Eiichi Sakai
Eiichi Sakai ( Japanese 堺 栄 一 , Sakai Eiichi ; * 1939 ) is a Japanese badminton player .
Career
Eiichi Sakai won the Canadian Open in men's doubles with Eiichi Nagai in 1964. From 1964 to 1972 he was successful nationally six times in the Japanese championships. At the Asian Games in 1966 he won bronze with the Japanese men's team. In 1973 he published Badminton: Katsu tame no Himitsu ( バ ド ミ ン ト ン: 勝 つ た め の 秘訣 ) one of the first Japanese-language books on badminton.
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canadian Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Eiichi Nagai / Eiichi Sakai |
| 1964 | Japan: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Takeshi Miyanaga / Eiichi Sakai |
| 1965 | Japan: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Takeshi Miyanaga / Eiichi Sakai |
| 1966 | Japan: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Takeshi Miyanaga / Eiichi Sakai |
| 1966 | Asian Games | Men's team | 3 | Japan |
| 1970 | Japan: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Eiichi Sakai / Hiroe Yuki |
| 1971 | Japan: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Eiichi Sakai / Hiroe Yuki |
| 1972 | Japan: Individual Championships | Mixed | 1 | Eiichi Sakai / Hiroe Yuki |
credentials
- Kyōto-fu Badminton Kyōkai: Japanese Championships ( Memento from August 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sakai, Eiichi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 堺 栄 一 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | japanese badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1939 |