Sarina Satomi

Sarina Satomi
里見 紗李奈
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 26)
Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Women's singles WH1
Women's doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking1 (WS 29 August 2019)
1 (WD with Yuma Yamazaki 16 May 2019)
Current ranking1 (WS)
1 (WD with Yuma Yamazaki) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Women's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Women's doubles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Women's singles
BWF profile

Sarina Satomi (里見 紗李奈, Satomi Sarina, born 9 April 1998) is a Japanese para-badminton player who competes in international elite competitions.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won gold medals in women's singles WH1, and women's doubles WH1–WH2 events.[2][1][3]

She is twice a World women's singles champion and a world champion in the doubles with teammate Yuma Yamazaki.

  1. ^ a b "Badminton SATOMI Sarina". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Japan's Sarina Satomi wins nation's first Paralympic badminton gold as sport debuts". The Japan Times. 4 September 2021. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2021.}
  3. ^ NEWS, KYODO. "Paralympics: Japan's Sarina Satomi wins women's WH1 badminton singles gold". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 9 September 2021.