Kumiko Ogura

Japanese badminton player

Badminton player

Kumiko Ogura

Personal information
Country| Japan
Born|  (1983-07-05) 5 July 1983 (age 42)
Kawagoe, Mie, Japan
Height| 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight| 64 kg (141 lb)
Handedness| Right
Women's doubles
Highest ranking| 6

Medal record

Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
| 2007 Kuala Lumpur | Women's doubles
Uber Cup
| 2004 Jakarta | Women's team
Asian Games
| 2006 Doha | Women's team
| 2006 Doha | Women's doubles
Asian Championships
| 2005 Hyderabad | Women's doubles
| 2007 Johor Bahru | Women's doubles
Asian Junior Championships
| 2000 Kyoto | Girls' team

BWF profile

Kumiko Ogura (小椋 久美子, Ogura Kumiko; born 5 July 1983) is a Japanese badminton player, affiliated with the Sanyo Electric team.[1]

Born in Kawagoe, Mie, Ogura started playing badminton at the age of eight. During her first year at Shitennoji Senior High School, she joined the Japanese junior team. After graduating from high school in 2002, she joined the Sanyo Electric team.[2]

Partnered with Reiko Shiota, Ogura finished second in the women's doubles at the 2005 Asian Championships. The pair then won their first World Grand Prix title at the 2005 Denmark Open. In 2006, they won a bronze medal at the Doha 2006 Asian Games after losing to Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen in the semifinals. They also won bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In May 2008, Ogura and Shiota were ranked 6th in the BWF World Ranking and qualified for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] At the Olympics, they won their first round match against the Danish pair of Lena Frier Kristiansen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl in a rubber match, but lost in straight games to Du Jing and Yu Yang of China in the second round.[4]

In March 2010, she retired from the Sanyo team and joined Kay Enterprises as a coach.

In March 2011, she married Japanese rugby union player Daisuke Yamamoto, but in September 2012, she filed for divorce.[5][6]

## Achievements

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### BWF World Championships

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Women's doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2007 | Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Reiko Shiota |  Gao Ling
Huang Sui | 16–21, 25–23, 6–21  |  Bronze

### Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2006 | Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar |  Reiko Shiota |  Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen | 22–20, 16–21, 9–21  |  Bronze

### Asian Championships

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Women's doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2005 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India |  Reiko Shiota |  Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Kyung-won | 13–15, 15–8, 5–15  |  Silver
2007 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia |  Reiko Shiota  |  Yang Wei
Zhao Tingting | 15–21, 9–21  |  Bronze

### IBF Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2005 | Denmark Open |  Reiko Shiota |  Gail Emms
Donna Kellogg | 15–6, 15–9  |  Winner

### BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite

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Women's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Ref

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2003  | Scottish International |  Reiko Shiota |  Nicole Grether
Juliane Schenk | 8–15, 15–11, 15–12  |  Winner
2003  | Smiling Fish Satellite |  Reiko Shiota  |  Duanganong Aroonkesorn
Salakjit Ponsana | 10–15, 15–11, 7–15  |  Runner-up | [7]
2007  | Osaka International |  Reiko Shiota  |  Aki Akao
Tomomi Matsuda | 21–12, 21–23, 14–21  |  Runner-up | [8]
2008  | Osaka International  |  Reiko Shiota  |  Ha Jung-eun
Kim Min-jung | 20–22, 21–8, 21–13  |  Winner | [9]

BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament

## References

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1. ^ "メンバープロフィール 小椋 久美子". Sanyo. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
2. ^ "小椋久美子と潮田玲子の仲は？中村昌也が告白！離婚の理由や性格は" (in Japanese). りんたの365日日記帳. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
3. ^ "'Ogu-Shio' eager for chance to prove their worth on Olympic stage". The Japan Times. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
4. ^ "Japanese Pair Upset Chinese Top Seeds". www.badminton-information.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
5. ^ "「オグシオ」小椋久美子さん結婚！お相手は神鋼ラガーマン" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
6. ^ "「オグシオ」小椋久美子、離婚届" (in Japanese). J-CAST, Inc. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
7. ^ "Results: Asia Satellite Thailand 2003". Sanyo Badminton Team (in Japanese). 4 May 2003. Archived from the original on 24 December 2005. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
8. ^ "Reports: Osaka International Challenge 2007". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 8 April 2007. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
9. ^ Sato, Junro (6 April 2008). "Osaka International Challenge 2008 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2025.

## External links

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* Kumiko Ogura at BWFBadminton.com
* Kumiko Ogura at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
* Kumiko Ogura at Olympedia
* Kumiko Ogura at Olympics.com
* Kumiko Ogura – Beijing 2008 at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Japan