Miyuki Maeda

Miyuki Maeda

Miyuki Maeda at the 2013 French Super Series.
Personal information
Born October 14, 1985 (1985-10-14) (age 30)
Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Height 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Miyuki Maeda (前田 美順 Maeda Miyuki, born October 14, 1985, in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese female international badminton player.[1] She competed in three Asian Games editions from 2006 to 2014.[2]

Career

Maeda's first major success was at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. With her women's doubles partner Satoko Suetsuna they finished fourth, the 2nd best performance to date by Japanese badminton players at the Olympics. The two have continued to compete together after the Olympics and have maintained a top six ranking since March 2010.[3] On the national level they won their first doubles title in 2010.

In the mixed doubles Maeda starts now with Noriyasu Hirata, winning the national championships in 2009 and 2010.

Record against selected opponents

Women's Doubles results with Satoko Suetsuna against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[4]

References

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  1. "Miyuki Maeda Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  2. "MAEDA Miyuki". Incheon 2014 official website. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. "Badminton World Federation - BWF World Ranking - BWF世界排名榜". Bwfbadminton.org. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
  4. "Tournament Software". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
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