1984 African Badminton Championships

1984 African Badminton Championships
Tournament details
DatesAugust 1984
Edition4th
LocationDar es Salaam, Tanzania
← 1982 1988 →

The 1984 African Badminton Championships was a continental stage tournament to crown the best badminton squads and players in Africa. The tournament took place in August 1984 at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This edition of the championships introduced five new events, which were the individual events. The tournament was initially scheduled to be held in May.[1]

Simon Gondwe of Zambia won the gold medal in the men's singles title after defeating Firoz of Tanzania.[2] In the women's singles event, Indira Bhikha became the first Mozambican to win gold in the African championships.[3]

  1. ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (1984). World Badminton (PDF) (1st ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 30. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ Walubita, Moses Sayela (2011-08-04). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. ISBN 9781450279123.
  3. ^ Scheele, H. A. E. (1985). World Badminton (PDF) (1st ed.). International Badminton Federation. p. 28. Retrieved 25 May 2024.