Yuma Yamazaki

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]

Yuma Yamazaki
山崎 悠麻
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1988-04-08) 8 April 1988
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 place2022 TokyoWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2017 UlsanWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2019 BaselWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2022 TokyoWomen'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

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

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (9 titles, 1 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 Thailand Amnouy Wetwithan 21–8, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Dubai Para-Badminton International Level 2 South Korea Jung Gyeo-ul 21–12, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022[lower-alpha 1] 4 Nations Para-Badminton International Level 1 France Marilou Maurel 21–2, 21–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Germany Annika Schroeder 21–5, 21–3
Switzerland Ilaria Renggli 21–8, 21–11
2022 Thailand Para-Badminton International Level 1 South Korea Jung Gyeo-ul 21–17, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para-Badminton International Level 2 Peru Pilar Jáuregui 15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Spanish Para-Badminton International Level 1 Peru Pilar Jáuregui 21–15, 16–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 Japan Sarina Satomi South Korea Jung Gyeo-ul
South Korea Kwon Hyun-ah		 21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Thailand Para-Badminton International Level 1 Japan Sarina Satomi South Korea Jung Gyeo-ul
South Korea Kwon Hyun-ah		 21–1, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para-Badminton International Level 2 Japan Sarina Satomi Switzerland Cynthia Mathez
Switzerland Ilaria Renggli		 21–12, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para-Badminton International Level 1 Japan Sarina Satomi South Korea Jung Gyeo-ul
South Korea Kwon Hyun-ah		 21–12, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References
  1. "Badminton YAMAZAKI Yuma - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  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.

Notes
  1. This tournament uses a round robin system.
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