Jacob Maliekal
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Birth name | Jacob Maliekal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Mthatha, South Africa | 1 January 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 64 (MS) 15 Sep 2016 224 (MD) 6 Oct 2011 237 (XD) 22 Oct 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 69 (15 Dec 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Jacob Maliekal (born 1 January 1991) is a male badminton player from South Africa.[1] He became the South Africa national team members in 2009 and won gold medals at the 2011 and 2014 African Games in badminton men's singles event. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2][3]
He was one of the 14 players selected for the Road to Rio Program, a program that aimed to help African badminton players to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Achievements
All-Africa Games
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | ![]() |
21–17, 21–17 | ![]() |
2011 | Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique | ![]() |
21–15, 21–14 | ![]() |
African Championships
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | ![]() |
21–11, 21–17 | ![]() |
2013 | National Badminton Centre, Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, Mauritius | ![]() |
21–13, 21–12 | ![]() |
2012 | Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ![]() |
21–15, 21–15 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Botswana International | ![]() |
10–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2016 | South Africa International | ![]() |
21–5, 21–13 | ![]() |
2015 | Kampala International | ![]() |
21–8, 18–21, 21–10 | ![]() |
2015 | Waikato International | ![]() |
20–22, 21–19, 22–20 | ![]() |
2015 | Uganda International | ![]() |
11–8, 11–10, 11–2 | ![]() |
2014 | Uganda International | ![]() |
12–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2013 | South Africa International | ![]() |
20–22, 21–15, 21–10 | ![]() |
2013 | Botswana International | ![]() |
22–20, 21–15 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Botswana International | ![]() |
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19–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Jacob Maliekal Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Players Jacob MALIEKAL". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Jacob MALIEKAL Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
External links
- Jacob Maliekal at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Jacob Maliekal at BWFbadminton.com
- Jacob Maliekal at Olympics.com
- Jacob Maliekal at Olympedia
- Jacob Maliekal at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Jacob Maliekal at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Use dmy dates from April 2022
- Short description matches Wikidata
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Mthatha
- South African male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for South Africa
- Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa
- Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- Competitors at the 2015 African Games
- African Games gold medalists for South Africa
- African Games silver medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in badminton
- Sportspeople from the Eastern Cape
- Alumni of Selborne College
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