Takeshi Kamura

Takeshi Kamura
嘉村 健士
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1990-02-14) 14 February 1990 (age 34)
Saga Prefecture, Japan
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking2 (MD with Keigo Sonoda 26 January 2017)
37 (XD with Koharu Yonemoto 1 July 2013)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Nanjing Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Glasgow Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 New Delhi Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Wuhan Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Wuhan Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Wuhan Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan Men's doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Takeshi Kamura (嘉村健士, Kamura Takeshi, born 14 February 1990) is a Japanese badminton player. He was selected to join the national team in 2013 and retired in 2021. Kamura was part of the national team that won the 2014 Thomas Cup. He captured his first Superseries title at the 2016 Hong Kong Open, and reached a career high of world number 2 in the men's doubles partnered with Keigo Sonoda in January 2017.[1][2]

Kamura won the silver medal at the 2018 World Championships and a bronze in 2017. In the continental level, he helped the national team to win the 2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships, and he also collected a silver and three bronze medals in the individual men's doubles event. He competed at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games.[3]

  1. ^ "Players: Takeshi Kamura". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Badminton player: 嘉村 健士 Takeshi Kamura" (in Japanese). Tonami. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Men's Team - Entry List by Event". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.