{{Short description|Nigerian badminton player (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Gideon Babalola | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | country = Nigeria | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|2|11}} | birth_place = | residence = | height = 1.80 m | weight = 54 kg | years_active = | handedness = | coach = | event = Men's singles & doubles | highest_ranking = 270 (MS 13 August 2019)<br />178 (MD 20 August 2019)<br />401 (XD 17 July 2014) | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's badminton }} {{MedalCountry | {{NGR}} }} {{MedalCompetition | African Games }} {{MedalGold | 2019 Rabat | Mixed team }} {{MedalCompetition | African Championships }} {{MedalBronze | 2017 Benoni | Mixed team }} | bwfbadminton_id = 94697 | bwf_id = 80146BE9-F32A-4A7B-A2D7-60116B6FB6BE }}
'''Gideon Babalola''' (born 11 February 1994) is a Nigerian badminton player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Players: Gideon Babalola |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/94697/gideon-babalola |website=Badminton World Federation |access-date=14 December 2016}}</ref> He was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2019 African Games.<ref>{{cite web |title=Athlete Profile: Babalola Gideon |url=https://wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net/eng/zb/engzb_badminton-athlete-profile-n1006477-babalola-gideon.htm |website=Rabat 2019 |access-date=28 August 2019 |archive-date=28 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828194017/https://wrs-ag2019g.mev.atos.net/eng/zb/engzb_badminton-athlete-profile-n1006477-babalola-gideon.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2016, he won the mixed doubles title at the Ivory Coast International, partnered with Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh.<ref>{{cite web |title=Internationaux de Côte d’Ivoire – Résultats |url=http://francobad.org/2016/04/04/internationaux-de-cote-divoire-resultats/ |access-date=28 October 2024 |website=Association Francophone de Badminton |language=fr |archive-date=14 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114040455/http://francobad.org/2016/04/04/internationaux-de-cote-divoire-resultats/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2017, he and Ukeh reached the final round at the Ivory Coast International, but finished runners-up.<ref>{{cite web |title=Internationaux Séniors de Badminton : Le Nigeria rafle 11 médailles ! |url=http://regionale.info/internationaux-seniors-de-badminton-le-nigeria-rafle-11-medailles/ |access-date=28 October 2024 |publisher=Regionale.info |language=fr}}</ref>
== Achievements == === BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up) === ''Men's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2013 | align="left" | Kenya International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Subhankar Dey | align="left" | 19–21, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Ivory Coast International | align="left" | {{flagicon|UGA}} Edwin Ekiring | align="left" | 13–21, 21–12, 10–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Benin International | align="left" | {{flagicon|NGR}} Habeeb Temitope Bello | align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Daniel Steyn<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} Bongani von Bodenstein | align="left" | 21–18, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |}
''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Ivory Coast International | align="left" | {{flagicon|NGR}} Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh | align="left" | {{flagicon|BEN}} Tobiloba Oyewole<br />{{flagicon|BEN}} Xena Arisa | align="left" | 21–7, 21–10 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Ivory Coast International | align="left" | {{flagicon|NGR}} Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh | align="left" | {{flagicon|NGR}} Enejoh Abah<br />{{flagicon|NGR}} Peace Orji | align="left" | Walkover | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament : {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Babalola, Gideon}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Nigerian male badminton players Category:Badminton players at the 2019 African Games Category:African Games gold medalists for Nigeria Category:African Games gold medalists in badminton Category:21st-century Nigerian sportsmen Category:Medalists at the 2019 African Games