Sumiko Kitada

, later , is a retired Japanese badminton player. After working at Shijonawate Junior College, Kitada played for Sanyo Electric Ltd. and won a bronze medal in the women's singles exhibition event at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She is the eight-time Japanese national champion and doubles runner-up four times. She also finished third in the 1986 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals. In 2005, she was appointed as a member of the Nippon Badminton Association Strengthening Committee, and after serving as the head of the strengthening headquarters, she was appointed as the head of the national strengthening department in June 2015.

Awards and nominations + Award Year Category Result Asahi Sports Award 1981 Victory at the 1981 Uber Cup with the Japanese women's national team Asahi Sports Award 1989 Winning the All Japan Championships eight times in women's singles

Achievements Olympic Games (exhibition)

Asian Games +Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1982 Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India Zhang Ailing 11–8, 6–11, 1–11 Bronze Bronze

+Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Kimiko Jinnai Guan Weizhen Lin Ying 2–15, 1–15 Bronze Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

+Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1986 English Masters Yao Fen 11–1, 2–11, 0–11 Runner-up

+Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 Swedish Open Shigemi Kawamura Jane Webster Nora Perry 10–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1986 Chinese Taipei Open Harumi Kohara Ivana Lie Verawaty Fadjrin 11–15, 8–15 Runner-up

International tournaments +Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1982 Scandinavian Cup Qian Ping 2–11, 8–11 Runner-up 1982 Indonesia Open Verawaty Fadjrin 8–11, 10–12 Runner-up

IBF International +Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 German Open Shigemi Kawamura Helen Troke Karen Chapman 15–10, 15–4 Winner