Yasuko Mizui

Yasuko Mizui (水井 泰子, Mizui Yasuko, born 19 September 1975) is a former Japanese badminton player who affiliated with NTT Tokyo. She graduated from Shiritsushijonawategakuenko School, and then she joined the Fujitsu team. Mizui competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event.^[1][2] She was part of the Japanese team that won the bronze medals at the 1994 and 1998 Asian Games in the women's team event. Mizui won the women's doubles bronze at the 1996 Asian Championships, and also clinched the women's singles title at the 53 National Championships in 1999.^[3] She retired from the international tournament after the 2000 Olympics.^[4]

Yasuko Mizui
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1975-09-19) 19 September 1975 (age 49) Nara Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's singles & doubles
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Women's team 1994 Hiroshima Women's team Asian Championships 1996 Surabaya Women's doubles
BWF profile

Her sister Hisako Mizui also a badminton Olympian who competed in 1992 and 1996.^[5]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Surabaya, Indonesia	Hisako Mizui	Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban	9–15, 9–15	Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Swiss Open	Cindana Hartono Kusuma	11–7, 6–11, 10–13	Runner-up

References

1. "選手 水井 泰子 （みずい やすこ）" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
2. "選手 水井 泰子 （みずい やすこ）" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
3. "■全日本総合バドミントン選手権大会 歴代優勝者" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
4. "バドニュース". www.enjoy.ne.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 March 2018.
5. "日本代表選手結団式＆壮行会レポート" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

External links

• Yasuko Mizui at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• Yasuko Mizui at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)