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Ghanaian badminton player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gifty Mensah (born 7 October 1998) is a Ghanaian badminton player who joined the national team in 2010.[1] In 2011, she plays for Accra, compete at the Ghana Independence Day Open Championship. She won a gold in the women's doubles and a silver in the singles.[2] At the same year, she was selected to represent her country to compete at the All-Africa Games.[3] Teamed-up with Daniel Sam, they were the finalist at the 2015 Nigeria International tournament.[4] In 2016, she was the runner-up at the Rose Hill International tournament in the mixed doubles event with Emmanuel Donkor, after battling with the Mauritanian Edoo and Louison.[5] She also took the third place in the women's doubles event with Stella Amassah.[6] In 2018, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[7]
Gifty Mensah | |
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Personal information | |
Country | Ghana |
Born | Jamestown, Accra, Ghana | 7 October 1998
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
Handedness | Right |
Coach | Davis Efraim |
Women's singles & doubles | |
Highest ranking | 435 (WS 28 April 2016) 471 (WD 13 September 2012) 418 (XD 22 September 2016) |
BWF profile |
Mixed Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Rose Hill International | Emmanuel Yaw Donkor | Sahir Edoo Yeldy Louison |
18–21, 29–27, 24–26 | Runner-up |
2015 | Nigeria International | Daniel Sam | Olorunfemi Elewa Susan Ideh |
19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
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