Kanako Yonekura
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| Born | 29 October 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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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.[1]
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
[edit]Asian Games
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1998 | Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand |  Gong Zhichao
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1–11, 11–5, 11–6 |  Gold
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Asian Championships
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Jun Jae-youn
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2–11, 5–11 |  Bronze
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World University Championships
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Strasbourg, France | Choi Ma-ree
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0–11, 12–10, 10–12 |  Silver
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Strasbourg, France |  Saori Itoh
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Gao Leng Gao Yuan
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1–15, 12–15 | Bronze
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IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2000 | Korea Open |  Camilla Martin
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6–11, 6–11 |  Runner-up
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| 2000 | Swedish Open |  Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn
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11–9, 10–13, 13–10 |  Winner
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| 2003 | Thailand Open | Dai Yun
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7–11, 8–11 | Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2007 | India International |  Saina Nehwal
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21–13, 21–18 | Winner
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[3] |
| 2007 | Scottish Open |  Elizabeth Cann
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21–19, 18–21, 21–17 | Winner
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[4] |
| 2007 | White Nights |  Olga Konon
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21–11, 21–7 | Winner
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| 2007 | Australian Open | Chie Umezu
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11–21, 21–11, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2007 | Osaka International | Eriko Hirose
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14–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2003 | Southern Panam Classic |  Kelly Morgan
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11–2, 11–3 | Winner
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| 2003 | Waikato International | Kaori Mori
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11–4, 11–2 | Winner
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| 2003 | South Africa International |  Pi Hongyan
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11–6, 4–11, 9–11 | Runner-up
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| 2003 | Mauritius International | Pi Hongyan
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11–5, 10–13, 4–11 | Runner-up
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| 2000 | Waitakere International | Wang Chen
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1–11, 2–11 | Runner-up
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| 2000 | Australia Capital International | Wang Chen
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6–11, 8–11 | Runner-up
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| 1997 | Chinese Taipei International |  Chan Ya-lin
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4–11, 8–11 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Kanako YONEKURA | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Results: Badminton Swedish Open". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 6 March 2000. Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "A long way to go". Sportstar. 15 December 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Blair claims Scots title double". BBC Sport. 25 November 2007. Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Reports: Osaka International Challenge 2007". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 8 April 2007. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Kanako Yonekura at BWFBadminton.com
- Kanako Yonekura at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Kanako Yonekura at Olympics.com
- Kanako Yonekura at Olympedia
- Kanako Yonekura – Sydney 2000 at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
- Kanako Yonekura – Athens 2004 at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
- Kanako Yonekura at Sankei Sports (in Japanese)
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Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Japanese female badminton players
- Olympic badminton players for Japan
- Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Tokyo Metropolis
- People from Kodaira, Tokyo
- 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 badminton players 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
- Asian Games gold medalists in badminton
- Asian Games silver medalists in badminton
- Asian Games bronze medalists in badminton