The 1984 African Badminton Championships was a continental stage tournament to crown the best badminton squads and players in Africa. The tournament took place in August 1984 at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This edition of the championships introduced five new events, which were the individual events. The tournament was initially scheduled to be held in May.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | August 1984 | ||
| Edition | 4th | ||
| Location | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | ||
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Simon Gondwe of Zambia won the gold medal in the men's singles title after defeating Firoz of Tanzania.[2] In the women's singles event, Indira Bhikha became the first Mozambican to win gold in the African championships.[3]
Background
editOriginally, ten countries planned to participate in the tournament, these countries were Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, Seychelles, and hosts Tanzania. The participating countries were later reduced. Malawi, Lesotho, Madagascar and Swaziland also planned to send players to the championships but later declined participation.[4] Nigeria withdrew from the tournament.[5]
Medalists
editIndividual events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Simon Gondwe
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 Firoz Din
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Mukesh Shah
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 Luis Antonio Timm
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| Women's singles | Indira Bhikha
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Nasra Juma
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Josephine Chipepo
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| Mary Mukangwa
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| Men's doubles | Firoz Din Mukesh Shah
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Raj Patel Shailesh Patel
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Simon Gondwe Abraham Mutale
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| Sozinho Guerra Luis Antonio Timm
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| Women's doubles | Indira Bhikha Eline Coelho
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Josephine Chipepo Mary Mukangwa
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Nasra Juma Sharifa Juma
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| Priscilla Mutambirwa Madhavi Tijoriwala
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| Mixed doubles | Sozinho Guerra Indira Bhikha
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Mukesh Shah Nasra Juma
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Abraham Mutale Josephine Chipepo
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| Simon Gondwe Mary Mukangwa
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Team events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | Tanzania
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Zambia
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Mozambique
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| Women's team | Mozambique
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Tanzania
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Zambia
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| Mixed team | Mozambique
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Tanzania
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Zambia
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| Junior mixed team | Mozambique
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Tanzania
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Zambia
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Medal table
edit* Host nation (Tanzania)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Tanzania* | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Zambia | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 9 | 9 | 14 | 32 | |
References
edit- ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (1984). World Badminton (PDF) (1st ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 30. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Walubita, Moses Sayela (2011-08-04). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. ISBN 9781450279123.
- ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (1985). World Badminton (PDF) (1st ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 28. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Talking Drums. Talking Drums. 1984.
- ^ Tejuoso, Dapo; Tejuoso, Adedapo Adewale (1989). The Ultimate Honour. Nelson Publishers. p. 208. ISBN 9789781261657.