Kanako Yonekura

Kanako Yonekura
Personal information
Born (1976-10-29) 29 October 1976
Kodaira, Tokyo
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place2004 JakartaWomen's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1998 BangkokWomen's singles
Silver medal – second place2006 DohaWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place1998 BangkokWomen's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2004 Kuala LumpurWomen's singles
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place1997 BusanWomen's team
World University Championships
Silver medal – second place1996 StrasbourgWomen's singles
Bronze medal – third place1996 StrasbourgWomen's doubles

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.

Career

At the 1997 Chinese Taipei International, Yonekura finished runner-up to Chan Ya-lin.[2]

Achievements

Asian Games

Women's singles

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

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia South Korea Jun Jae-youn 2–11, 5–11 Bronze Bronze [3]

World University Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
1996 Strasbourg, France South Korea Choi Ma-ree 0–11, 12–10, 10–12 Silver Silver [4]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1996 Strasbourg, France Japan Saori Itoh China Gao Leng
China Gao Yuan		 1–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze [4]

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 Denmark Camilla Martin 6–11, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [5][6]
2000 Swedish Open Thailand Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn 11–9, 10–13, 13–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [7][8]
2003 Thailand Open China Dai Yun 7–11, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [9]

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
1997 Chinese Taipei International Chinese Taipei Chan Ya-lin 4–11, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [2]
2000 Australia Capital International China Wang Chen 6–11, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [10]
2000 Waitakere International China Wang Chen 1–11, 2–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Mauritius International France Pi Hongyan 11–5, 10–13, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [11]
2003 South Africa International France Pi Hongyan 11–6, 4–11, 9–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [12]
2003 Waikato International Japan Kaori Mori 11–4, 11–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [13][14]
2003 Southern Panam Classic Wales Kelly Morgan 11–2, 11–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [15]
2007 Osaka International Japan Eriko Hirose 14–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [16]
2007 Australian Open Japan Chie Umezu 11–21, 21–11, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 White Nights Belarus Olga Konon 21–11, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [17]
2007 Scottish Open England Elizabeth Cann 21–19, 18–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [18]
2007 India International India Saina Nehwal 21–13, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [19]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Kanako YONEKURA | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Chinese-Taipei, 10–14 December 1997" (PDF). World Badminton. Vol. 26, no. 1. International Badminton Federation. Winter 1998. p. 44. ISSN 0255-4429. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "2004 Asian Badminton Championships | Results". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 26 April 2004. Archived from the original on 14 December 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 Rochette, Laurent (29 September 1996). "World University Championships 1996". Badminton. Archived from the original on 25 January 1997. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "2000 Korea Open Badminton Championships | Results". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 17 January 2000. Archived from the original on 20 February 2001. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Samsung Korea Open 2000". International Badminton Federation. Archived from the original on 19 February 2003. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Results: Badminton Swedish Open". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 6 March 2000. Retrieved 11 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ "Ericsson Swedish Open 2000". International Badminton Federation. Archived from the original on 24 December 2002. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Abe, Hideo (13 January 2003). "Thailand Open 2003 Badminton Championships | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 23 November 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "2000 Australian Capital International Badminton Championships | Results". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 24 April 2000. Archived from the original on 13 November 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Tournament Progression Yonekura Kanako: Mauritius International 2003". worldbadminton.net. Archived from the original on 5 March 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Tournament Progression Yonekura Kanako: South African International 2003". worldbadminton.net. Archived from the original on 30 May 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Waikato International 2003 | Reports". Sanyo Badminton Team (in Japanese). 30 June 2003. Archived from the original on 15 January 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Tournament Progression Yonekura Kanako: New Zealand Waikato International 2003". worldbadminton.net. Archived from the original on 5 March 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Tournament Progression Yonekura Kanako: VI Yonex Southern Panam Classic 2003". worldbadminton.net. Archived from the original on 5 March 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ "White Nights 2007 | Results". German Badminton Association (in German). 16 July 2007. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Blair claims Scots title double". BBC Sport. 25 November 2007. Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  19. ↑ "A long way to go". Sportstar. 15 December 2007. Archived from the original on 13 June 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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