Seiko Yamada

Seiko Yamada
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1978-03-22) March 22, 1978 (age 46)
Toyama, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Birmingham Women's doubles
BWF profile

Seiko Yamada (山田 靑子, Yamada Seiko, born 22 March 1978; in Toyama) is a Japanese badminton player.[1] Together with Shizuka Yamamoto, she won the women's doubles national champion in 2000 and 2003. Yamada competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Shizuka Yamamoto.[2] They were defeated by Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty of Malaysia in the round of 32. She is currently ranked #7 in Japan.[3]

Achievements

IBF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 National Indoor Arena,
Birmingham, England 		Japan Shizuka Yamamoto China Wei Yili
China Zhao Tingting 		9–15, 11–15 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Iran Fajr International Japan Ayumi Tasaki Japan Rie Eto
Japan Yu Wakita 		15–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Lao International Japan Yuka Hayashi Japan Aki Akao
Japan Yasuyo Imabeppu 		21–15, 11–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 French Open Japan Shizuka Matsuo France Elodie Eymard
France Weny Rahmawati 		12–15, 17–14, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Western Australia International Japan Shizuka Yamamoto New Zealand Rebecca Gordon
New Zealand Sara Runesten-Petersen 		15–3, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Waikato International Japan Shizuka Yamamoto Japan Ai Hirayama
Japan Akiko Nakashima 		15–1, 17–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Mauritius International Japan Shizuka Yamamoto Germany Nicole Grether
Germany Juliane Schenk 		9–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Seiko Yamada". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ "山田 靑子 （やまだ せいこ）" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Badminton 結果：8月16日" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 December 2017.


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