Sarina Satomi

Sarina Satomi
里見紗李奈
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	9 April 1998 (age 23); Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Para-badminton
Disability	Spinal cord injury
Disability class	WH1
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing Japan
Paralympic Games
World Championships
Asian Para Games

Sarina Satomi (里見紗李奈, Satomi Sarina, born 9 April 1998) is a Japanese para-badminton player who competes in international elite competitions. She won a gold medal in Women's singles WH1, at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, and Women's doubles WH1–WH2 .^[1]^[2]^[3]

She is a World women's singles champion and World bronze medalist in the doubles with teammate Yuma Yamazaki.

Life[]

Satomi sustained a spinal cord injury when she was involved in a car accident in May 2016.^[4]^[5]

Women's singles WH1

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Sujirat Pookkham	14–21, 21–19, 21–13	Gold

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Yuma Yamazaki	Liu Yutong	16–21, 21–16, 21–13	Gold

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Sujirat Pookkham	21–16, 21–15	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Yuma Yamazaki	Liu Yutong	Walkover	Bronze

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia		6–21, 9–21	Bronze

Women's singles (4 titles, 1 runners-up)

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Japan Para-Badminton International	Karin Suter-Erath	21–12, 21–23	Winner
2018	Australia Para-Badminton International		21–11, 21–7	Winner
2019	Irish Para-Badminton International	Karin Suter-Erath	21–17, 21–11	Winner
2019	Thailand Para-Badminton International		21–17, 21–13	Winner
2019	China Para-Badminton International	Valeska Knoblauch	–, –	Runner-up

Women's doubles (7 titles, 1 runners-up)

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Thailand Para-Badminton International	Yuma Yamazaki	Sujirat Pookkham Amnouy Wetwithan	16–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2018	Japan Para-Badminton International	Yuma Yamazaki		21–9, 21–15	Winner
2018	Australia Para-Badminton International	Yuma Yamazaki		–, –	Winner
2019	Dubai Para-Badminton International	Yuma Yamazaki		21–15, 21–13	Winner
2019	Canada Para-Badminton International	Yuma Yamazaki		21–10, 21–6	Winner
2019	Irish Para-Badminton International	Yuma Yamazaki		21–11, 21–15	Winner
2019	Denmark Para-Badminton presented by Danisa	Yuma Yamazaki	Sujirat Pookkham Amnouy Wetwithan	21–18, 21–16	Winner
2019	Japan Para-Badminton International	Yuma Yamazaki		14–21, 25–23, 21–15	Winner

^ "Japan's Sarina Satomi wins nation's first Paralympic badminton gold as sport debuts". The Japan Times. 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
^ "Badminton SATOMI Sarina - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 2021-09-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ NEWS, KYODO. "Paralympics: Japan's Sarina Satomi wins women's WH1 badminton singles gold". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
^ "Sarina Satomi - Nippon Foundation". The Nippon Foundation Paralympic Support Center. 24 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Sarina Satomi keen to be "first queen" of Para badminton". International Paralympic Committee. 28 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)