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{{Short description|South African badminton player}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Amy Ackerman
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| country = South Africa
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|3|16}} <ref>{{cite web |title=Amy Ackerman |url=https://bwfworldtourfinals.bwfbadminton.com/zh-cn/player/62110/amy-ackerman |website=BWF World Tour Finals |date=23 September 2023 |access-date=23 September 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| event = Women's doubles & Mixed doubles
| highest_ranking = 65 (WD with [[Deidre Laurens]] 5 September 2023) 82 (XD with [[Jarred Elliott]] 25 July 2023)
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{{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{RSA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[African Badminton Championships|African Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2023 African Badminton Championships|2023 Benoni]] | Women's doubles}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2023 African Badminton Championships|2023 Benoni]] | Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2022 African Badminton Championships|2022 Kampala]] | Women's doubles}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2022 African Badminton Championships|2022 Kampala]] | Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalGold | [[2021 African Badminton Championships|2021 Kampala]] | Women's doubles}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2021 African Badminton Championships|2021 Kampala]] | Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2020 African Badminton Championships|2020 Cairo]] | Women's doubles}}

| bwf_id = BE6F252D-707D-4DB7-ABBB-81E5A567B77E
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'''Amy Ackerman''' (born 16 March 2005) is a South African [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Players: Amy Ackerman|url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/62110/amy-ackerman |website=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> She has won two gold medals at the [[African Badminton Championships]]. She won her first gold medal at the [[2021 African Badminton Championships]] where she played in the women's doubles with [[Johanita Scholtz]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Players: All Africa Championships: Meet Team South Africa – Part One|url=https://benonicitytimes.co.za/458841/all-africa-championships-meet-team-south-africa-part-one/ |website=Benoni City Times |access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref> She then won her second gold at the [[2023 African Badminton Championships]] where she played in the women's doubles with her partner [[Deidre Laurens]].<ref>{{cite web |title=South African Players Victorious at All African Badminton Championships|url=https://www.goodthingsguy.com/sport/badminton-amy-deidre-champions/ |website=Good Things Guy |access-date=23 September 2023}}</ref>

== Achievements ==
=== African Championships ===
''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2023 African Badminton Championships|2023]]
| align="left" | John Barrable Hall, [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]], South Africa
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Deidre Laurens]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Yasmina Chibah]] {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Linda Mazri]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 21-12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2022 African Badminton Championships|2022]]
| align="left" | Lugogo Arena, [[Kampala]], Uganda
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Deidre Laurens]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MRI}} [[Lorna Bodha]] {{flagicon|MRI}} [[Kobita Dookhe]]
| align="left" | 18–21, 20-22
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2021 African Badminton Championships|2021]]
| align="left" | MTN Arena, [[Kampala]], [[Uganda]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Johanita Scholtz]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Mounib Celia]] {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Tanina Mammeri]]
| align="left" | 23–21, 21-13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2020 African Badminton Championships|2020]]
| align="left" | Cairo Stadium, [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Michelle Butler-Emmett]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan]] {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 8-21, 11-21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2023 African Badminton Championships|2023]]
| align="left" | John Barrable Hall, [[Benoni, Gauteng|Benoni]], South Africa
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Jarred Elliott]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Koceila Mammeri]] {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Tanina Mammeri]]
| align="left" | 20–22, 18-21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2022 African Badminton Championships|2022]]
| align="left" | Lugogo Arena, [[Kampala]], Uganda
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Jarred Elliott]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Koceila Mammeri]] {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Tanina Mammeri]]
| align="left" | 13–21, 14-21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | [[2021 African Badminton Championships|2021]]
| align="left" | MTN Arena, [[Kampala]], [[Uganda]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Jarred Elliott]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Koceila Mammeri]] {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Tanina Mammeri]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 10–21, 10-21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 6 runner-up) ===
''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | [[Botswana International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Deidre Laurens
| align="left" | {{flagicon|MRI}} [[Lorna Bodha]] {{flagicon|MRI}} [[Kobita Dookhe]]
| align="left" | 21–10, 21-11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | [[Zambia International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Deidre Laurens
| align="left" | {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Keisha Fatimah Az Zahra]] {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Era Maftuha]]
| align="left" | 12–21, 8-21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | [[Egypt International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Deidre Laurens
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Martina Corsini]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Judith Mair]]
| align="left" | 5-21, 13-21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2021
| align="left" | [[South Africa International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Johanita Scholtz
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Megan De Beer]] {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Deidre Laurens]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 21-11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2021
| align="left" | [[Botswana International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Johanita Scholtz
| align="left" | {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Kamila Smagulova]] {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Aisha Zhumabek]]
| align="left" | 21–9, 21-10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2021
| align="left" | [[Benin International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Dinae Olivier]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Demi Botha]] {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Deidre Laurens]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 19-21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | [[Botswana International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Jarred Elliott
| align="left" | {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Adham Hatem Elgamal]] {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Doha Hany]]
| align="left" | 21–12, 21-19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | [[Zambia International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Jarred Elliott
| align="left" | {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik]] {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Domou Amro]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 21–11, 15-21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2021
| align="left" | [[South Africa International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Jarred Elliott
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Robert White (badminton)|Robert White]] {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Deidre Laurens]]
| align="left" | Walkover
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2021
| align="left" | [[Benin International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Cameron Coetzer]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Jarred Elliott]] {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Deidre Laurens]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 20-22
| 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

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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[[Category:2005 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Ugandan female badminton players]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists for Uganda]]
[[Category:21st-century Ugandan people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Tamil Nadu]]

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