Kumiko Ogura

Kumiko Ogura
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1983-07-05) 5 July 1983
Kawagoe, Mie, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking6
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Jakarta Women's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Doha Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Women's doubles
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Hyderabad Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Johor Bahru Women's doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kyoto Girls' team
BWF profile

Kumiko Ogura (小椋 久美子, Ogura Kumiko; born 5 July 1983) is a Japanese badminton player, affiliated with the Sanyo Electric team.[1]

Born in Kawagoe, Mie, Ogura started playing badminton at the age of eight. During her first year at Shitennoji Senior High School, she joined the Japanese junior team. After graduating from high school in 2002, she joined the Sanyo Electric team.[2]

Partnered with Reiko Shiota, Ogura finished second in the women's doubles at the 2005 Asian Championships. The pair then won their first World Grand Prix title at the 2005 Denmark Open. In 2006, they won a bronze medal at the Doha 2006 Asian Games after losing to Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen in the semifinals. They also won bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In May 2008, Ogura and Shiota were ranked 6th in the BWF World Ranking and qualified for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] At the Olympics, they won their first round match against the Danish pair of Lena Frier Kristiansen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl in a rubber match, but lost in straight games to Du Jing and Yu Yang of China in the second round.[4]

In March 2010, she retired from the Sanyo team and joined Kay Enterprises as a coach.

In March 2011, she married Japanese rugby union player Daisuke Yamamoto, but in September 2012, she filed for divorce.[5][6]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Japan Reiko Shiota China Gao Ling
China Huang Sui 		16–21, 25–23, 6–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Japan Reiko Shiota China Yang Wei
China Zhang Jiewen 		22–20, 16–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Japan Reiko Shiota South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
South Korea Lee Kyung-won 		13–15, 15–8, 5–15 Silver Silver
2007 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Japan Reiko Shiota China Yang Wei
China Zhao Tingting 		15–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

IBF Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Denmark Open Japan Reiko Shiota England Gail Emms
England Donna Kellogg 		15–6, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2003 Scottish International Japan Reiko Shiota Germany Nicole Grether
Germany Juliane Schenk 		8–15, 15–11, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Smiling Fish Satellite Japan Reiko Shiota Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn
Thailand Salakjit Ponsana 		10–15, 15–11, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [7]
2007 Osaka International Japan Reiko Shiota Japan Aki Akao
Japan Tomomi Matsuda 		21–12, 21–23, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [8]
2008 Osaka International Japan Reiko Shiota South Korea Ha Jung-eun
South Korea Kim Min-jung 		20–22, 21–8, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [9]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "メンバープロフィール 小椋 久美子". Sanyo. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ "小椋久美子と潮田玲子の仲は？中村昌也が告白！離婚の理由や性格は" (in Japanese). りんたの365日日記帳. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ "'Ogu-Shio' eager for chance to prove their worth on Olympic stage". The Japan Times. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Japanese Pair Upset Chinese Top Seeds". www.badminton-information.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. ^ "「オグシオ」小椋久美子さん結婚！お相手は神鋼ラガーマン" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ^ "「オグシオ」小椋久美子、離婚届" (in Japanese). J-CAST, Inc. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Results: Asia Satellite Thailand 2003". Sanyo Badminton Team (in Japanese). 4 May 2003. Archived from the original on 24 December 2005. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Sato, Junro (6 April 2008). "Osaka International Challenge 2008 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
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