Badminton player Yoshiko Iwata Personal information Country| Japan Born| (1971-03-27) 27 March 1971 (age 51) Osaka Prefecture, Japan Height| 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) Weight| 60 kg (132 lb) Handedness| Right Event| Women's doubles Medal record Women's badminton Representing Japan Asian Games | 1998 Bangkok | Women's team Asian Championships | 1992 Kuala Lumpur | Women's doubles BWF profile Yoshiko Iwata (岩田 良子, Iwata Yoshiko, born 27 March 1971) is a former Japanese badminton player from the Yonex team. Iwata graduated from the Shijonawate Gakuen Junior College. she competed at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[1][2] Iwata was the women's doubles champion at the National Championships in 1996 and 1998. She won some international tournament in Australia, Cuba, Guatemala, and Carebaco in 2003, also in Peru in 2004. She was selected as Yonex badminton manager in 2010.[3] ## Contents * 1 Achievements * 1.1 Asian Championships * 1.2 IBF World Grand Prix * 1.3 IBF International * 2 References * 3 External links ## Achievements[edit] ### Asian Championships[edit] Women's doubles Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | | | | | 1992 | Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Fujimi Tamura | Ladawan Mulasartsatorn Piyathip Sansaniyakulvilai | 8–15, 8–15 | Bronze ### IBF World Grand Prix[edit] The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. Women's doubles Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | | | | | 2003 | U.S. Open | Miyuki Tai | Ha Jung-eun Lee Eun-woo | 15–5, 15–4 | Winner 2000 | German Open | Haruko Matsuda | Lu Ying Huang Sui | 5–15, 3–15 | Runner-up 2000 | Polish Open | Haruko Matsuda | Britta Andersen Lene Mørk | 15–4, 15–10 | Winner 2000 | Swedish Open | Haruko Matsuda | Jane F. Bramsen Pernille Harder | 12–15, 15–17 | Runner-up 1997 | Denmark Open | Haruko Matsuda | Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange | 16–18, 5–15 | Runner-up 1997 | U.S. Open | Haruko Matsuda | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 6–15, 2–15 | Runner-up 1997 | Chinese Taipei Open | Haruko Matsuda | Park Soo-yun Yim Kyung-jin | 12–15, 8–15 | Runner-up ### IBF International[edit] Women's doubles Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | | | | | 2004 | Peru International | Miyuki Tai | Helen Nichol Charmaine Reid | 15–3, 6–15, 15–8 | Winner 2004 | Iran Fajr International | Miyuki Tai | Jiang Yanmei Li Yujia | 4–15, 12–15 | Runner-up 2004 | Swedish International | Miyuki Tai | Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | 5–15, 3–15 | Runner-up 2003 | Guatemala International | Miyuki Tai | Felicity Gallup Joanne Muggeridge | 15–12, 15–1 | Winner 2003 | Southern Pan Am Classic | Miyuki Tai | Felicity Gallup Joanne Muggeridge | 15–2, 15–4 | Winner 2003 | Ballarat International | Miyuki Tai | Jane Crabtree Kate Wilson-Smith | 15–4, 15–6 | Winner 2003 | Carebaco International | Miyuki Tai | Helen Nichol Charmaine Reid | 15–5, 15–5 | Winner 2003 | South Africa International | Miyuki Tai | Chikako Nakayama Keiko Yoshitomi | 15–4, 4–15, 5–15 | Runner-up 2003 | Croatian International | Miyuki Tai | Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | 11–8, 11–8 | Winner 2003 | Cuba International | Miyuki Tai | Helen Nichol Charmaine Reid | 15–6, 15–4 | Winner 2003 | French International | Miyuki Tai | Elena Shimko Marina Yakusheva | 11–1, 7–11, 11–9 | Winner 2002 | Macau Satellite | Miyuki Tai | Wang Xin Yuan Ting | 11–7, 9–11, 6–11 | Runner-up ## References[edit] 1. ^ "Players :Yoshiko Iwata". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2018. 2. ^ "選手 岩田 良子 （いわた よしこ）" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 March 2018. 3. ^ "バドミントン体験教室 岩田 良子(ヨネックス（株）バドミントンチーム) 東京都バドミントン協会" (in Japanese). Ariake-sportsfesta. Retrieved 17 March 2018. ## External links[edit] * Yoshiko Iwata at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com * Yoshiko Iwata at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)