Kanako Yonekura

Kanako Yonekura

Personal information
Born	(1976-10-29) 29 October 1976 Kodaira, Tokyo
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Right
BWF profile
Medal record Women's badminton Representing Japan Uber Cup Bronze medal – third place 2004 Jakarta Women's team Asian Games Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Women's singles Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Women's team Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Women's team Asian Championships Bronze medal – third place 2004 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles East Asian Games Bronze medal – third place 1997 Busan Women's team World University Championships Silver medal – second place 1996 Strasbourg Women's singles Bronze medal – third place 1996 Strasbourg Women's doubles

Kanako Yonekura (米倉加奈子, Yonekura Kanako; born 29 October 1976 in Kodaira, Tokyo) is a badminton player from Japan.

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

Asian Games

Women's singles

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

Asian Championships

Women's singles

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

World University Championships

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

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

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2000	Korea Open	Camilla Martin	6–11, 6–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000	Swedish Open	Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn	11–9, 10–13, 13–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003	Thailand Open	Dai Yun	7–11, 8–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2007	India International	Saina Nehwal	21–13, 21–18	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007	Scottish Open	Elizabeth Cann	21–19, 18–21, 21–17	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007	White Nights	Olga Konon	21–11, 21–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007	Australian Open	Chie Umezu	11–21, 21–11, 21–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007	Osaka International	Eriko Hirose	14–21, 11–21	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003	Southern Panam Classic	Kelly Morgan	11–2, 11–3	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003	Waikato International	Kaori Mori	11–4, 11–2	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003	South Africa International	Pi Hongyan	11–6, 4–11, 9–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003	Mauritius International	Pi Hongyan	11–5, 10–13, 4–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000	Waitakere International	Wang Chen	1–11, 2–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000	Australia Capital International	Wang Chen	6–11, 8–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997	Chinese Taipei International	Chan Ya-lin	4–11, 8–11	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

External links

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• Kanako Yonekura – Athens 2004 at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
• Kanako Yonekura at Sankei Sports (in Japanese)