Yoshiko Iwata

Badminton player

Yoshiko Iwata

Personal information
Country|  Japan
Born|  (1971-03-27) 27 March 1971 (age 52)
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height| 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight| 60 kg (132 lb)
Handedness| Right
Event| Women's doubles

Medal record

Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
|  1998 Bangkok | Women's team
Asian Championships
|  1992 Kuala Lumpur | Women's doubles

BWF profile

Yoshiko Iwata (岩田 良子, Iwata Yoshiko, born 27 March 1971) is a former Japanese badminton player from the Yonex team. Iwata graduated from the Shijonawate Gakuen Junior College. she competed at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[1][2] Iwata was the women's doubles champion at the National Championships in 1996 and 1998. She won some international tournament in Australia, Cuba, Guatemala, and Carebaco in 2003, also in Peru in 2004. She was selected as Yonex badminton manager in 2010.[3]

## Achievements[edit]

### Asian Championships[edit]

Women's doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1992 | Cheras Indoor Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Fujimi Tamura |  Ladawan Mulasartsatorn
Piyathip Sansaniyakulvilai | 8–15, 8–15  |  Bronze

### IBF World Grand Prix[edit]

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2003  | U.S. Open |  Miyuki Tai |  Ha Jung-eun
Lee Eun-woo | 15–5, 15–4  |  Winner
2000  | German Open |  Haruko Matsuda |  Lu Ying
Huang Sui | 5–15, 3–15  |  Runner-up
2000  | Polish Open |  Haruko Matsuda |  Britta Andersen
Lene Mørk | 15–4, 15–10  |  Winner
2000  | Swedish Open |  Haruko Matsuda |  Jane F. Bramsen
Pernille Harder | 12–15, 15–17  |  Runner-up
1997  | Denmark Open |  Haruko Matsuda |  Ann Jørgensen
Majken Vange | 16–18, 5–15  |  Runner-up
1997  | U.S. Open |  Haruko Matsuda |  Qin Yiyuan
Tang Yongshu | 6–15, 2–15  |  Runner-up
1997  | Chinese Taipei Open |  Haruko Matsuda |  Park Soo-yun
Yim Kyung-jin | 12–15, 8–15  |  Runner-up

### IBF International[edit]

Women's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2004  | Peru International |  Miyuki Tai |  Helen Nichol
Charmaine Reid | 15–3, 6–15, 15–8  |  Winner
2004  | Iran Fajr International |  Miyuki Tai |  Jiang Yanmei
Li Yujia | 4–15, 12–15  |  Runner-up
2004  | Swedish International |  Miyuki Tai |  Kamila Augustyn
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | 5–15, 3–15  |  Runner-up
2003  | Guatemala International |  Miyuki Tai |  Felicity Gallup
Joanne Muggeridge | 15–12, 15–1  |  Winner
2003  | Southern Pan Am Classic |  Miyuki Tai |  Felicity Gallup
Joanne Muggeridge | 15–2, 15–4  |  Winner
2003  | Ballarat International  |  Miyuki Tai |  Jane Crabtree
Kate Wilson-Smith | 15–4, 15–6  |  Winner
2003  | Carebaco International |  Miyuki Tai |  Helen Nichol
Charmaine Reid | 15–5, 15–5  |  Winner
2003  | South Africa International |  Miyuki Tai |  Chikako Nakayama
Keiko Yoshitomi | 15–4, 4–15, 5–15  |  Runner-up
2003  | Croatian International |  Miyuki Tai |  Kamila Augustyn
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | 11–8, 11–8  |  Winner
2003  | Cuba International |  Miyuki Tai |  Helen Nichol
Charmaine Reid | 15–6, 15–4  |  Winner
2003  | French International |  Miyuki Tai |  Elena Shimko
Marina Yakusheva | 11–1, 7–11, 11–9  |  Winner
2002  | Macau Satellite |  Miyuki Tai |  Wang Xin
Yuan Ting | 11–7, 9–11, 6–11  |  Runner-up

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Players :Yoshiko Iwata". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
2. ^ "選手 岩田 良子 （いわた よしこ）" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
3. ^ "バドミントン体験教室 岩田 良子(ヨネックス（株）バドミントンチーム) 東京都バドミントン協会" (in Japanese). Ariake-sportsfesta. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Yoshiko Iwata at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
* Yoshiko Iwata at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)