Uchechukwu Deborah ukeh (born 12 November 1996) is a Nigerian
badminton player. In 2014, she competed at the
African Youth Games
The African Youth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years to complement the current Africa Games. The first games was hosted by Rabat, Morocco.
This international sportive event has been created by Lassana Palenfo, cu ...
, and won two gold medals in the girls' doubles and mixed team event. In 2016, she was the women's singles runner-up at the Ivory Coast International, and won the mixed doubles title partnered with
Gideon Babalola
Gideon Babalola (born 11 February 1994) is a Nigerian badminton player. He was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2019 African Games.
Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
''Men's singl ...
. In 2017, she and Babalola reach the final round at the Ivory Coast International, but finished in second place. Ukeh also the runner-up at the Benin International tournament in the women's singles and doubles event. In the national event, Ukeh who represented
Edo State
Edo, commonly known as Edo State, is a state located in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. As of 2006 National population census, the state was ranked as the 24th populated state (3,233,366) in Nigeria, However there was controversy ...
was the women's singles and doubles runner-up at the Katsina Golden Star Badminton Championships.
Achievements
African Games
''Women's doubles''
African Championships
''Women's doubles''
African Youth Games
''Girls' doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 5 runners-up)
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
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BWF International Challenge
The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
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BWF International Series
The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
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BWF Future Series
The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
References
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1996 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Edo State
Nigerian female badminton players
Competitors at the 2015 African Games
Competitors at the 2019 African 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 women
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