Fumihiko Machida

Fumihiko Machida
町田 文彦
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1969-03-17) 17 March 1969 (age 55)
Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1997 Busan Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Busan Men's team

Fumihiko Machida (町田 文彦, Machida Fumihiko, born 17 March 1969) is a Japanese badminton player who competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] He won the national men's singles title in 1994 and 1996. He also won the national men's doubles title in 1995 with Seiichi Watanabe.

Career

Machida competed in the men's singles event at the 1992 Summer Olympics where he lost the second round to eventual champion Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen.[2] He then made his second appearance at the Olympics in 1996 where he reached the third round but lost to Park Sung-woo.

In 1997, he won a silver medal in men's singles at the 1997 Asian Games.[3]

Achievements

East Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1997 Pukyong National University Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Chinese Taipei Fung Permadi 13–18, 5–15 Silver Silver

References

  1. ^ "Fumihiko Machida". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "小田原市 | 小田原バドミントンフェスティバルを開催しました【平成30年8月11日(土)】". 小田原市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ^ "East Asian Games: Korea grabs 3 badminton gold medals". www.worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.


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