is a Japanese
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...
player. Together with
Shizuka Yamamoto, she won the women's doubles
national champion in 2000 and 2003. Yamada competed in
badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from 14 August through 21 August. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed do ...
in women's doubles with partner
Shizuka Yamamoto. They were defeated by
Chin Eei Hui and
Wong Pei Tty of
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
in the round of 32. She is currently ranked #7 in Japan.
Achievements
IBF World Championships
''Women's doubles''
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
''Women's doubles''
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BWF International Challenge
The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
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BWF International Series
The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
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1978 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Toyama Prefecture
Japanese female badminton players
Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players for Japan
Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Japan
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