Kanako Yonekura


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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.

Kanako Yonekura
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CountryJapan
Born29 October 1976 (age 47)
Kodaira, Tokyo
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
HandednessRight
BWF profile

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.

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand   Gong Zhichao 1–11, 11–5, 11–6   Gold

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Jun Jae-youn 2–11, 5–11   Bronze

World University Championships

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1996 Strasbourg, France   Choi Ma-ree 0–11, 12–10, 10–12   Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Strasbourg, France   Saori Itoh   Gao Leng
  Gao Yuan 		1–15, 12–15   Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
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

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
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
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament