Isau Ogunkunle
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 February 1986 Ogun State, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Table Tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||
Isau Ogunkunle (born 10 February 1986) is a class four Nigerian table tennis player.[1]
He competed for Nigeria at local and international table tennis competitions. Ogunkunle participated in the male para table tennis competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games representing Nigeria.[2][3]
Achievements
[edit]Ogunkunle took part in the 2022 Commonwealth Games Table Tennis Mens single classes C3-5, where he beat Raj Aravindan Alagar 3–0 to win bronze medal.[4][5]
Ogunkunle also competed in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in Tokyo representing Nigeria.[6]
Ogunkunle and his counterpart Ahmed Koleosho were defeated by the French duo of Florian Merrien and Nicolas Savant in their quarter finals of the men's team class 4-5 event of the table tennis competition. [7][8]
One of his major achievements was defeating African champion, Egypts Mohamed Sameh Eid in the first round at the 2019 Africa PTT Championships in Alexandria, Egypt.[9][10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Isau Ogunkunle". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Odeyemi, Joshua (8 August 2022). "FULL LIST: Nigeria's medal winners, events at 2022 Commonwealth Games". Daily Trust. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Moses, Peter (26 March 2022). "Isau Ogunkunle: Why I am considering dumping Ogun State". Daily Trust. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Day 6 Round-Up: Team Nigeria's medal rush halted". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Paralympic champion Yang among first Para table tennis winners in Birmingham". www.insidethegames.biz. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Onyekwelu, Stephen (26 August 2021). "Tokyo Paralympics: Nigeria records first win in table tennis". Businessday NG. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Isau Ogunkunle - Table Tennis | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Nigeria lose to France in table tennis". Punch Newspapers. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Oyero, Kingsley (1 July 2019). "Para Table Tennis Championship: Unseeded Nigerian Isau Ogunkunle Stuns Africa's Number 1". Latest Sports News In Nigeria. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Isau Ogunkunle in Tokyo dreamland". International Table Tennis Federation. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- 1986 births
- Living people
- Paralympic table tennis players for Nigeria
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Nigeria
- Commonwealth Games medallists in table tennis
- Table tennis players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Table tennis players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Nigeria
- Paralympic medalists in table tennis