Riichi Takeshita
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| Born | 28 July 1989 Saga Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 28 February 2019[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 33 (MS 12 March 2015) 123 (MD 2 December 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Riichi Takeshita (武下利一, Takeshita Riichi; born 28 July 1989) is a former Japanese badminton player from Saga Prefecture.[2][3] A right-handed men's singles specialist, he reached a career-high world ranking of No. 33 in 2015. Takeshita serves as the women's singles coach for the ACT SAIKYO badminton team.
Coaching career
Following his retirement from competition in February 2019, Takeshita served as an assistant coach for the Tonami Transportation team from March 2019 to March 2020.[1] In April 2020, he was appointed as a coach at Ryukoku University.[4] He subsequently joined the ACT SAIKYO badminton team as the women's singles coach, training players such as Tomoka Miyazaki and Manami Suizu.[5][6]
