Cameroon International Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Adham Hatem Elgamal
Ahmed Salah		 21–12, 11–21, 21–11 Winner
2020 Uganda International Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Tarun Kona
Shivam Sharma		 15–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2020 Kenya International Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Kathiravun Concheepuran Manivannan
Santosh Gajendran		 12–21, 17–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Badminton: Nigeria miss doubles event at African Championship". ACLSports. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. "Athlete Profile: Olofua Godwin". Rabat 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. "Players: Godwin Olofua". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. Daniel Etchells, ed. (28 April 2019). "Nigeria's Opeyori and Adesokan claim singles titles at All-African Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. "African Games 2019: Anuoluwapo Opeyori wins gold as team Nigeria emerge overall champions". Badminton Nigeria. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  6. "Olofua Godwin". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

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