Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori
Nigerian badminton player (born 1997)
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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,[10] where he was assigned as a country team captain and also flag bearer during the Paris Olympics parade of nations.[11][12]
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| Born | 1 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 86 (MS, 5 September 2023) 48 (MD with Godwin Olofua, 19 October 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 109 (MS, 18 February 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
African Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 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 |
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| 2019 | Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria | Godwin Olofua |
21–17, 16–21, 21–17 | Gold |
[13] |
| 2020 | Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt | Julien Paul |
21–16, 16–21, 21–23 | Silver |
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| 2022 | Lugogo Arena, Kampala, Uganda |  Brian Kasirye |
21–14, 23–21 | Gold |
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| 2023 | John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa | Julien Paul |
18–21, 21–13, 21–18 | Gold |
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| 2024 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt | Julien Paul |
23–21, 11–21, 21–16 | Gold |
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| 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 |
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| 2019 | Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
Godwin Olofua |
Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel |
21–18, 16–21, 16–21 |  Bronze |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
