1998 African Badminton Championships
Badminton tournament
Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 27 July–2 August | ||
Edition | 9th | ||
Venue | National Badminton Centre | ||
Location | Rose Hill, Mauritius | ||
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The 1998 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 Rose-Hill, Mauritius, from 27 July to 2 August 1998.[1] The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in October 1998 at Casablanca, Morocco.[2][3]
In the team event, South Africa finished in first place while Mauritius placed second. Madagascar won their first medal at the African championships when their team reached the semi-finals.[4]
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles | Eddy Clarisse | Johan Kleingeld | Denis Constantin |
Neale Woodroffe | |||
Women's singles | Lina Fourie | Michelle Edwards | Beverley Meerholz |
Vandanah Seesurun | |||
Men's doubles | Johan Kleingeld Anton Kriel | Gavin Polmans Neale Woodroffe | Gilles Allet Geenesh Dussain |
Stephan Beeharry Denis Constantin | |||
Women's doubles | Lina Fourie Monique Ric-Hansen | Meagen Burnett Michelle Edwards | Marie-Hélène Pierre Vandanah Seesurun |
Selvon Marudamuthu Amrita Sawaram | |||
Mixed doubles | Anton Kriel Michelle Edwards | Johan Kleingeld Lina Fourie | Gavin Polmans Monique Ric-Hansen |
Stephan Beeharry Marie-Hélène Pierre | |||
Mixed team | South Africa | Mauritius | Madagascar |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | South Africa | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
2 | Mauritius* | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
3 | Madagascar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
References
- ^ "All African Snr Champs 98 (I) | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Chifuwe, Sheikh (1998-07-21). "Badminton team may not travel to South Africa". The Post. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via AllAfrica.
- ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (1998). World Badminton (PDF) (2nd ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 26. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Rakotoarivelo, Julian (2017-12-29). "Badminton : « Peu pratiqué mais un vrai potentiel » dixit Eugénio Raniriharinosy -". Midi Madagasikara (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
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