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|previous = [[1996 African Badminton Championships|1996]] |
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Revision as of 03:31, 21 May 2024
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| Dates | 27 July–2 August | ||
| Edition | 9th | ||
| Venue | National Badminton Centre | ||
| Location | Rose Hill, Mauritius | ||
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The 1998 African Badminton Championships were the continental badminton championships to crown the best players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the National Badminton Centre in Rose-Hill, Mauritius, from 27 July to 2 August 1998.[1] The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in October 1998 at Casablanca, Morocco.[2][3]
In the team event, South Africa finished in first place while Mauritius placed second. Madagascar won their first medal at the African championships when their team reached the semi-finals.[4]
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles |  Eddy Clarisse
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 Johan Kleingeld
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Denis Constantin
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| Neale Woodroffe
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| Women's singles | Lina Fourie
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Michelle Edwards
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Beverley Meerholz
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| Vandanah Seesurun
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| Men's doubles | Johan Kleingeld Anton Kriel
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Gavin Polmans Neale Woodroffe
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Gilles Allet Geenesh Dussain
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| Stephan Beeharry Denis Constantin
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| Women's doubles | Lina Fourie Monique Ric-Hansen
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Meagen Burnett Michelle Edwards
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Marie-Hélène Pierre Vandanah Seesurun
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| Selvon Marudamuthu Amrita Sawaram
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| Mixed doubles | Anton Kriel Michelle Edwards
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Johan Kleingeld Lina Fourie
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Gavin Polmans Monique Ric-Hansen
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| Stephan Beeharry Marie-Hélène Pierre
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| Mixed team | South Africa
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Mauritius
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 Madagascar
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 Kenya
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Medal table
* Host nation (Mauritius)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | South Africa | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Mauritius* | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Madagascar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
References
- ^ "All African Snr Champs 98 (I) | BWF". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Chifuwe, Sheikh (1998-07-21). "Badminton team may not travel to South Africa". The Post. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via AllAfrica.
- ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (1998). World Badminton (PDF) (2nd ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 26. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Rakotoarivelo, Julian (2017-12-29). "Badminton : « Peu pratiqué mais un vrai potentiel » dixit Eugénio Raniriharinosy -". Midi Madagasikara (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-21.