Seiko Yamada

Seiko Yamada (山田 靑子, Yamada Seiko, born 22 March 22 1978; in Toyama) is a Japanese badminton player.[1] Together with Shizuka Yamamoto, she won the women's doubles national champion in 2000 and 2003. Yamada competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Shizuka Yamamoto.[2] They were defeated by Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty of Malaysia in the round of 32. She is currently ranked #7 in Japan.[3]

Seiko Yamada
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	March 22, 1978 Toyama, Japan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan World Championships 2003 Birmingham Women's doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

IBF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Shizuka Yamamoto	Wei Yili Zhao Tingting	9–15, 11–15	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Iran Fajr International	Ayumi Tasaki	Rie Eto Yu Wakita	15–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2009	Lao International	Yuka Hayashi	Aki Akao Yasuyo Imabeppu	21–15, 11–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2005	French Open	Shizuka Matsuo	Elodie Eymard Weny Rahmawati	12–15, 17–14, 6–15	Runner-up
2003	Western Australia International	Shizuka Yamamoto	Rebecca Gordon Sara Runesten-Petersen	15–3, 15–5	Winner
2003	Waikato International	Shizuka Yamamoto	Ai Hirayama Akiko Nakashima	15–1, 17–16	Winner
2003	Mauritius International	Shizuka Yamamoto	Nicole Grether Juliane Schenk	9–15, 4–15	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Seiko Yamada". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
2. "山田 靑子　（やまだ せいこ）" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
3. "Badminton 結果：8月16日" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

External links

• Seiko Yamada at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com