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Emmanuel Donkor
Personal information
BornEmmanuel Yaw Donkor
(1994-01-13) 13 January 1994 (age 32)
Years active2000
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Ghana
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached byPhilip Baah
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking156 (MS 5 April 2018)
190 (MD 10 July 2014)
172 (XD 29 March 2018)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Ghana
Africa Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 AlgiersMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rose HillMen's team

Emmanuel Yaw Donkor (born 13 January 1994) is a Ghanaian badminton player.[1] He competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] In 2016, he was the runner-up at the Rose Hill International tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with Gifty Mensah.[4] Teamed-up with Stella Amasah, they were the finalist at the 2017 Benin International tournament.[5] He and Amasah also the semi-finalist at the Ivory Coast International tournament.[6] He educated at the University of Cape Coast.[3]

Achievements

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BWF International Challenge/Series

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Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Benin International Ghana Stella Koteikai Amasah Nigeria Enejoh Abah
Nigeria Peace Orji
14–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Rose Hill International Ghana Gifty Mensah Mauritius Sahir Abdool Edoo
Mauritius Yeldy Marie Louison
18–21, 29–27, 24–26 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. "Players: Emmanuel Yaw Donkor". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. "Emmanuel Donkor Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Participants: Emmanuel Donkor". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. "Badminton: Ghana win 4 medals in Mauritius". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  5. "Ghana Badminton team wins bronze and silver in Benin". Ghana Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  6. "Francis Orbih's Badminton Board Gets Winning Start". This Day. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
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