Kumiko Ogura

Kumiko Ogura
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1983-07-05) 5 July 1983 (age 41)
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. When she was in grade 1 in Shitennoji Senior High School, she entered the Japanese junior team. After graduating from high school in 2002, she joined the Sanyo Electric team.[2]

She partnered with Reiko Shiota, and they became the women's doubles runner-up at the 2005 Asian Championships. The two won their first world grand prix title at the 2005 Denmark Open. In 2006, she won the bronze medal at the Doha 2006 Asian Games, after being defeated by Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen in the semifinals. She also won the women's doubles bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In May 2008, she and Shiota ranked 6 in BWF World Ranking, and qualified to compete at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] In the first round they beat the Danish pair Lena Frier Kristiansen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl in the rubber games, but were defeated by Du Jing and Yu Yang of China in the second round in the straight games.[4]

In March 2010, she retired from the Sanyo team, and started to affiliate with Kay Enterprises as a coach.

In March 2011, she married Japanese rugby union player Daisuke Yamamoto, but in September 2012, she submitted a divorce letter.[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
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 		2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
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
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
  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.