Sumiko Kitada

Sumiko Kitada (北田 スミ子, Kitada Sumiko) later Sumiko Shiba (芝 スミ子, Shiba Sumiko) (born 31 March 1962), is a retired Japanese badminton player.[2] After working at Shijonawate Junior College, Kitada played for Sanyo Electric Ltd. and won a bronze medal in the women's singles exhibition event at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She is the eight-time Japanese national champion and doubles runner-up four times. She also finished third in the 1986 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals. In 2005, she was appointed as a member of the Nippon Badminton Association Strengthening Committee, and after serving as the head of the strengthening headquarters, she was appointed as the head of the national strengthening department in June 2015.[3][4]

Sumiko Kitada
北田 (-芝)•スミ子
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1962-03-31) 31 March 1962
Daitō, Osaka, Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
EventWomen's singles and doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 New Delhi Women's team
Silver medal – second place 1986 Seoul Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1982 New Delhi Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Women's doubles

Achievements

Olympic Games (exhibition)
Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1988 Seoul National University Gymnasium,
Seoul, South Korea		 Denmark Kirsten Larsen 11–4, 11–8 Bronze

Asian Games
Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1982 Indraprastha Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India		 China Zhang Ailing 11–8, 6–11, 1–11 Bronze Bronze
Women's doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Japan Kimiko Jinnai China Guan Weizhen
China Lin Ying		 2–15, 1–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1986 English Masters China Yao Fen 11–1, 2–11, 0–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Swedish Open Japan Shigemi Kawamura England Jane Webster
England Nora Perry		 10–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 Chinese Taipei Open Japan Harumi Kohara Indonesia Ivana Lie
Indonesia Verawaty Fadjrin		 11–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

International tournaments
Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1982 Scandinavian Cup China Qian Ping 2–11, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982 Indonesia Open Indonesia Verawaty Fadjrin 8–11, 10–12 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International
Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 German Open Japan Shigemi Kawamura England Helen Troke
England Karen Chapman		 15–10, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References
  1. "第16回全日本女子バドミントンチャンピオンズトーナメント" (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. "代々木第二体育館は小龍包に似ている……". www.jsports.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. "芝スミ子（日本バドミントン協会ナショナル強化部長）<上>". nikkan-gendai.com (in Japanese). 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. "早稲田アスリートプログラム 第9回早稲田アスリート講演会「気配りで人を動かす～リオ金メダル獲得の理由～」（講師：芝スミ子さん）を開催しました". www.waseda.jp. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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