Seiko Yamada
Seiko Yamada | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||
Born | Toyama, Japan | March 22, 1978|||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||
Event | Women's doubles | |||||||||||||
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BWF profile |
Seiko Yamada (山田 靑子, Yamada Seiko, born 22 March 22 1978; in Toyama) is a Japanese badminton player.[1] Together with Shizuka Yamamoto, she won the women's doubles national champion in 2000 and 2003. Yamada competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Shizuka Yamamoto.[2] They were defeated by Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty of Malaysia in the round of 32. She is currently ranked #7 in Japan.[3]
Achievements[]
IBF World Championships[]
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England |
Shizuka Yamamoto | Wei Yili Zhao Tingting |
9–15, 11–15 | Bronze |
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)[]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Iran Fajr International | Rie Eto Yu Wakita |
15–21, 21–23 | Runner-up | |
2009 | Lao International | |
21–15, 11–21, 14–21 | Runner-up | |
2005 | French Open | Shizuka Matsuo | Weny Rahmawati |
12–15, 17–14, 6–15 | Runner-up |
2003 | Western Australia International | Shizuka Yamamoto | Rebecca Gordon Sara Runesten-Petersen |
15–3, 15–5 | Winner |
2003 | Waikato International | Shizuka Yamamoto | |
15–1, 17–16 | Winner |
2003 | Mauritius International | Shizuka Yamamoto | Nicole Grether Juliane Schenk |
9–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References[]
- ^ "Players: Seiko Yamada". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "山田 靑子 (やまだ せいこ)" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Badminton 結果:8月16日" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
External links[]
- Seiko Yamada at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Toyama Prefecture
- Japanese female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Japan
- Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Japan
- Japanese badminton biography stubs