Yuma Yamazaki

Yuma Yamazaki (山崎 悠麻, Yamazaki Yuki, born 8 April 1988) is a Japanese para-badminton player who competes in international elite competitions. She won a gold medal in Women's doubles WH1–WH2, and a bronze medal in Women's singles WH2, at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]

Yuma Yamazaki
山崎 悠麻
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1988-04-08) 8 April 1988
Kokubunji, Japan
Women's singles WH2
Women's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking2 (WS 1 January 2019)
1 (WD with Sarina Satomi 16 May 2019)
2 (XD with Osamu Nagashima 1 January 2019)
Current ranking2 (WS)
1 (WD with Sarina Satomi)
36 (XD with Osamu Nagashima) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
2020 Tokyo Women's doubles
2020 Tokyo Women's singles
World Championships
2022 TokyoWomen's doubles
2017 UlsanWomen's doubles
2019 BaselWomen's doubles
2022 TokyoWomen's singles
Asian Para Games
2018 Jakarta Women's singles
2018 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
2016 Beijing Women's doubles

Life

Yamazaki sustained a spinal cord injury when she was involved in a traffic accident at age 16.[3]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Women's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Emine Seçkin 21–16, 21–8 Bronze

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Sarina Satomi Liu Yutong
Yin Menglu		 16–21, 21–16, 21–13 Gold

World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Pilar Jauregui 17–21, 11–21 Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium,
Ulsan, South Korea		 Ikume Fuke Li Hongyan
Yang Fan		 7–21, 11–21 Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland		 Sarina Satomi Liu Yutong
Yin Menglu		 Walkover Bronze
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan		 Sarina Satomi Emine Seçkin
To Man-kei		 21–11, 21–15 Gold

Asian Para Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Xu Tingting 21–18, 16–21, 20–22 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Osamu Nagashima Mai Jianpeng
Li Hongyan		 11–21, 19–21 Bronze

Asian Championships
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China		 Etsuko Kobayashi Li Hongyan
Yang Fan		 8–21, 13–21 Bronze

References
  1. "Badminton YAMAZAKI Yuma - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 2021-09-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Double delight as Japan claims two gold in badminton". The Japan Times. 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  3. "YAMAZAKI Yuma". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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