Kanako Yonekura

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

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 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 Silver

Women's doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series Women's singles BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament