Kumiko Ogura

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]

Kumiko Ogura
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1983-07-05) 5 July 1983 (age 42) Kawagoe, Mie, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's doubles
Highest ranking	6
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan World Championships 2007 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles Uber Cup 2004 Jakarta Women's team Asian Games 2006 Doha Women's team 2006 Doha Women's doubles Asian Championships 2005 Hyderabad Women's doubles 2007 Johor Bahru Women's doubles Asian Junior Championships 2000 Kyoto Girls' team
BWF profile

Born in Kawagoe, Mie, Ogura started playing badminton at the age of eight. During her first year at Shitennoji Senior High School, she joined the Japanese junior team. After graduating from high school in 2002, she joined the Sanyo Electric team.^[2]

Partnered with Reiko Shiota, Ogura finished second in the women's doubles at the 2005 Asian Championships. The pair then won their first World Grand Prix title at the 2005 Denmark Open. In 2006, they won a bronze medal at the Doha 2006 Asian Games after losing to Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen in the semifinals. They also won bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In May 2008, Ogura and Shiota were ranked 6th in the BWF World Ranking and qualified for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.^[3] At the Olympics, they won their first round match against the Danish pair of Lena Frier Kristiansen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl in a rubber match, but lost in straight games to Du Jing and Yu Yang of China in the second round.^[4]

In March 2010, she retired from the Sanyo team and joined Kay Enterprises as a coach.

In March 2011, she married Japanese rugby union player Daisuke Yamamoto, but in September 2012, she filed for divorce.^[5][6]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Reiko Shiota	Gao Ling Huang Sui	16–21, 25–23, 6–21	Bronze

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar	Reiko Shiota	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	22–20, 16–21, 9–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Reiko Shiota	Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won	13–15, 15–8, 5–15	Silver
2007	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Reiko Shiota	Yang Wei Zhao Tingting	15–21, 9–21	Bronze

IBF Grand Prix

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
2005	Denmark Open	Reiko Shiota	Gail Emms Donna Kellogg	15–6, 15–9	Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2003	Scottish International	Reiko Shiota	Nicole Grether Juliane Schenk	8–15, 15–11, 15–12	Winner
2003	Smiling Fish Satellite	Reiko Shiota	Duanganong Aroonkesorn Salakjit Ponsana	10–15, 15–11, 7–15	Runner-up	[7]
2007	Osaka International	Reiko Shiota	Aki Akao Tomomi Matsuda	21–12, 21–23, 14–21	Runner-up	[8]
2008	Osaka International	Reiko Shiota	Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung	20–22, 21–8, 21–13	Winner	[9]

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  BWF International Series tournament