Eli Mambwe

Eli Mambwe (born July 18, 1982 in Kalulushi) is a Zambian badminton player.[1] He won a silver medal for the men's singles at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria, losing out to the host nation's Nabil Lasmari.

Eli Mambwe
Personal information
Country	Zambia
Born	18 July 1982 Kalulushi, Zambia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Zambia All-Africa Games 2007 Algiers Men's singles 2007 Algiers Mixed doubles Africa Team Championships 2006 Rose Hill Men's team

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Mambwe competed in the men's singles, as well as the mixed doubles event. In the singles, he was defeated in the first round by New Zealand's John Moody, with a score of 10–21 and 14–21.[2] Playing with Olga Siamupangila, he lost in the first round of the mixed doubles, against New Zealand pair, Craig Cooper and Lianne Shirley, with a score of 11–21 and 18–21.[3]

Mambwe competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, after accepting a tripartite commission invitation into the men's singles by the International Badminton Federation.[4] He was also the first badminton player to represent Zambia at the Olympics. He received a bye into the second round of the competition, before losing out to France's Erwin Kehlhoffner, with a score of 15–21, 17–21.[5]

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Mambwe competed in three different badminton events. In the men's singles, he was not able to redeem himself and improve his performance from the previous games, as he lost once again in the first round to Martyn Lewis of Wales, with a two-set score of 19–21 and 16–21.[6] By the following day, Mambwe paired up with Juma Muwowo in the men's doubles, where his pair was strongly defeated by the English pair, Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson, with a unanimous score of 8–21 and 12–21.[7] Few hours later, he played again with Olga Siamupangila in the mixed doubles, where they beat the Jamaican pair, Garron Palmer and Alya Lewis, with a three-set score of 14–21, 21–17, and 21–17.[8] He and his partner fought against the Singaporean pair Chayut Triyachart and Yao Lei in the second round, with a score of 21–11, but they eventually retired before the second set, when Mambwe had a pulled hamstring muscle during the game.[9]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eli Mambwe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
2. "Biography – Mambwe, Eli". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
3. "Mambwe/Siamupangila – Badminton Open". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
4. "Zambia's top badminton player gets Beijing Olympic berth". Xinhua News Agency. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
5. "Men's Singles Round of 32 – Monday, August 11, 2008". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
6. "Badminton – Men's Singles (Round of 64)". Delhi 2010. Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
7. "Badminton – Men's Doubles (Round of 32)". Delhi 2010. Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
8. "Badminton – Mixed Doubles (Round of 32)". Delhi 2010. Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
9. "Zambian badminton players out of Commonwealth Games". The Post Zambian Online. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2012.

External links

• NBC Olympics Profile