Hiroe Amano

Hiroe Amano
Personal information
CountryJapan
BornNovember 1943 (age 81)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
1966 Wellington Women's team
1969 Tokyo Women's team
Asian Games
1966 Bangkok Women's team
1966 Bangkok Women's doubles

Hiroe Amano (天野博江, Hiroe Amano; born November 1943) is a former badminton player of Japan.

Hiroe won several international and national titles in the 1960s. She was among the most notable of a cadre of fine players who helped Japan to win the Uber Cup (women's world team) competitions in 1966 and in 1969. In 1978 she was the coach of the successful Japanese Uber Cup team.[1]

Achievements

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1966 Kittikachorn Stadium,
Bangkok, Thailand 		Tomoko Takahashi Minarni
Retno Kustijah 		9–15, 6–15 Silver

International tournaments

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1967 Singapore Open Noriko Takagi Minarni
Retno Kustijah 		6–15, 13–18 Runner-up
1967 Denmark Open Noriko Takagi Imre Rietveld
Ulla Strand 		15–12, 9–15, 15–8 Winner
1968 All England Open Noriko Takagi Minarni
Retno Kustijah 		5–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1968 Denmark Open Noriko Takagi Karin Jørgensen
Ulla Strand 		15–11, 15–11 Winner
1969 All England Open Tomoko Takahashi Margaret Boxall
Susan Whetnall 		11–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1969 Denmark Open Tomoko Takahashi Hiroe Yuki
Noriko Takagi 		9–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1969 Denmark Open Noriko Takagi Machiko Aizawa
Etsuko Takenaka 		17–15, 12–15, 9–15 Runner-up

References

  1. ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlative Ltd., 1983) 133-136.
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