Hirokatsu Hashimoto

Hirokatsu Hashimoto
Country:	Japan
Date of birth:	18th December 1985
Size:	178 cm
Weight:	75 kg
Playing hand:	Right
BWF ID:	74326
BWF profile

Hirokatsu Hashimoto ( Japanese 橋本 博 且 , Hashimoto Hirokatsu ; born December 18, 1985 in Kumamoto Prefecture ) is a Japanese badminton player .

Career

Hirokatsu Hashimoto won the 2009 Japanese singles championships for the first time in men's doubles with Noriyasu Hirata . In 2010 both were able to defend this title. They finished second at the New Zealand Open 2009 and first at the Dutch Open 2010. Hashimoto won bronze in the 2010 Thomas Cup with the Japanese men's team .

In mixed he plays with Mizuki Fujii with whom he participated in the Asian Games and the 2010 World Cup, as well as finished 2nd at the 2011 Australia Open .

Sporting successes

season	event	discipline	space	Surname
2009	Japan: Individual Championships	Men's doubles	1	Noriyasu Hirata / Hirokatsu Hashimoto
2009	New Zealand Open	Men's doubles	2	Noriyasu Hirata / Hirokatsu Hashimoto
2010	Asian Games	Men's doubles	5	Noriyasu Hirata / Hirokatsu Hashimoto
2010	Asian Games	Mixed	9	Hirokatsu Hashimoto / Mizuki Fujii
2010	Asian Championship	Mixed	5	Hirokatsu Hashimoto / Mizuki Fujii
2010	World Championship	Men's doubles	9	Noriyasu Hirata / Hirokatsu Hashimoto
2010	World Championship	Mixed	17th	Hirokatsu Hashimoto / Mizuki Fujii
2010	Osaka International	Men's doubles	1	Noriyasu Hirata / Hirokatsu Hashimoto
2010	Japan: Individual Championships	Men's doubles	1	Noriyasu Hirata / Hirokatsu Hashimoto
2010	Dutch Open	Men's doubles	1	Noriyasu Hirata / Hirokatsu Hashimoto
2010	Thomas Cup	Men's team	3	Japan
2011	Australia Open	Mixed	2	Hirokatsu Hashimoto / Mizuki Fujii

Web links

• Tonami Un'yu, badminton department: team members
• Japanese Olympic Committee: Japanese participants in the East Asian Games 2009 (PDF; 7.3 MB)