Mercy Joseph

Mercy Mwethya Joseph
Personal information
Country  Kenya
Born (1992-03-21) 21 March 1992
Nairobi, Kenya[1]
Height 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight 51 kg (112 lb)
Women's
Highest ranking 301 (WS) 23 Jan 2014
196 (WD) 28 Jan 2016
160 (XD) 26 Sep 2013
BWF profile

Mercy Mwethya Joseph (born 21 March 1992) is a Kenyan female badminton player.[2][3]

Career

In 2013, she was selected among the 14 best African players to be a member of the Road to Rio Project organised by the BWF and Badminton Confederation of Africa, to provide financial and technical support to African players and the lead-up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[4] In 2015, she won bronze medal at the African Games in women's doubles event.[5]

References

  1. "Mercy Mwethya Joseph Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. "Players: Mercy Joseph". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. "Mercy Joseph Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. "Road to Rio". www.africa-badminton.com. Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  5. "Team Kenya elated as girls win first ever badminton medal, Bronze, at major games". voiceofsport.net. Voice of Sport. Retrieved 12 October 2016.


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