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player. 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.

Achievements

Olympic Games (exhibition)

Asian Games

IBF World Grand Prix

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

International tournaments

IBF International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitada, Sumiko 1962 births Living people Japanese female badminton players Asian Games medalists in badminton Asian Games competitors for Japan Badminton players at the 1982 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Badminton players from Osaka Prefecture 20th-century Japanese sportswomen Olympic badminton players for Japan