Ocholi Edicha
Appearance
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Birth name | Ocholi Abel Edicha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Kaduna, Nigeria | 10 May 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 397 (MS 22 April 2010) 145 (MD 9 September 2010) 464 (XD 31 October 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Ocholi Abel Edicha // (born 10 May 1979) is a Nigerian badminton player.[1] He was the men's singles gold medalist at the 2003 All-Africa Games,[2] also in the mixed team event in 2007.[3] He competed at the 2002 and 2010 Commonwealth Games.[4][5]
Edicha started his career in badminton at the young age. With the support from his father, he joined Enugu Sports Council. He was recruited by Nigerian Army in 1996, spent for 23 years. He stopped playing for his country after the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games.[6]
Achievements
[edit]All-Africa Games
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria | ![]() |
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Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria |
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African Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Sharing Youth Center, Kampala, Uganda |
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12–21, 21–16, 14–21 | ![]() |
2002 | Casablanca, Morocco | ![]() |
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1–7, 1–7, 1–7 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Multi-Purpose Sports Hall, Bauchi, Nigeria |
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14–17, 17–15, 7–15 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Kenya International | ![]() |
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21–18, 12–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2002 | Nigeria International | ![]() |
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3–15, 1–15 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Ocholi Edicha". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Badminton in Nigeria". badminton.sitesng.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "All Africa Games 2007 Alger (Algérie)". www.africa-badminton.com (in French). Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Edicha Ocholi". cwgdelhi2010.infostradasports.com. New Delhi 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Badminton successes for Northern Ireland and African nations". m2002.thecgf.com. Manchester 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ Olusesan, Ajibade (27 April 2019). "Mum starved me because of badminton –AAG gold medallist, Edicha". www.newtelegraphng.com. New Telegraph. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- Ocholi Edicha at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
Categories:
- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Kaduna State
- Nigerian male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Nigeria
- Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games
- Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- African Games gold medalists for Nigeria
- African Games silver medalists for Nigeria
- African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria
- African Games medalists in badminton
- 21st-century Nigerian people
- African badminton biography stubs
- Nigerian sportspeople stubs