Yuma Yamazaki

Yuma Yamazaki
山崎 悠麻
Yuma Yamazaki at Paris 2024 Summer Olympians and Paralympians Japan National Team parade event on November 30th, 2024
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
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 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
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Women's doubles
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles
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 competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in women's doubles WH1–WH2, and a bronze medal in women's singles WH2 events.[1][2]

Life

Yamazaki sustained a spinal cord injury when she was involved in a traffic accident at age 16.[1]

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
2024 Arena Porte de La Chapelle, Paris, France Japan Sarina Satomi China Liu Yutong
China Yin Menglu 		17–21, 19–21 Silver

World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Peru Pilar Jáuregui 17–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Peru Pilar Jáuregui 13–21, 15–21 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
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand 		Japan Sarina Satomi China Liu Yutong
China Yin Menglu 		7–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

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[a] 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

Notes

  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.

References

  1. ^ a b "YAMAZAKI Yuma". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Double delight as Japan claims two gold in badminton". The Japan Times. 5 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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