Kimiko Jinnai

Kimiko Jinnai
Personal information
Born (1964-03-12) 12 March 1964
Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
EventWomen's doubles
Women's doubles
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place1990 Nagoya & TokyoWomen's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1982 New DelhiWomen's team
Silver medal – second place1986 SeoulWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place1986 SeoulWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place1990 BeijingWomen's team
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place1991 JakartaWomen's doubles

Kimiko Jinnai (陣内 貴美子, Jinnai Kimiko; born 12 March 1964) is a Japanese badminton player, born in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto. She competed in women's doubles with teammate Hisako Mori at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Result Ref.
Asahi Sports Award 1981 Victory at the 1981 Uber Cup with the Japanese women's national team Won [2]

Achievements

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Japan Sumiko Kitada China Guan Weizhen
China Lin Ying		 2–15, 1–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Cup

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Japan Hisako Mori South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Hwang Hye-young		 13-15, 1-15 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix (1 title, 3 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1990 Japan Open Japan Hisako Mori China Lai Caiqin
China Yao Fen		 15–7, 9–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1991 Chinese Taipei Open Japan Hisako Mori Indonesia Erma Sulistianingsih
Indonesia Rosiana Tendean		 15–7, 18–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1991 All England Open Japan Hisako Mori South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Hwang Hye-young		 5–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 U.S. Open Japan Hisako Mori Sweden Lim Xiaoqing
Sweden Christine Gandrup		 4–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

International tournaments (1 runner-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1981 Swedish Open Japan Kazuko Takamine England Nora Perry
England Sally Podger		 6–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kimiko Jinnai". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Asahi Sports Award (1975-1988)". The Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
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