Hiroshi Murayama (村山 浩, Murayama Hiroshi, born 25 March 1974) is a Japanese paralympic badminton player. He participated at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the badminton competition, winning the bronze medal in the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event with his teammate, Daiki Kajiwara.[1][2][3]

Hiroshi Murayama
村山 浩
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1974-03-25) 25 March 1974 (age 50)
Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Men's singles WH1
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking2 (MS 19 July 2022)
3 (MD with Daiki Kajiwara 16 February 2020)
Current ranking4 (MS)
10 (MD with Daiki Kajiwara) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's para-badminton
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Men's doubles

Achievements edit

Paralympic Games edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
  Daiki Kajiwara   Jakarin Homhual
  Dumnern Junthong
21–18, 21–19   Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (7 titles, 6 runners-up) edit

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[4][5]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2   Prem Kumar Ale 21–18, 21–14   Winner
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1   Jeong Jae-gun 10–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1   Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 21–10, 21–14   Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2   Choi Jung-man 20–22, 19–21   Runner-up
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1   Choi Jung-man 18–21, 21–19, 21–11   Winner
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2   Choi Jung-man 15–21, 21–16, 16–21   Runner-up
2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1   Choi Jung-man 25–27, 21–17, 21–19   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2   Daiki Kajiwara   Jakarin Homhual
  Dumnern Junthong
21–8, 21–12   Winner
2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1   Daiki Kajiwara   Choi Jung-man
  Kim Jung-jun
18–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2   Daiki Kajiwara   Prem Kumar Ale
  Abu Hubaida
21–3, 21–17   Winner
2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2   Daiki Kajiwara   Mai Jianpeng
  Qu Zimo
7–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1   Daiki Kajiwara   Choi Jung-man
  Kim Jung-jun
21–11, 17–21, 21–16   Winner
2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1   Daiki Kajiwara   Choi Jung-man
  Kim Jung-jun
18–21, 21–19, 16–21   Runner-up

International Tournaments (7 titles, 7 runners-up) edit

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Colombia Para Badminton International   Kouhei Kobayashi 21–11, 22–20   Winner
2017 Peru Para Badminton International   Osamu Nagashima 14–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2018 Brazil Para Badminton International   Mamoru Oe 21–12, 21–13   Winner
2018 Australia Para Badminton International   Choi Jung-man 16–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2019 Denmark Para Badminton International   Osamu Nagashima 13–21, 21–11, 21–9   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Peru Para Badminton International   Osamu Nagashima   Kouhei Kobayashi
  Atsuya Watanabe
21–11, 21–14   Winner
2018 Brazil Para Badminton International   Kouhei Kobayashi   Marcelo Alves
  Julio César Godoy
21–15, 21–7   Winner
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International   Daiki Kajiwara   Jeong Jae-gun
  Kim Kyung-hoon
17–21, 7–21   Runner-up
2019 Denmark Para Badminton International   Daiki Kajiwara   Young-chin Mi
  Thomas Wandschneider
21–12, 21–9   Winner
2020 Brazil Para Badminton International   Daiki Kajiwara   Mai Jianpeng
  Qu Zimo
12–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2020 Peru Para Badminton International   Daiki Kajiwara   Kim Jung-jun
  Lee Dong-seop
20–22, 21–15, 18–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Brazil Para Badminton International   Rie Ogura   Amir Levi
  Nina Gorodetzky
17–21, 21–19, 21–14   Winner
2018 Japan Para Badminton International   Rie Ogura   Lee Sam-seop
  Yuma Yamazaki
21–19, 14–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2018 Australia Para Badminton International   Rie Ogura   Kim Jung-jun
  Kim Seung-suk
21–11, 14–21, 18–21   Runner-up

References edit

  1. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Kajiwara leads last-day medal rush in badminton with men's singles gold". The Japan News. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Japan's Para badminton squad brewing with talent ahead of Tokyo 2020". International Paralympic Committee. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.