Kanako Yonekura
Encyclopedia
is a female badminton
player from Japan
.
Yonekura won the gold in Women's Singles of Badminton Tournament in 1998 Bangkok Asian Games, by defeating Gong Zhichao
of People's Republic of China
in the final.
She played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
, losing to Camilla Martin
of Denmark
in the round of 32.
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Yonekura won the gold in Women's Singles of Badminton Tournament in 1998 Bangkok Asian Games, by defeating Gong Zhichao
Gong Zhichao
Gong Zhichao is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Gong was one of the world's leading women's singles players between her first international titles in 1996 and her retirement in 2002...
of People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
in the final.
She played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from August 14 through August 21. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed doubles event....
, losing to Camilla Martin
Camilla Martin
Camilla Martin Nygaard née Martin is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All-England and World singles titles....
of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
in the round of 32.