Seiko Yamada

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Seiko Yamada ( Japanese 山田 青 子 , Yamada Seiko ; born March 22, 1978 in Toyama Prefecture ) is a Japanese badminton player .

Career

Seiko Yamada took part in women's doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with Shizuka Yamamoto . However, she lost in round one and was 17th in the final score. In 2000 and 2003 she was Japanese doubles champion. In 2003 she also won bronze at the World Championships in women's doubles.

Sporting successes

season event discipline space Surname
2000 Japan: Individual Championships Ladies doubles 1 Shizuka Yamamoto / Seiko Yamada
2001 Swiss Open Ladies doubles 3 Seiko Yamada / Shizuka Yamamoto
2001 All of England Ladies doubles 3 Seiko Yamada / Shizuka Yamamoto
2002 China: International Championships Ladies doubles 5 Seiko Yamada / Shizuka Yamamoto
2002 Swiss Open Ladies doubles 3 Seiko Yamada / Shizuka Yamamoto
2002 Asian Games Mixed 9 Josemari Fujimoto / Seiko Yamada
2003 World Championship Ladies doubles 3 Seiko Yamada / Shizuka Yamamoto
2003 Japan: Individual Championships Ladies doubles 1 Shizuka Yamamoto / Seiko Yamada
2007 New Zealand Open Ladies doubles 3 Seiko Yamada / Yū Wakita

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