Yoshiko Iwata
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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]
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| Born | 27 March 1971 Osaka Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BWF profile | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
Asian Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Fujimi Tamura |
 Ladawan Mulasartsatorn Piyathip Sansaniyakulvilai |
8–15, 8–15 |  Bronze |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Chinese Taipei Open | Haruko Matsuda |
 Park Soo-yun Yim Kyung-jin |
2–15, 8–15 |  Runner-up |
[4] |
| 1997 | U.S. Open | Haruko Matsuda |
 Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu |
6–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
[5] |
| 1997 | Denmark Open | Haruko Matsuda |
 Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange |
16–18, 5–15 | Runner-up |
[6] |
| 2000 | Swedish Open | Haruko Matsuda |
Jane F. Bramsen Pernille Harder |
12–15, 15–17 | Runner-up |
[7][8] |
| 2000 | Polish Open | Haruko Matsuda |
Britta Andersen Lene Mørk |
15–4, 15–10 |  Winner |
[9][10] |
| 2000 | German Open | Haruko Matsuda |
Lu Ying Huang Sui |
5–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
[11] |
| 2003 | U.S. Open | Miyuki Tai |
Ha Jung-eun Lee Eun-woo |
15–5, 15–4 | Winner |
[12] |
IBF International
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Macau Satellite | Miyuki Tai |
Wang Xin Yuan Ting |
11–7, 9–11, 6–11 | Runner-up | |
| 2003 | French International | Miyuki Tai |
 Elena Shimko Marina Yakusheva |
11–1, 7–11, 11–9 | Winner | |
| 2003 | Cuba International | Miyuki Tai |
 Helen Nichol Charmaine Reid |
15–6, 15–4 | Winner |
[13] |
| 2003 | Croatian International | Miyuki Tai |
 Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk |
11–8, 11–8 | Winner |
[14] |
| 2003 | South Africa International | Miyuki Tai |
Chikako Nakayama Keiko Yoshitomi |
15–4, 4–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
[15] |
| 2003 | Carebaco International | Miyuki Tai |
Helen Nichol Charmaine Reid |
15–5, 15–5 | Winner |
[16] |
| 2003 | Ballarat International | Miyuki Tai |
 Jane Crabtree Kate Wilson-Smith |
15–4, 15–6 | Winner |
[17] |
| 2003 | Southern Pan Am Classic | Miyuki Tai |
 Felicity Gallup Joanne Muggeridge |
15–2, 15–4 | Winner |
[18] |
| 2003 | Guatemala International | Miyuki Tai |
Felicity Gallup Joanne Muggeridge |
15–12, 15–1 | Winner |
[19] |
| 2004 | Swedish International | Miyuki Tai |
Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk |
5–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
[20] |
| 2004 | Iran Fajr International | Miyuki Tai |
 Jiang Yanmei Li Yujia |
4–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
[21] |
| 2004 | Peru International | Miyuki Tai |
Helen Nichol Charmaine Reid |
15–3, 6–15, 15–8 | Winner |
[22] |
