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Akiko Sugino
杉野 明子
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1990-12-07) December 7, 1990 (age 33)
Ichihara, Chiba, Japan
Women's singles SU5
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking1 (WS 19 July 2022)
15 (WD with Noriko Ito 1 April 2019)
3 (XD with Toshiaki Suenaga 1 January 2019)
Current ranking3 (WS)
52 (WD with Noriko Ito)
7 (XD with Daisuke Fujihara) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Mixed doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guatemala City Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guatemala City Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ulsan Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dortmund Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Mixed doubles
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Beijing Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2016 Beijing Women's doubles

Akiko Sugino (杉野 明子, Sugino Akiko, born December 7, 1990) is a Japanese para-badminton player who competes in international level events. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Sugino won a bronze medal in the women's singles[1] and mixed doubles events.[2] Sugino is also a former world champion in the women's singles SU5 discipline.

Personal life[edit]

Sugino has a disability in her left arm.[3] She encountered and started playing para-badminton when she was in high school and later competed in able-bodied tournaments.[4]

Achievements[edit]

Paralympic Games[edit]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Japan Kaede Kameyama 21–16, 6–21, 21–13 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Japan Daisuke Fujihara India Pramod Bhagat
India Palak Kohli 		23–21, 21–19 Bronze

World Championships[edit]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 Guatemala City, Guatemala Japan Yuko Yamaguchi 21–7, 21–15 Gold Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Japan Mamiko Toyoda 21–11, 14–21, 23–25 Silver Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea India Parul Parmar China Cheng Hefang
China Ma Huihui 		21–16, 21–19 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011[a] Guatemala City, Guatemala Malaysia Loi Lang Yean Japan Yusuke Yamaguchi
Japan Yuko Yamaguchi 		21–13, 21–19 Gold Gold
Japan Daisuke Fujihara
Japan Aki Takahashi 		21–18, 21–10
Hong Kong Chan Cho Leung
South Korea Heo Sun-hee 		21–13, 15–21, 21–18
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Japan Toshiaki Suenaga China Yang Jianyuan
China Yang Qiuxia 		11–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Japan Toshiaki Suenaga Germany Jan Niklas-Pott
Germany Katrin Seibert 		21–19, 14–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Para Games[edit]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014[b] Gyeyang Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea 		Japan Noriko Ito Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila
Indonesia Khalimatus Sadiyah 		17–21, 21–18, 21–19 Bronze Bronze
Thailand Nipada Saensupa
Thailand Chanida Srinavakul 		21–19, 14–21, 22–24
China Cheng Hefang
China Ma Huihui 		11–21, 12–21
Thailand Wandee Kamtam
Thailand Sudsaifon Yodpa 		17–21, 21–9, 21–6

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		Japan Toshiaki Suenaga Thailand Siripong Teamarrom
Thailand Nipada Saensupa 		18–21, 21–19, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships[edit]

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016[c] China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China 		Japan Asami Yamada China Cheng Hefang
China Ma Huihui 		10–21, 11–21 Silver Silver
India Chiranjita Bharali
India Manasi Girishchandra Joshi 		21–8, 21–4
India Parul Parmar
Indonesia Khalimatus Sadiyah 		21–15r

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China 		Japan Toshiaki Suenaga China Ou Wei
China Cheng Hefang 		21–19, 19–21, 22–20 Gold Gold

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 4 runners-up)[edit]

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[5][6]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Japan Kaede Kameyama 21–14, 12–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 India Manisha Ramdass 17–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 India Manisha Ramdass 25–27, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Denmark Cathrine Rosengren 13–21, 12–12 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Japan Daisuke Fujihara India Chirag Baretha
India Mandeep Kaur 		22–20, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Japan Daisuke Fujihara Japan Taiyo Imai
Japan Noriko Ito 		16–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

International Tournaments (7 titles, 8 runners-up)[edit]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015[d] Indonesia Para Badminton International Japan Mamiko Toyoda 9–21, 22–20, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
Indonesia Larti 21–7, 21–11
Turkey Zehra Bağlar 21–7, 21–5
Malaysia Norrizah Rahim 21–14, 21–15
2016[e] Colombia Para Badminton International Peru Laura Johana 21–6, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Brazil Abinaecia Maria da Silva 21–4, 21–1
Brazil Cintya Oliveira 21–9, 21–5
2017[f] Peru Para Badminton International Brazil Mikaela Costa Almeida 21–6, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Japan Mamiko Toyoda 21–19, 19–21, 21–16
Brazil Cintya Oliveira 21–11, 21–7
Peru Laura Johana 21–3, 21–6
2017 USA Para Badminton International Japan Mamiko Toyoda 20–22, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Japan Mamiko Toyoda 16–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Brazil Para Badminton International Japan Ayako Suzuki 13–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Japan Para Badminton International Japan Ayako Suzuki 15–21, 5–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Peru Para Badminton International Japan Asami Yamada Brazil Cássia Angélica Morais
Brazil Cintya Oliveira 		21–3, 21–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Brazil Para Badminton International Japan Noriko Ito Brazil Abinaecia Maria da Silva
Japan Mamiko Toyoda 		20–22, 21–17, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016[g] Colombia Para Badminton International Japan Daisuke Fujihara Cuba Rolando Bello Rodríguez
Peru Laura Johana 		21–10, 21–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
Brazil Eduardo Oliveira
Brazil Abinaecia Maria da Silva 		21–7, 21–8
Brazil Leonardo Zuffo
Brazil Cintya Oliveira 		21–3, 21–14
2017 USA Para Badminton International Japan Toshiaki Suenaga Japan Taku Hiroi
Japan Mamiko Toyoda 		21–19, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Turkish Para Badminton International Japan Toshiaki Suenaga Thailand Siripong Teamarrom
Thailand Nipada Saensupa 		12–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Brazil Para Badminton International Japan Toshiaki Suenaga Japan Taiyo Imai
Japan Asami Yamada 		21–9, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Japan Para Badminton International Japan Toshiaki Suenaga Thailand Siripong Teamarrom
Thailand Chanida Srinavakul 		21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Spanish Para Badminton International Japan Daisuke Fujihara France Lucas Mazur
France Faustine Noël 		12–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Paralympics: Badminton history for Satomi as Kunieda gets his gold". Kyodo News. September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Paralympics: Indian duo Pramod Bhagat and Palak Kohli loses to Fujihara Daisuke and Sugino Akiko of Japan in bronze medal contest". Sportskeeda. September 5, 2021.
  3. ^ 日本放送協会. "杉野明子のプロフィール｜パラバドミントン｜東京オリンピックパラリンピック". www3.nhk.or.jp. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  4. ^ "杉野明子のwikiプロフィール経歴と年齢や出身高校中学！障害や結婚彼氏も【東京パラリンピック】｜オリ調". オリ調 (in Japanese). 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  5. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.

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