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Nigerian para table tennis player

Isau Ogunkunle
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 38)
Ogun State, Nigeria
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportTable Tennis
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  Nigeria
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Singles C4
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 England Singles C3-5

Isau Ogunkunle (born 10 February 1986) is a class four Nigerian table tennis player.

He competed for Nigeria at local and international table tennis competitions. Ogunkunle participated in the male para table tennis competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games representing Nigeria.

Achievements

Ogunkunle took part in the 2022 Commonwealth Games Table Tennis Mens single classes C3-5, where he beat Raj Aravindan Alagar 3–0 to win bronze medal.

Ogunkunle also competed in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in Tokyo representing Nigeria.

Ogunkunle and his counterpart Ahmed Koleosho were defeated by the French duo of Florian Merrien and Nicolas Savant in their quarter finals of the men's team class 4-5 event of the table tennis competition.

One of his major achievements was defeating African champion, Egypts Mohamed Sameh Eid in the first round at the 2019 Africa PTT Championships in Alexandria, Egypt.

See also

References

  1. "Isau Ogunkunle". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. Odeyemi, Joshua (8 August 2022). "FULL LIST: Nigeria's medal winners, events at 2022 Commonwealth Games". Daily Trust. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  3. Moses, Peter (26 March 2022). "Isau Ogunkunle: Why I am considering dumping Ogun State". Daily Trust. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. "Commonwealth Games Day 6 Round-Up: Team Nigeria's medal rush halted". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  5. "Paralympic champion Yang among first Para table tennis winners in Birmingham". www.insidethegames.biz. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  6. Onyekwelu, Stephen (26 August 2021). "Tokyo Paralympics: Nigeria records first win in table tennis". Businessday NG. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  7. "Isau Ogunkunle - Table Tennis | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  8. "Tokyo Paralympics: Nigeria lose to France in table tennis". Punch Newspapers. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  9. Oyero, Kingsley (1 July 2019). "Para Table Tennis Championship: Unseeded Nigerian Isau Ogunkunle Stuns Africa's Number 1". Latest Sports News In Nigeria. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  10. "Isau Ogunkunle in Tokyo dreamland". International Table Tennis Federation. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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