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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 1994 Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 14 (with Taichi Saito, 12 December 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Akira Koga (古賀 輝, Koga Akira, born 8 March 1994) is a Japanese badminton player who also play for the NTT East club.[1] In 2012, his last year as a junior, he was instrumental in Japan's first ever mixed team title at the 2012 Asian Junior Badminton Championships. He and Akane Yamaguchi beat Pei Tianyi and Huang Yaqiong to begin the tie.[2] At the World Junior Championships the same year, he and Yamaguchi played the last match of the mixed team tie in the final against China. They lost their third game to Wang Yilyu and Chen Qingchen 22–24, giving China the title.[3]
- ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 / 古賀 輝". www.ntt-east.co.jp (in Japanese). NTT. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "2012 Asian Junior Results". tournamentsoftware.com. BWF. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "2012 World Junior Results". tournamentsoftware.com. BWF. Retrieved 31 August 2016.