Minoru Koga

Minoru Koga
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1996-09-30) 30 September 1996 (age 28)
Fukuoka, Japan
Height166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessLeft
Men's singles
Highest ranking56 (21 March 2023)
Current ranking160 (11 June 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asian Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nanjing Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Mixed team
BWF profile

Minoru Koga (古賀 穂, Koga Minoru, born 30 September 1996) is a Japanese badminton player.[1] He was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2013 Asian Youth Games partnered with Akane Yamaguchi.[2] Koga was part of the national junior team that won the bronze medals at the 2014 Asian and World Junior Championships.[3] Koga who educated at the Waseda University was the men's singles champion at the 68 National University Championships.[4] He was the runner-up at the 2018 Canada Open.[5]

  1. ^ "古賀 穂/ Koga Minoru" (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  2. ^ "BADMINTON: Japan upends Thailand for mixed doubles gold". jschina.com.cn. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ^ "2014年世界ジュニアバドミントン選手権大会" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  4. ^ "【インカレ】早稲田大・古賀穂が頂点に輝く!<男子シングルス>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. ^ "【Super100】櫻本&高畑が今季4度目のV!<カナダOP>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 27 June 2018.