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Daniel Sam
Personal information
Country	Ghana
Born	(1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 31) Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Residence	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Years active	Banned by disciplinary committee from Sports until 2028
Handedness	Right
Coach	Jacob Evans Wilson
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	237 (MS 30 August 2018) 190 (MD 10 July 2014) 248 (XD 16 October 2014)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Ghana All-Africa Games 2011 Maputo Men's doubles African Championships 2019 Port Harcourt Mixed team Africa Team Championships 2018 Algiers Men's team 2016 Rose Hill Men's team
BWF profile

Daniel Sam (born 7 January 1994) is a Ghanaian badminton player. He competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. In 2011, he won the bronze medal at the All-Africa Games in the men's doubles event partnered with Solomon Mensah Nyarko. 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. 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

Achievements

All-Africa Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique	Solomon Mensah Nyarko	Dorian James Willem Viljoen	7–21, 13–21	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Nigeria International	Gifty Mensah	Olorunfemi Elewa Susan Ideh	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Daniel Sam". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
2. "Participant Information: Sam Daniel". d2010results.thecgf.com. New Delhi 2010. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
3. "Daniel Sam Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
4. "Participants: Daniel Sam". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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. "2016 Olympic Games". 2016 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
7. "BAG bans 6 for 6 years …4 others suspended indefinitely". Ghanaian Times. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

External links

• Daniel Sam at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com

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• Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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• Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games
• Competitors at the 2015 African Games
• Competitors at the 2019 African Games
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