Daniel Sam (badminton)


Daniel Sam is a Ghanaian badminton player. He competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. In 2011, he won the bronze medal at the All-Africa Games in the men's doubles event partnered with Solomon Mensah Nyarko. 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 Olympic Games. Sam was educated at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

Achievements

All-Africa Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique Solomon Mensah Nyarko Dorian James
Willem Viljoen
7–21, 13–21 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Nigeria International Gifty Mensah Olorunfemi Elewa
Susan Ideh
19–21, 17–21 Runner-up