Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori (born 1 June 1997) is a Nigerian badminton player.[3] He started playing badminton together with his brother in 2005, and later he was selected to join Nigeria senior national team in 2017.[4] He was fifth-time gold medalists in the men's singles at the African Championships,[5][6] as well two-time gold medalists in the African Games.[5][7][8] He competed at the 2020 Tokyo,[9] and 2024 Paris Olympics, where he was assigned as a country team captain and also flag bearer during the Paris Olympics parade of nations.[10][11]
Achievements
African Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco |  Julien Paul
|
21–16, 21–17 |  Gold
|
[7] |
| 2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana |  Godwin Olofua
|
21–23, 21–17, 21–15 | Gold
|
[8] |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco |
Godwin Olofua
|
Aatish Lubah Julien Paul
|
9–21, 18–21 |  Silver
|
[7] |
| 2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana |
Godwin Olofua
|
 Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel
|
6–21, 15–21 | Silver
|
[8] |
African Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria | Godwin Olofua
|
21–17, 16–21, 21–17 | Gold
|
[12] |
| 2020 | Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt | Julien Paul
|
21–16, 16–21, 21–23 | Silver
|
|
| 2022 | Lugogo Arena, Kampala, Uganda |  Brian Kasirye
|
21–14, 23–21 | Gold
|
|
| 2023 | John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa | Julien Paul
|
18–21, 21–13, 21–18 | Gold
|
|
| 2024 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt | Julien Paul
|
23–21, 11–21, 21–16 | Gold
|
|
| 2025 | Gymnase de Japoma, Douala, Cameroon |  Adham Hatem Elgamal
|
21–7, 23–21 | Gold
|
[5][6] |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
Godwin Olofua
|
Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel
|
21–18, 16–21, 16–21 |  Bronze
|
|
| 2020 | Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt |
Godwin Olofua
|
Aatish Lubah Julien Paul
|
14–21, 25–27 | Bronze
|
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 9 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Côte d'Ivoire International |  Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik
|
21–18, 21–16 |  Winner
|
| 2018 | Zambia International |  Ade Resky Dwicahyo
|
11–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up
|
| 2020 | Kenya International |  Chirag Sen
|
18–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2022 | Zambia International |  Dmitriy Panarin
|
9–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
|
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Lagos International | Godwin Olofua
|
Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy
|
13–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2018 | Côte d'Ivoire International | Godwin Olofua
|
 Mathias Pedersen  Jonathan Persson
|
21–14, 21–19 | Winner
|
| 2018 | Zambia International | Godwin Olofua
|
Ade Resky Dwicahyo Azmy Qowimuramadhoni
|
19–21, 21–18, 11–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2019 | Uganda International | Godwin Olofua
|
Siddharth Jakhar Ahmed Salah
|
21–18, 21–11 | Winner
|
| 2019 | Benin International | Godwin Olofua
|
Aravind Kongara Venkatesh Prasad
|
21–19, 21–19 | Winner
|
| 2019 | Côte d'Ivoire International | Godwin Olofua
|
Adham Hatem Elgamal Ahmed Salah
|
20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2019 | Ghana International | Godwin Olofua
|
Arjun M. R. Ramchandran Shlok
|
11–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2019 | Cameroon International | Godwin Olofua
|
Adham Hatem Elgamal Ahmed Salah
|
21–12, 11–21, 21–11 | Winner
|
| 2020 | Uganda International | Godwin Olofua
|
Tarun Kona Shivam Sharma
|
15–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
|
| 2020 | Kenya International | Godwin Olofua
|
Kathiravun Concheepuran Manivannan Santosh Gajendran
|
12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
|
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Zambia International | Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
|
Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik Domou Amro
|
21–19, 23–21 | Winner
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Yonex All England Draw Announced!". All England Badminton. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Athlete Profile:Opeyori Anuoluwapo Juwon". Rabat 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "Players: Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Ngobua, David (9 May 2020). "Anuoluwa Opeyori: I want to qualify for Tokyo Olympics to inspire upcoming badminton players". Daily Trust. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "2025 All-Africa Senior Badminton Championship: Opeyori clinches 7th African title". Sports Unlimited. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b Attallah, Omar (17 February 2025). "All Africa Championships: Fourth Straight Crown for Opeyori". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "African Games 2019: Anuoluwapo Opeyori wins gold as team Nigeria emerge overall champions". Badminton Nigeria. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "African Games 2023: Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori accedes to the throne once again since previous edition in Morocco". Badminton Confederation Africa. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Opeyori Anuoluwapo Juwon". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Amusan named Nigeria's flag bearer for Paris 2024". The Nation. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Pick, Oscar (26 July 2024). "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Tom Daley and LeBron James take stage". The Independent. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (28 April 2019). "Nigeria's Opeyori and Adesokan claim singles titles at All-African Badminton Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
External links
Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)