Bose Kaffo

Bose Kaffo

Personal information
Born	14 November 1972 (1972-11-14) (age 53) Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Table tennis
Club	Marmande Table Tennis Club
Medal record Women's table tennis Representing Nigeria All-Africa Games Silver medal – second place 1987 Nairobi Doubles Bronze medal – third place 1987 Nairobi Mixed doubles Bronze medal – third place 1991 Cairo Singles Silver medal – second place 1991 Cairo Doubles Gold medal – first place 1991 Cairo Mixed doubles Gold medal – first place 1995 Harare Singles Gold medal – first place 1995 Harare Doubles Gold medal – first place 1995 Harare Mixed doubles Silver medal – second place 1999 Johannesburg Singles Gold medal – first place 1999 Johannesburg Doubles Gold medal – first place 1999 Johannesburg Mixed doubles Bronze medal – third place 2003 Abuja Singles Gold medal – first place 2003 Abuja Doubles Silver medal – second place 2003 Abuja Mixed doubles Silver medal – second place 2007 Algiers Singles Bronze medal – third place 2007 Algiers Doubles Bronze medal – third place 2007 Algiers Mixed doubles

Bose Kaffo (born 14 November 1972 in Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professional table tennis player who competed at five Olympics from 1992 to 2008.

She is the second Nigerian woman to compete at five Olympics, after sprinter Mary Onyali. This feat was also achieved in 2008 by fellow table tennis player Segun Toriola. By the end of the 2008 Summer Olympics, only thirteen table tennis players worldwide had appeared at least five Olympics. Her doubles partners at the Olympics were Abiola Odumosu in 1992 and Olufunke Oshonaike from 1996 to 2004.

She has won fifteen medals (seven gold) in singles and doubles at six consecutive All-Africa Games from 1987 to 2007, winning at least one medal at each Games. In Singles, she won gold in 1995, silver in 1999 and 2007, and bronze in 2003. In Doubles, she won gold (with Olufunke Oshonaike) in 1995, 1999, and 2003, silver in 1991, and bronze in 2007. In Mixed Doubles, she won gold in 1991 (with Atanda Musa), 1995 (with Sule Olayele), and 1999 (with Segun Toriola) along with silver in 1987 and 2003 and bronze in 2007. Nigeria has won team gold at all All-Africa Games.

See also

• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

External links

• Bose Kaffo at World Table Tennis (ITTF)
• Bosede Kaffo at Olympics.com
• Bose Kaffo at Olympic.org (archived)
• Bose Kaffo at Olympedia
• Bose Kaffo at InterSportStats