Eugenia Tanaka

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Eugenia Tanaka
Personal information
Nickname(s)U.G.
CountryAustralia
Born (1987-03-09) 9 March 1987 (age 37)
Kisaran, North Sumatra,
Indonesia
Residence Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
CoachRicky Yu
Medal record
Badminton
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Ballarat Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Ballarat Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Nouméa Women's doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 BallaratMixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 InvercargillMixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2008 NouméaMixed team
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 BallaratWomen's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 InvercargillWomen's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2008 NouméaWomen's team
BWF profile

Eugenia Tanaka (born 9 March 1987 in Kisaran, North Sumatra, Indonesia) is an Indonesian-born Australian badminton player. [1] At the age of fourteen, Tanaka moved to Melbourne, Australia, where she started playing badminton. [2] Tanaka is also a member of Badminton Academy of Victoria, and is coached and trained by Ricky Yu. [3]

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Tanaka qualified for the women's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing fifteenth and receiving a continental spot for Oceania from the Badminton World Federation's ranking list. Tanaka and her partner Tania Luiz lost the preliminary round match to Japanese pair Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna, with a score of 4–21 and 8–21. [4] [5]

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium,
Ballarat, Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ann-Louise Slee Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Choo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renuga Veeran
16–21, 13–21 Med 2.png Silver
2008 Nouméa, New Caledonia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tania Luiz Flag of New Zealand.svg Michelle Chan
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rachel Hindley
10–21, 10–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium,
Ballarat, Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Raymond Tam Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Warfe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Choo
21–17, 21–19 Med 1.png Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Miami Pan Am International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tania Luiz Flag of Peru.svg Cristina Aicardi
Flag of Peru.svg Claudia Rivero
21–13, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2008 Peru International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tania Luiz Flag of Australia (converted).svg Erin Carroll
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leisha Cooper
21–23, 21–17, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Auckland International Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chad Whitehead Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Warfe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renuga Veeran
12–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

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