Kumiko Ogura (小椋 久美子, Ogura Kumiko, born 5 July 1983) is a Japanese badminton player, affiliated with the Sanyo Electric team.[1]
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 July 1983 Kawagoe, Mie, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Kawagoe, Mie, Ogura started playing badminton at the age of eight. When she was in grade 1 in Shitennoji Senior High School, she entered the Japanese junior team. After graduating from high school in 2002, she joined the Sanyo Electric team.[2]
She partnered with Reiko Shiota, and they became the women's doubles runner-up at the 2005 Asian Championships. The two won their first world grand prix title at the 2005 Denmark Open. In 2006, she won the bronze medal at the Doha 2006 Asian Games, after being defeated by Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen in the semifinals. She also won the women's doubles bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In May 2008, she and Shiota ranked 6 in BWF World Ranking, and qualified to compete at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] In the first round they beat the Danish pair Lena Frier Kristiansen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl in the rubber games, but were defeated by Du Jing and Yu Yang of China in the second round in the straight games.[4]
In March 2010, she retired from the Sanyo team, and started to affiliate with Kay Enterprises as a coach.
In March 2011, she married Japanese rugby union player Daisuke Yamamoto, but in September 2012, she submitted a divorce letter.[5][6]
Achievements edit
BWF World Championships edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Reiko Shiota
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 Gao Ling Huang Sui
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16–21, 25–23, 6–21 |  Bronze
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Asian Games edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2006 | Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar | Reiko Shiota
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Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen
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22–20, 16–21, 9–21 | Bronze
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Asian Championships edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | Reiko Shiota
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 Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won
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13–15, 15–8, 5–15 |  Silver
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| 2007 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | Reiko Shiota
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Yang Wei Zhao Tingting
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15–21, 9–21 | Bronze
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IBF Grand Prix edit
The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Denmark Open | Reiko Shiota
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 Gail Emms Donna Kellogg
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15–6, 15–9 |  Winner
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BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Scottish International | Reiko Shiota
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 Nicole Grether Juliane Schenk
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8–15, 15–11, 15–12 | Winner
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| 2003 | Smiling Fish Satellite | Reiko Shiota
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 Duanganong Aroonkesorn Salakjit Ponsana
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 Runner-up
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| 2007 | Osaka International | Reiko Shiota
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Aki Akao Tomomi Matsuda
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21–12, 21–23, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | Osaka International | Reiko Shiota
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Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung
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20–22, 21–8, 21–13 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "メンバープロフィール 小椋 久美子". Sanyo. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "小椋久美子と潮田玲子の仲は？中村昌也が告白！離婚の理由や性格は" (in Japanese). りんたの365日日記帳. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "'Ogu-Shio' eager for chance to prove their worth on Olympic stage". The Japan Times. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Japanese Pair Upset Chinese Top Seeds". www.badminton-information.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "「オグシオ」小椋久美子さん結婚！お相手は神鋼ラガーマン" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "「オグシオ」小椋久美子、離婚届" (in Japanese). J-CAST, Inc. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
External links edit
- Kumiko Ogura at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Kumiko Ogura at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
