Kanako Yonekura
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kodaira, Tokyo | October 29, 1976||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kanako Yonekura (米倉加奈子, Yonekura Kanako, born 29 October 1976 in Kodaira, Tokyo) is a badminton player from Japan.
Yonekura won the gold in women's singles of the badminton tournament in the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games, by defeating Gong Zhichao of People's Republic of China in the final.
She played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Camilla Martin of Denmark in the round of 32.
Achievements[]
Asian Games[]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1998 | Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand | Gong Zhichao | 1–11, 11–5, 11–6 | Gold |
Asian Championships[]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Jun Jae-youn | 2–11, 5–11 | Bronze |
World University Championships[]
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Strasbourg, France | 0–11, 12–10, 10–12 | Silver |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Strasbourg, France | |
1–15, 12–15 | Bronze |
IBF World Grand Prix[]
The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Thailand Open | Dai Yun | 7–11, 8–11 | Runner-up |
2000 | Swedish Open | Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn | 11–9, 10–13, 13–10 | Winner |
2000 | Korea Open | Camilla Martin | 6–11, 6–11 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series[]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | India International | Saina Nehwal | 21–13, 21–18 | Winner |
2007 | Scottish Open | Elizabeth Cann | 21–19, 18–21, 21–17 | Winner |
2007 | White Nights | Olga Konon | 21–11, 21–7 | Winner |
2007 | Australian Open | 11–21, 21–11, 21–10 | Winner | |
2007 | Osaka International | Eriko Hirose | 14–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2003 | Southern Panam Classic | Kelly Morgan | 11–2, 11–3 | Winner |
2003 | Waikato International | Kaori Mori | 11–4, 11–2 | Winner |
2003 | South Africa International | Pi Hongyan | 11–6, 4–11, 9–11 | Runner-up |
2003 | Mauritius International | Pi Hongyan | 11–5, 10–13, 4–11 | Runner-up |
2000 | Wang Chen | 1–11, 2–11 | Runner-up | |
2000 | Wang Chen | 6–11, 8–11 | Runner-up | |
1997 | Chan Ya-lin | 4–11, 8–11 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References[]
- Profile at Sankei Sports (in Japanese)
Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Japanese female badminton players
- Olympic badminton players of Japan
- Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Tokyo Metropolis
- People from Kodaira, Tokyo
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Japanese badminton biography stubs