Yuma Yamazaki

Yuma Yamazaki 山崎 悠麻
Yuma Yamazaki at Paris 2024 Summer Olympians and Paralympians Japan National Team parade event on Novemver 30th, 2024
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1988-04-08) 8 April 1988 (age 36) Kokubunji, Japan
Women's singles WH2 Women's doubles WH1–WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking	2 (WS 1 January 2019) 1 (WD with Sarina Satomi 16 May 2019) 2 (XD with Osamu Nagashima 1 January 2019)
Current ranking	2 (WS) 1 (WD with Sarina Satomi) 36 (XD with Osamu Nagashima) (8 November 2022)
Medal record Para-badminton Representing  Japan Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Women's doubles 2024 Paris Women's doubles 2020 Tokyo Women's singles World Championships 2022 Tokyo Women's doubles 2017 Ulsan Women's doubles 2019 Basel Women's doubles 2022 Tokyo Women's singles 2024 Pattaya Women's singles 2024 Pattaya Women's doubles Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles 2018 Jakarta Women's singles 2018 Jakarta Mixed doubles Asian Championships 2016 Beijing Women's doubles

Yuma Yamazaki (山崎 悠麻, Yamazaki Yuki, born 8 April 1988) is a Japanese para-badminton player who competes in international elite competitions. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal in women's doubles WH1–WH2, and a bronze medal in women's singles WH2 events.^[1][2]

Life

Yamazaki sustained a spinal cord injury when she was involved in a traffic accident at age 16.^[1]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Women's singles WH2

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Emine Seçkin	21–16, 21–8	Bronze

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Sarina Satomi	Liu Yutong Yin Menglu	16–21, 21–16, 21–13	Gold
2024	Arena Porte de La Chapelle, Paris, France	Sarina Satomi	Liu Yutong Yin Menglu	17–21, 19–21	Silver

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Pilar Jáuregui	17–21, 11–21	Bronze
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Pilar Jáuregui	13–21, 15–21	Bronze

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Ikume Fuke	Li Hongyan Yang Fan	7–21, 11–21	Bronze
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Sarina Satomi	Liu Yutong Yin Menglu	Walkover	Bronze
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Sarina Satomi	Emine Seçkin To Man-kei	21–11, 21–15	Gold
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Sarina Satomi	Liu Yutong Yin Menglu	7–21, 17–21	Bronze

Asian Para Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Xu Tingting	21–18, 16–21, 20–22	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Osamu Nagashima	Mai Jianpeng Li Hongyan	11–21, 19–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China	Etsuko Kobayashi	Li Hongyan Yang Fan	8–21, 13–21	Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (9 titles, 1 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Bahrain Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Amnouy Wetwithan	21–8, 21–11	Winner
2022	Dubai Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Jung Gyeo-ul	21–12, 22–20	Winner
2022[a]	4 Nations Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Marilou Maurel	21–2, 21–2	Winner
			Annika Schroeder	21–5, 21–3
			Ilaria Renggli	21–8, 21–11
2022	Thailand Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Jung Gyeo-ul	21–17, 21–10	Winner
2023	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Pilar Jáuregui	15–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2023	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Pilar Jáuregui	21–15, 16–21, 21–12	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Bahrain Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Sarina Satomi	Jung Gyeo-ul Kwon Hyun-ah	21–17, 21–13	Winner
2022	Thailand Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Sarina Satomi	Jung Gyeo-ul Kwon Hyun-ah	21–1, 21–18	Winner
2023	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Sarina Satomi	Cynthia Mathez Ilaria Renggli	21–12, 21–13	Winner
2023	Spanish Para-Badminton International	Level 1	Sarina Satomi	Jung Gyeo-ul Kwon Hyun-ah	21–12, 21–10	Winner

Notes

1. This tournament uses a round robin system.

References

1. "YAMAZAKI Yuma". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
2. "Double delight as Japan claims two gold in badminton". The Japan Times. 5 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.