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Sumiko Kitada
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Sumiko Kitada (北田 スミ子, Kitada Sumiko; born 31 March 1962), later Sumiko Shiba (芝 スミ子, Shiba Sumiko), 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]
Key Information
Achievements
[edit]Olympic Games (exhibition)
[edit]| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea |
 Kirsten Larsen
|
11–4, 11–8 |  Bronze
|
Asian Games
[edit]| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India |
 Zhang Ailing
|
11–8, 6–11, 1–11 |  Bronze
|
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea |  Kimiko Jinnai
|
Guan Weizhen Lin Ying
|
2–15, 1–15 | Bronze
|
IBF World Grand Prix
[edit]The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | English Masters | Yao Fen
|
11–1, 2–11, 0–11 |  Runner-up
|
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Swedish Open | Shigemi Kawamura
|
 Jane Webster Nora Perry
|
10–15, 8–15 | Runner-up
|
| 1986 | Chinese Taipei Open | Harumi Kohara
|
 Ivana Lie Verawaty Fadjrin
|
11–15, 8–15 | Runner-up
|
International tournaments
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Scandinavian Cup | Qian Ping
|
2–11, 8–11 | Runner-up
|
| 1982 | Indonesia Open | Verawaty Fadjrin
|
8–11, 10–12 | Runner-up
|
IBF International
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | German Open | Shigemi Kawamura
|
Helen Troke Karen Chapman
|
15–10, 15–4 |  Winner
|
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.