Sumiko Kitada

Sumiko Kitada (北田 スミ子, Kitada Sumiko) later Sumiko Shiba (芝 スミ子, Shiba Sumiko) (born 31 March 1962), is a retired Japanese badminton player.[2] After working at Shijonawate Junior College, Kitada played for Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. and won a bronze medal in the women's singles 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 Grand Prix Final. 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.[3][4]

Sumiko Kitada
北田 (-芝)•スミ子
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1962-03-31) 31 March 1962
Daitō, Osaka, Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
Women's singles and doubles
Current rankingretired
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
1982 New Delhi Women's team
1986 Seoul Women's team
1982 New Delhi Women's singles
1986 Seoul Women's doubles

Achievements

Olympic Games (exhibition)
Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1988 Seoul National University Gymnasium,
Seoul, South Korea		 Kirsten Larsen 11–4, 11–8 Bronze

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
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

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

References
  1. "第16回全日本女子バドミントンチャンピオンズトーナメント" (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. "代々木第二体育館は小龍包に似ている……". www.jsports.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. "芝スミ子（日本バドミントン協会ナショナル強化部長）<上>". nikkan-gendai.com (in Japanese). 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. "早稲田アスリートプログラム 第9回早稲田アスリート講演会「気配りで人を動かす～リオ金メダル獲得の理由～」（講師：芝スミ子さん）を開催しました". www.waseda.jp. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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