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Ghanaian badminton player

Badminton player

Emmanuel Donkor
Personal information
Birth name Emmanuel Yaw Donkor
Country Ghana
Born (1994-01-13) 13 January 1994 (age 30)Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Years active 2000
Handedness Right
Coach Philip Baah
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking 156 (MS 5 April 2018) 190 (MD 10 July 2014) 172 (XD 29 March 2018)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing Ghana Africa Team Championships Bronze medal – third place 2018 Algiers Men's team Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rose Hill Men's team
BWF profile

Emmanuel Yaw Donkor (born 13 January 1994) is a Ghanaian badminton player.[1] He competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] In 2016, he was the runner-up at the Rose Hill International tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with Gifty Mensah.[4] Teamed-up with Stella Amasah, they were the finalist at the 2017 Benin International tournament.[5] He and Amasah also the semi-finalist at the Ivory Coast International tournament.[6] He educated at the University of Cape Coast.[3]

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Benin International Ghana Stella Koteikai Amasah Nigeria Enejoh AbahNigeria Peace Orji 14–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Rose Hill International Ghana Gifty Mensah Mauritius Sahir Abdool EdooMauritius Yeldy Marie Louison 18–21, 29–27, 24–26 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

  1. ^ "Players: Emmanuel Yaw Donkor". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Emmanuel Donkor Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Participants: Emmanuel Donkor". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Badminton: Ghana win 4 medals in Mauritius". Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Ghana Badminton team wins bronze and silver in Benin". Ghana Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Francis Orbih's Badminton Board Gets Winning Start". Thisday. Retrieved 29 July 2017.