Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan

Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Personal information
CountryNigeria
Born (1998-07-05) 5 July 1998
Ogun, Nigeria
ResidenceAbeokuta, Ogun, Nigeria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking77 (WS 11 February 2020)
82 (WD 17 September 2019)
132 (XD 17 July 2014)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
2019 RabatMixed team
2019 RabatWomen's singles
2019 RabatWomen's doubles
2023 AccraWomen's singles
2023 AccraWomen's doubles
African Championships
2019 Port HarcourtWomen's singles
2019 Port HarcourtWomen's doubles
2019 Port HarcourtMixed team
2013 Rose HillMixed team
2014 GaboroneMixed team
2018 AlgiersWomen's singles
2020 CairoWomen's singles
2020 CairoWomen's doubles
2014 GaboroneWomen's singles
2014 GaboroneMixed doubles
2017 BenoniWomen's singles
2017 BenoniWomen's doubles
2017 BenoniMixed team
2024 CairoWomen's doubles
Africa Team Championships
2018 AlgiersWomen's team
2024 CairoWomen's team
African Youth Games
2014 GaboroneGirls' singles
2014 GaboroneGirls' doubles
2014 GaboroneMixed team
BWF profile

Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan (born 5 July 1998) is a Nigerian badminton player. She showed her talent at a young age, by winning two gold medals at the 2014 African Youth Games. In 2019, she won the women's singles and doubles titles at the African Championships. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics, by achieving the best women's singles ranking on the African continent in the Race to Tokyo rankings.