Daniel Sam (badminton) explained

Daniel Sam
Birth Date:1994 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Residence:Accra, Ghana
Height:1.75 m
Weight:64 kg
Years Active:Banned by disciplinary committee from Sports until 2028
Handedness:Right
Coach:Jacob Evans Wilson
Event:Men's singles & doubles
Highest Ranking:237 (MS 30 August 2018)
190 (MD 10 July 2014)
248 (XD 16 October 2014)
Bwf Id:4CF93048-CA70-44B7-8D2C-FB57CC9FCDB7

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]

Achievements

All-Africa Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique Solomon Mensah Nyarko Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
7–21, 13–21 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Mixed doubles

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Daniel Sam . bwfbadminton.com . Badminton World Federation. 2 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Participant Information: Sam Daniel . d2010results.thecgf.com . New Delhi 2010 . 2 December 2016 . 3 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203131127/http://d2010results.thecgf.com/en/Participant.mvc/ParticipantInfo/c233d371-4c8a-4f75-8c2a-b1def73891ac . dead .
  3. Web site: Daniel Sam Biography . g2014results.thecgf.com . Glasgow 2014 . 2 December 2016 . 28 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141228153912/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/badminton/1001833/d_sam.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Participants: Daniel Sam . gc2018.com . Gold Coast 2018. 11 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Les Jeux Africains - "All Africa Games" . www.africa-badminton.com . . 2 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221081828/http://www.africa-badminton.com/A%20JEUX%20AFRICA/Jeux.htm . 21 December 2016 . dead .
  6. News: 2016 Olympic Games. . . dead . 1 April 2022 . 1 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220401121736/https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016 .
  7. Web site: 2022-03-09 . BAG bans 6 for 6 years …4 others suspended indefinitely . 2022-04-04 . Ghanaian Times . en.