Yoshiko Yonekura

is a retired female badminton player of Japan who won Japanese national and international titles in the late 1970s and the 1980s. She is the mother of badminton player Kenichi Tago.

Career In 1980 she won women's singles at the Danish Open, women's singles and doubles at the Swedish Open, and a bronze medal at the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Atsuko Tokuda. She was a member of world champion Japanese Uber Cup (women's international) teams in 1978 and in 1981. She was also the champion at 1979 Badminton World Cup in women's doubles category with partner Emiko Ueno.

Awards and nominations + Award Year Category Result Asahi Sports Award 1978 Victory at the 1978 Uber Cup with the Japanese women's national team Asahi Sports Award 1981 Victory at the 1981 Uber Cup with the Japanese women's national team

Achievements World Championships +Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1980 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Atsuko Tokuda Nora Perry Jane Webster 12–15, 17–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup +Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1980 Kyoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan Lene Køppen 8–11, 5–11 Bronze Bronze

+Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1979 Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Emiko Ueno Verawaty Fadjrin Imelda Wiguna 15–3, 15–7 Gold Gold 1980 Kyoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan Atsuko Tokuda Verawaty Fadjrin Imelda Wiguna 15–12, 17–14 Gold Gold

Asian Games +Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1982 Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India Atsuko Tokuda Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 12–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

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

+Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1983 Scandinavian Cup Atsuko Tokuda Chen Ruizhen Zheng Jian 15–12, 15–8 Winner 1984 Denmark Open Atsuko Tokuda Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 15–3, 5–15, 13–15 Runner-up 1984 Swedish Open Atsuko Tokuda Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 11–15, 15–8, 9–15 Runner-up 1987 Denmark Open Atsuko Tokuda Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 15–7, 15–10 Winner

International tournaments +Women's singlesYearTournamentOpponentScoreResult 1980 Denmark Open Ivana Lie 11–8, 12–11 Winner 1980 Swedish Open Ivana Lie 10–12, 11–5, 11–8 Winner 1980 English Masters Lene Køppen 5–11, 8–11 Runner-up 1982 India Open Jane Webster 3–11, 5–11 Runner-up

+Women's doublesYearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult 1977 Japan Open Emiko Ueno Inge Borgstrøm Lene Køppen 13–18, 9–15 Runner-up 1978 Denmark Open Emiko Ueno Verawaty Wiharjo Imelda Wiguna 8–15, 15–8, 4–15 Runner-up 1978 All England Open Emiko Ueno Atsuko Tokuda Mikiko Takada 16–18, 6–15 Runner-up 1979 English Masters Atsuko Tokuda Nora Perry Jane Webster 2–15, 15–8, 10–15 Runner-up 1980 Denmark Open Atsuko Tokuda Gillian Gilks Nora Perry 15–18, 15–9, 9–15 Runner-up 1980 Swedish Open Atsuko Tokuda Karen Bridge Barbara Sutton 15–8, 15–6 Winner 1980 All England Open Atsuko Tokuda Gillian Gilks Nora Perry 15–11, 7–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1980 English Masters Atsuko Tokuda Nora Perry Jane Webster 18–14, 6–15, 15–12 Winner 1981 Denmark Open Atsuko Tokuda Nora Perry Jane Webster 12–15, 15–18 Runner-up 1981 Japan Open Atsuko Tokuda Nora Perry Jane Webster 15–6, 7–15, 15–8 Winner 1981 English Masters Gillian Gilks Liu Xia Zhang Ailing 10–15, 15–3, 6–15 Runner-up 1982 Indonesia Open Atsuko Tokuda Gillian Clark Gillian Gilks 14–17, 17–14, 12–15 Runner-up 1982 Scandinavian Cup Atsuko Tokuda Nora Perry Jane Webster 15–11, 9–15, 4–15 Runner-up