is a badminton player from Japan.

Yonekura won the gold in women's singles of the badminton tournament in the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games, by defeating Gong Zhichao of People's Republic of China in the final.

She played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Camilla Martin of Denmark in the round of 32.

Career At the 1997 Chinese Taipei International, Yonekura finished runner-up to Chan Ya-lin.

Achievements Asian Games Women's singles YearVenueOpponentScoreResult1998Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand Gong Zhichao1–11, 11–5, 11–6 Gold

Asian Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jun Jae-youn 2–11, 5–11 Bronze

World University Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 1996 Strasbourg, France Choi Ma-ree 0–11, 12–10, 10–12 Silver

Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1996 Strasbourg, France Saori Itoh Gao Leng Gao Yuan 1–15, 12–15 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2000 Korea Open Camilla Martin 6–11, 6–11 Runner-up 2000Swedish Open Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn11–9, 10–13, 13–10 Winner 2003 Thailand Open Dai Yun 7–11, 8–11 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 1997 Chinese Taipei International Chan Ya-lin 4–11, 8–11 Runner-up 2000 Australia Capital International Wang Chen 6–11, 8–11 Runner-up 2000Waitakere International Wang Chen1–11, 2–11 Runner-up2003Mauritius International Pi Hongyan11–5, 10–13, 4–11 Runner-up 2003South Africa International Pi Hongyan11–6, 4–11, 9–11 Runner-up 2003Waikato International Kaori Mori11–4, 11–2 Winner 2003Southern Panam Classic Kelly Morgan11–2, 11–3 Winner 2007 Osaka International Eriko Hirose 14–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2007Australian Open Chie Umezu11–21, 21–11, 21–10 Winner 2007 White Nights Olga Konon 21–11, 21–7 Winner 2007 Scottish Open Elizabeth Cann 21–19, 18–21, 21–17 Winner 2007India International Saina Nehwal21–13, 21–18 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

References

External links

Kanako Yonekura at Sankei Sports