Kyohei Yamashita

Kyohei Yamashita
山下 恭平
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1998-10-12) October 12, 1998 (age 26)
Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking193 (MD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 15 October 2024)
13 (XD with Naru Shinoya, 27 December 2022)
Current ranking193 (MD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 15 October 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Huelva Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Kyohei Yamashita (山下 恭平, Yamashita Kyohei, born 12 October 1998) is a Japanese badminton player who specializes in doubles.[2] He was the bronze medalist in the mixed doubles at the 2021 BWF World Championships in Huelva. Yamashita graduated from Nippon Sport Science University then joined the NTT East team.[3]

  1. ^ a b "選手プロフィール". Nippon Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Players: Kyohei Yamashita". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 山下 恭平" (in Japanese). NTT東日本. Retrieved 21 July 2024.