1992 African Badminton Championships
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 10 – 26 April | ||
| Edition | 6th | ||
| Venue | National Badminton Centre | ||
| Location | Port Louis, Mauritius | ||
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The 1992 African Badminton Championships was a continental badminton tournament organized by the Badminton Confederation of Africa to crown the best badminton players in Africa. This championships were held in Port Louis, Mauritius from 10 to 26 April.[1][2] This tournament also served as the African qualifiers for the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The South Africa national badminton team topped the medal table, winning four golds, four silvers and two bronzes in the championships.[3] Nigeria withdrew from the individual events after their walkover from the team event final against South Africa.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Eddy Clarisse
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 Anton Kriel
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Nico Meerholz
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| Alan Phillips
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| Women's singles | Lina Fourie
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Augusta Phillips
|
Martine de Souza
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| Vanessa van der Walt
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| Men's doubles | Anton Kriel Nico Meerholz
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Gilles Allet Eddy Clarisse
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 Mohamed Juma Mselem Juma
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 Roy Dempsey Eddie Ward
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| Women's doubles | Augusta Phillips Tracey Thompson
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Lina Fourie Vanessa van der Walt
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 Gudrun Murray Ella Scholtz
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| Bianca Kustner Heidi Spinas
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| Mixed doubles | Anton Kriel Lina Fourie
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Alan Phillips Augusta Phillips
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Mohamed Juma Nasra Juma
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| Nico Meerholz Tracey Thompson
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| Mixed team | South Africa
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 Nigeria
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Tanzania
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| Mauritius
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Medal table
* Host nation (Mauritius)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Mauritius* | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Namibia | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 6 | Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
Team event
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Nigeria
| 5 | ||||||||
| Tanzania
| 0 | ||||||||
| Nigeria
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| South Africa
| w/o | ||||||||
| Mauritius
| 2 | ||||||||
| South Africa
| 3 | ||||||||
In the final of the team event, South Africa won by default after the Nigerian team refused to play against the Republic.[4] The Nigerian team noted that South Africa was not properly qualified for the tournament.[5][6]
References
- ^ "African Championships 1992 (T) | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "ALL AFRICA CHAMPIONSHIPS". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "BWF - African Championships 1992 (T) - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ South African Pressclips. Barry Streek. 1992.
- ^ South African Pressclips. Barry Streek. 1992.
- ^ "Champion by default". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 1992-04-18. p. 39. Retrieved 2024-05-18 – via NewspaperSG.