2004 African Badminton Championships
| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 18–24 April | ||
| Edition | 12th | ||
| Venue | National Badminton Centre | ||
| Location | Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius | ||
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The 2004 African Badminton Championships were the continental badminton championships to crown the best players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the National Badminton Centre in Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius, from 18 to 24 April 2004.[1][2] This tournament also served as the African qualifiers for the 2004 Summer Olympics badminton event.[3]
A total of 12 teams competed in the team event.[4] In the semi-final of the team event, South Africa and Nigeria beat Mauritius and Seychelles to enter the final.[5][6] South Africa won the final by defeating Nigeria 3–1.
Medalists
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Dotun Akinsanya
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 Olivier Fossy
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 Chris Dednam
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| Ibrahim Adamu
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| Women's singles | Michelle Edwards
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Chantal Botts
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 Amrita Sawaram
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| Susan Ideh
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| Men's doubles | Chris Dednam Johan Kleingeld
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Dotun Akinsanya Abimbola Odejoke
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Stewart Carson Dorian James
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| Stephan Beeharry Yogeshsingh Mahadnac
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| Women's doubles | Chantal Botts Michelle Edwards
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Grace Daniel Miriam Sude
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 Juliette Ah-Wan Shirley Etienne
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| Karen Foo Kune Amrita Sawaram
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| Mixed doubles | Greg Okuonghae Grace Daniel
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Stephan Beeharry Shama Aboobakar
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Johan Kleingeld Marika Daubern
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| Dorian James Michelle Edwards
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| Mixed team | South Africa
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Nigeria
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Seychelles
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| Mauritius
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Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Mauritius)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Mauritius* | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Réunion | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Seychelles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
Team event
[edit]Group stage
[edit]
Knockout stage
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| South Africa
| 3 | ||||||||
| Seychelles
| 0 | ||||||||
| South Africa
| 3 | ||||||||
| Nigeria
| 1 | ||||||||
| Mauritius
| 2 | ||||||||
| Nigeria
| 3 | ||||||||
Final
[edit] South Africa 3 |
National Badminton Centre, Court 1 21 April 2004 [7] |
 Nigeria 1 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Africa Championships 2004 | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "Trois sur cinq pour l?Afrique du Sud". lexpress.mu (in French). 2004-04-25. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Bugingo, Douglas D. (2004-04-11). "Shutters Off to Mauritius". The Monitor. Retrieved 2024-05-24 – via AllAfrica.
- ^ "Dans le vif du sujet". lexpress.mu (in French). 2004-04-20. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "La finale programmée pour ce soir". lexpress.mu (in French). 2004-04-21. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "African Badminton Championship in Algeria-Seychelles take team event bronze medal -Archive -Seychelles Nation". www.nation.sc. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "L'Afrique du Sud écrase le Nigeria". L'Express (in French). 22 April 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2024.