Gideon Babalola

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| country = Nigeria

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|2|11}}

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| height = 1.80 m

| weight = 54 kg

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| event = Men's singles & doubles

| highest_ranking = 270 (MS 13 August 2019)
178 (MD 20 August 2019)
401 (XD 17 July 2014)

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| bwf_id = 80146BE9-F32A-4A7B-A2D7-60116B6FB6BE

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Gideon Babalola (born 11 February 1994) is a Nigerian badminton player.{{cite web |title=Players: Gideon Babalola |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/94697/gideon-babalola |website=Badminton World Federation |access-date=14 December 2016}} He was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2019 African Games.{{cite web |title=Athlete Profile: Babalola Gideon |url=https://wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net/eng/zb/engzb_badminton-athlete-profile-n1006477-babalola-gideon.htm |website=Rabat 2019 |access-date=28 August 2019 |archive-date=28 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828194017/https://wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net/eng/zb/engzb_badminton-athlete-profile-n1006477-babalola-gideon.htm |url-status=dead }}

In 2016, he won the mixed doubles title at the Ivory Coast International, partnered with Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh.{{cite web |title=Internationaux de Côte d’Ivoire – Résultats |url=http://francobad.org/2016/04/04/internationaux-de-cote-divoire-resultats/ |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=Association Francophone de Badminton |language=fr}} In 2017, he and Ukeh reached the final round at the Ivory Coast International, but finished runners-up.{{cite web |title=Internationaux Séniors de Badminton : Le Nigeria rafle 11 médailles ! |url=http://regionale.info/internationaux-seniors-de-badminton-le-nigeria-rafle-11-medailles/ |access-date=28 October 2024 |publisher=Regionale.info |language=fr}}

Achievements

= BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up) =

Men's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2013

| align="left" | Kenya International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Subhankar Dey

| align="left" | 19–21, 19–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2016

| align="left" | Ivory Coast International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|UGA}} Edwin Ekiring

| align="left" | 13–21, 21–12, 10–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2021

| align="left" | Benin International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NGR}} Habeeb Temitope Bello

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Daniel Steyn
{{flagicon|RSA}} Bongani von Bodenstein

| align="left" | 21–18, 21–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2016

| align="left" | Ivory Coast International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NGR}} Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh

| align="left" | {{flagicon|BEN}} Tobiloba Oyewole
{{flagicon|BEN}} Xena Arisa

| align="left" | 21–7, 21–10

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2017

| align="left" | Ivory Coast International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NGR}} Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NGR}} Enejoh Abah
{{flagicon|NGR}} Peace Orji

| align="left" | Walkover

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament

: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament

References

External links

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Category:1994 births

Category:Living people

Category:Nigerian male badminton players

Category:Badminton players at the 2019 African Games

Category:African Games gold medalists for Nigeria

Category:African Games gold medalists in badminton

Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen