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Yuma Yamazaki
山崎 悠麻
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1988-04-08) 8 April 1988 (age 36)
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
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Women's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Women's singles
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Women's doubles

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]

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 Turkey Emine Seçkin 21–16, 21–8 Bronze

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Japan Sarina Satomi China Liu Yutong
China 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 Peru Pilar Jauregui 17–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

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

Asian Para Games

Women's singles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Asian Championships

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