Yoshiko Yonekura (米倉 よし子, Yonekura Yoshiko, later, Yoshiko Tago) is a retired female badminton player of Japan who won Japanese national and international titles in the late 1970s and the 1980s. She is the mother of badminton player Kenichi Tago.

Yoshiko Yonekura
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Jakarta Women's doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1979 Tokyo Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1980 Kyoto Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Kyoto Women's singles
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 1978 Auckland Women's team
Gold medal – first place 1981 Tokyo Women's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1986 Seoul Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1982 New Delhi Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Bangkok Women's team

Career

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In 1980 she won women's singles at the Danish Open,[1] women's singles and doubles at the Swedish Open, and a bronze medal at the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Atsuko Tokuda. She was a member of world champion Japanese Uber Cup (women's international) teams in 1978 and in 1981.[2] She was also the champion at 1979 Badminton World Cup in women's doubles category with partner Emiko Ueno.

Achievements

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World Championships

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Women's doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1980 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia   Atsuko Tokuda   Nora Perry
  Jane Webster
12–15, 17–15, 6–15   Bronze

World Cup

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Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1980 Kyoto, Japan   Lene Køppen 8–11, 5–11   Bronze
Women's doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1979 Tokyo, Japan   Emiko Ueno   Verawaty Fadjrin
  Imelda Wiguna
15–3, 15–7   Gold
1980 Kyoto, Japan   Atsuko Tokuda   Verawaty Fadjrin
  Imelda Wiguna
15–12, 17–14   Gold

Asian Games

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Women's doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1982 Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India   Atsuko Tokuda   Kim Yun-ja
  Yoo Sang-hee
12–15, 8–15   Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Scandinavian Cup   Atsuko Tokuda   Chen Ruizhen
  Zheng Jian
15–12, 15–8   Winner
1984 Denmark Open   Atsuko Tokuda   Kim Yun-ja
  Yoo Sang-hee
15–3, 5–15, 13–15   Runner-up
1984 Swedish Open   Atsuko Tokuda   Kim Yun-ja
  Yoo Sang-hee
11–15, 15–8, 9–15   Runner-up

International tournaments

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Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1980 Denmark Open   Ivana Lie 11–8, 12–11   Winner
1980 Swedish Open   Ivana Lie 10–12, 11–5, 11–8   Winner
1980 English Masters   Lene Køppen 5–11, 8–11   Runner-up
Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1978 Denmark Open   Emiko Ueno   Verawaty Wiharjo
  Imelda Wiguna
8–15, 15–8, 4–15   Runner-up
1978 All England Open   Emiko Ueno   Atsuko Tokuda
  Mikiko Takada
16–18, 6–15   Runner-up
1979 English Masters   Atsuko Tokuda   Nora Perry
  Jane Webster
2–15, 15–8, 10–15   Runner-up
1980 Denmark Open   Atsuko Tokuda   Gillian Gilks
  Nora Perry
15–18, 15–9, 9–15   Runner-up
1980 Swedish Open   Atsuko Tokuda   Karen Bridge
  Barbara Sutton
15–8, 15–6   Winner
1980 All England Open   Atsuko Tokuda   Gillian Gilks
  Nora Perry
15–11, 7–15, 6–15   Runner-up
1980 English Masters   Atsuko Tokuda   Nora Perry
  Jane Webster
18–14, 6–15, 15–12   Winner
1981 Denmark Open   Atsuko Tokuda   Jane Webster
  Nora Perry
12–15, 15–18   Runner-up
1981 Japan Open   Atsuko Tokuda   Nora Perry
  Jane Webster
15–6, 7–15, 15–8   Winner
1981 English Masters   Gillian Gilks   Liu Xia
  Zhang Ailing
10–15, 15–3, 6–15   Runner-up
1982 Indonesia Open   Atsuko Tokuda   Gillian Clark
  Gillian Gilks
14–17, 17–14, 12–15   Runner-up
1982 Scandinavian Cup   Atsuko Tokuda   Nora Perry
  Jane Webster
15–11, 9–15, 4–15   Runner-up

References

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  1. ^ David Eddy, "Danish Open Championships: England Fly The Flag," Badminton, May 1980, 14, 15.
  2. ^ Pat Davis,The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 135, 136.