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.
| Fumihiko Machida 町田 文彦 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 March 1969 Tochigi Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
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 edit
East Asian Games edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1997 | Pukyong National University Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea |  Fung Permadi
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13–18, 5–15 |  Silver
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References edit
- ^ "Fumihiko Machida". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "East Asian Games: Korea grabs 3 badminton gold medals". www.worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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