Sumiko Kitada

Sumiko Kitada (北田 スミ子, Kitada Sumiko; born 31 March 1962), later Sumiko Shiba (芝 スミ子, Shiba Sumiko), is a retired Japanese badminton player.^[2] After working at Shijonawate Junior College, Kitada played for Sanyo Electric Ltd. and won a bronze medal in the women's singles exhibition event at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She is the eight-time Japanese national champion and doubles runner-up four times. She also finished third in the 1986 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals. In 2005, she was appointed as a member of the Nippon Badminton Association Strengthening Committee, and after serving as the head of the strengthening headquarters, she was appointed as the head of the national strengthening department in June 2015.^[3][4]

Sumiko Kitada 北田 (-芝)•スミ子
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1962-03-31) 31 March 1962 (age 63) Daitō, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)[1]
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's singles and doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan Asian Games 1982 New Delhi Women's team 1986 Seoul Women's team 1982 New Delhi Women's singles 1986 Seoul Women's doubles

Achievements

Olympic Games (exhibition)

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Kirsten Larsen	11–4, 11–8	Bronze

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India	Zhang Ailing	11–8, 6–11, 1–11	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea	Kimiko Jinnai	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	2–15, 1–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	English Masters	Yao Fen	11–1, 2–11, 0–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Swedish Open	Shigemi Kawamura	Jane Webster Nora Perry	10–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1986	Chinese Taipei Open	Harumi Kohara	Ivana Lie Verawaty Fadjrin	11–15, 8–15	Runner-up

International tournaments

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1982	Scandinavian Cup	Qian Ping	2–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1982	Indonesia Open	Verawaty Fadjrin	8–11, 10–12	Runner-up

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	German Open	Shigemi Kawamura	Helen Troke Karen Chapman	15–10, 15–4	Winner