Kanako Yonekura

Kanako Yonekura
Personal information
CountryJapan
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)
HandednessRight
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
BWF profile

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 China 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 South Korea Jun Jae-youn 2–11, 5–11 Bronze Bronze

World University Championships

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Strasbourg, France Japan Saori Itoh China Gao Leng
China 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
2003 Thailand Open China Dai Yun 7–11, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Swedish Open Thailand Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn 11–9, 10–13, 13–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Korea Open Denmark Camilla Martin 6–11, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

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

References

  1. ^ "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.
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