Akane Yamaguchi

Akane Yamaguchi
山口茜
やまぐち あかね
Yamaguchi in 2015
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 27)[1][2]
Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan[3]
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[2]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Years active2012–present
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record462 wins, 147 losses
Highest ranking1 (19 April 2018)
Current ranking5 (27 August 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Huelva Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Nanjing Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Copenhagen Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bangkok Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Aarhus Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Wuhan Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Manila Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Dubai Women's singles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Alor Setar Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Manila Women's team
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Women's team
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing Girls' singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bangkok Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Alor Setar Girls' singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Girls' singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asian Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nanjing Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Taipei Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gimcheon Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Mixed team
BWF profile

Akane Yamaguchi (山口茜, Yamaguchi Akane, born 6 June 1997) is a Japanese badminton player. She was a two-time world champion who won gold medals in the women's singles at the 2021 and 2022 World Championships. She was a member of the winning Japanese team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2012 and won the World Junior Championships in 2013 and 2014, the Asian Junior Championships in 2014, and the Asian Championships in 2019.

At the Asia Team Championships, Yamaguchi helped Japan win by 3–0 in 2017, 2018, and 2020. In 2018, she won the Uber Cup, which Japan had not won for 37 years.

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