Yoshiko Iwata
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| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 March 1971 Osaka Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Yoshiko Iwata (岩田 良子, Iwata Yoshiko, born 27 March 1971) is a former Japanese badminton player from the Yonex team. Iwata graduated from the Shijonawate Gakuen Junior College. she competed at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[1][2] Iwata was the women's doubles champion at the National Championships in 1996 and 1998. She won some international tournament in Australia, Cuba, Guatemala, and Carebaco in 2003, also in Peru in 2004. She was selected as Yonex badminton manager in 2010.[3]
Achievements
[edit]Asian Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1992 | Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Fujimi Tamura
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 Ladawan Mulasartsatorn Piyathip Sansaniyakulvilai
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8–15, 8–15 |  Bronze
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IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | U.S. Open | Miyuki Tai
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 Ha Jung-eun Lee Eun-woo
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15–5, 15–4 |  Winner
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| 2000 | German Open | Haruko Matsuda
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 Lu Ying Huang Sui
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5–15, 3–15 |  Runner-up
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| 2000 | Polish Open | Haruko Matsuda
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 Britta Andersen Lene Mørk
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15–4, 15–10 | Winner
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| 2000 | Swedish Open | Haruko Matsuda
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Jane F. Bramsen Pernille Harder
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12–15, 15–17 | Runner-up
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| 1997 | Denmark Open | Haruko Matsuda
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Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange
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16–18, 5–15 | Runner-up
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| 1997 | U.S. Open | Haruko Matsuda
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Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu
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6–15, 2–15 | Runner-up
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| 1997 | Chinese Taipei Open | Haruko Matsuda
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Park Soo-yun Yim Kyung-jin
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12–15, 8–15 | Runner-up
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IBF International
[edit]Women's doubles
References
[edit]- ^ "Players :Yoshiko Iwata". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "選手 岩田 良子 （いわた よしこ）" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "バドミントン体験教室 岩田 良子(ヨネックス（株）バドミントンチーム) 東京都バドミントン協会" (in Japanese). Ariake-sportsfesta. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
External links
[edit]- Yoshiko Iwata at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Yoshiko Iwata at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture
- Japanese female badminton players
- Olympic badminton players for Japan
- Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
- 21st-century Japanese women
- 20th-century Japanese women