Yuma Yamazaki

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Yuma Yamazaki
山崎 悠麻
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Yuma Yamazaki at Paris 2024 Summer Olympians and Paralympians Japan National Team parade event on November 30th, 2024
Personal information
CountryFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (1988-04-08) 8 April 1988 (age 36)
Kokubunji, Japan
Women's singles WH2
Women's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking2 (WS 1 January 2019)
1 (WD with Sarina Satomi 16 May 2019)
2 (XD with Osamu Nagashima 1 January 2019)
Current ranking2 (WS)
1 (WD with Sarina Satomi)
36 (XD with Osamu Nagashima) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Women's singles
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Ulsan Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Basel Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 TokyoWomen's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Pattaya Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Pattaya Women's doubles
Asian Para Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Beijing Women's doubles

Yuma Yamazaki (山崎 悠麻, Yamazaki Yuki, born 8 April 1988) is a Japanese para-badminton player who competes in international elite competitions. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in women's doubles WH1–WH2, and a bronze medal in women's singles WH2 events. [1] [2]

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Life

Yamazaki sustained a spinal cord injury when she was involved in a traffic accident at age 16. [1]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Women's singles WH2

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of Turkey.svg Emine Seçkin 21–16, 21–8 Bronze medal Paralympics.svg Bronze

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of Japan.svg Sarina Satomi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yutong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yin Menglu
16–21, 21–16, 21–13 Gold medal Paralympics.svg Gold
2024 Arena Porte de La Chapelle, Paris, France Flag of Japan.svg Sarina Satomi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yutong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yin Menglu
17–21, 19–21 Silver medal Paralympics.svg Silver

World Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of Peru.svg Pilar Jáuregui 17–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Flag of Peru.svg Pilar Jáuregui13–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea
Flag of Japan.svg Ikume Fuke Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hongyan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Fan
7–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
Flag of Japan.svg Sarina Satomi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yutong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yin Menglu
Walkover Med 3.png Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of Japan.svg Sarina Satomi Flag of Turkey.svg Emine Seçkin
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg To Man-kei
21–11, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
Flag of Japan.svg Sarina Satomi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yutong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yin Menglu
7–21, 17–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Para Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Tingting 21–18, 16–21, 20–22 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Nagashima Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Mai Jianpeng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hongyan
11–21, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Championships

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
Flag of Japan.svg Etsuko Kobayashi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hongyan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Fan
8–21, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (9 titles, 1 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022Bahrain Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Thailand.svg Amnouy Wetwithan 21–8, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Dubai Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Gyeo-ul21–12, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 [a] 4 Nations Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of France.svg Marilou Maurel21–2, 21–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
Flag of Germany.svg Annika Schroeder21–5, 21–3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ilaria Renggli21–8, 21–11
2022Thailand Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Gyeo-ul21–17, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Spanish Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Peru.svg Pilar Jáuregui 15–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023Spanish Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of Peru.svg Pilar Jáuregui21–15, 16–21, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Bahrain Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Japan.svg Sarina Satomi Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Gyeo-ul
Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Hyun-ah
21–17, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Thailand Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of Japan.svg Sarina Satomi Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Gyeo-ul
Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Hyun-ah
21–1, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Spanish Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Japan.svg Sarina Satomi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cynthia Mathez
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ilaria Renggli
21–12, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Spanish Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of Japan.svg Sarina Satomi Flag of South Korea.svg Jung Gyeo-ul
Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Hyun-ah
21–12, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Notes

  1. This tournament uses a round robin system.

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References

  1. 1 2 "YAMAZAKI Yuma". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. "Double delight as Japan claims two gold in badminton". The Japan Times. 5 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.