Etsuko Toganoo

Etsuko Toganoo (栂野尾 悦子, Toganoo Etsuko) (formerly Etsuko Takenaka) is a retired Japanese badminton player noted for her consistency and impassive demeanor, who won numerous international titles during the 1970s. Along with her contemporaries Hiroe Yuki (Niinuma) and Noriko Takagi (Nakayama), she is one of three Japanese women to have won both singles (1970) and doubles (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977) at the prestigious All-England Championships.^[2] These three helped Japan to dominate the Uber Cup (women's world team) competition from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s.^[3] In 1977 Mrs. Toganoo won the women's doubles with Emiko Ueno at the first IBF World Championships.^[4]

Etsuko Toganoo 栂野尾 悦子
Personal information
Birth name	Etsuko Takenaka 竹中悦子
Country	Japan
Born	1950 (age 74–75) Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan[1]
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's singles and doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan World Championships 1977 Malmö Women's doubles Uber Cup 1972 Tokyo Women's team 1975 Jakarta Women's team Asian Games 1970 Bangkok Women's doubles 1970 Bangkok Women's team 1970 Bangkok Mixed doubles 1974 Tehran Women's team Asian Championships 1976 Hyderabad Mixed doubles

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Emiko Ueno	Marjan Ridder Joke van Beusekom	15–10, 15–11	Gold

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Machiko Aizawa	Retno Kustijah Nurhaena	15–11, 15–6	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Ippei Kojima	Ng Boon Bee Sylvia Ng	–, –	Bronze

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Shoichi Toganoo	Fang Kaixiang He Cuiling	12–15, 12–15	Silver

International tournament (10 titles, 3 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Denmark Open	Eva Twedberg	2–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1970	U.S. Open	Tyna Barinaga	11–5, 12–9	Winner
1970	All England Open	Heather Nielsen	11–3, 11–4	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Malaysia Open	Machiko Aizawa	Noriko Takagi Hiroe Yuki	15–11, 15–10	Winner
1970	Denmark Open	Machiko Aizawa	Hiroe Amano Noriko Takagi	15–17, 15–12, 15–9	Winner
1970	U.S. Open	Machiko Aizawa	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	15–10, 15–11	Winner
1971	Denmark Open	Machiko Aizawa	Noriko Takagi Hiroe Yuki	10–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1972	Denmark Open	Machiko Aizawa	Noriko Takagi Hiroe Yuki	11–15, 15–11, 15–17	Runner-up
1972	All England Open	Machiko Aizawa	Margaret Beck Julie Rickard	9–15, 15–8, 15–12	Winner
1973	All England Open	Machiko Aizawa	Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks	15–10, 10–15, 15–11	Winner
1974	Denmark Open	Machiko Aizawa	Pernille Kaagaard Ulla Strand	18–15, 15–12	Winner
1975	All England Open	Machiko Aizawa	Theresia Widiastuti Imelda Wiguna	15–11, 17–14	Winner
1977	All England Open	Emiko Ueno	Margaret Lockwood Nora Perry	7–15, 15–3, 15–7	Winner

Invitational tournament

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974 (Glasgow)	World Invitational Championships	Machiko Aizawa	Margaret Beck Nora Perry	15–7, 15–8	Gold