Emmanuel Donkor
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]
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| Birth name | Emmanuel Yaw Donkor | ||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Ghana | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1994 Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Philip Baah | ||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 156 (MS 5 April 2018) 190 (MD 10 July 2014) 172 (XD 29 March 2018) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Benin International | Stella Koteikai Amasah |
 Enejoh Abah Peace Orji |
14–21, 11–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2016 | Rose Hill International | Gifty Mensah |
 Sahir Abdool Edoo Yeldy Marie Louison |
18–21, 29–27, 24–26 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Players: Emmanuel Yaw Donkor". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "Emmanuel Donkor Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "Participants: Emmanuel Donkor". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- "Badminton: Ghana win 4 medals in Mauritius". Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- "Ghana Badminton team wins bronze and silver in Benin". Ghana Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- "Francis Orbih's Badminton Board Gets Winning Start". Thisday. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
External links
- Emmanuel Donkor at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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