Kanako_Yonekura
Kanako Yonekura
Japanese badminton player
Kanako Yonekura (米倉加奈子, Yonekura Kanako, born 29 October 1976 in Kodaira, Tokyo) is a badminton player from Japan.
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1976-10-29) 29 October 1976 (age 47) Kodaira, Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Asian Games
Women's singles
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| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1998 | Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand |  Gong Zhichao |
1–11, 11–5, 11–6 |  Gold |
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Asian Championships
Women's singles
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| 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 |
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World University Championships
Women's singles
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| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Strasbourg, France | Choi Ma-ree |
0–11, 12–10, 10–12 |  Silver |
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Women's doubles
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| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Strasbourg, France |  Saori Itoh |
Gao Leng Gao Yuan |
1–15, 12–15 | Bronze |
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IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's singles
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| 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 |
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BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
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| 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 | Chie Umezu |
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 | Waitakere International | Wang Chen |
1–11, 2–11 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Australia Capital International | Wang Chen |
6–11, 8–11 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Chinese Taipei International |  Chan Ya-lin |
4–11, 8–11 | Runner-up |
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- Profile at Sankei Sports (in Japanese)
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