Mikiko Takada
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's badminton | ||
| Representing Japan | ||
| World Cup | ||
| 1979 Tokyo | Women's doubles | |
| 1980 Kyoto | Women's doubles | |
| Uber Cup | ||
| 1978 Auckland | Women's team | |
| 1981 Tokyo | Women's team | |
| Asian Games | ||
| 1978 Bangkok | Women's team | |
Mikiko Takada (高田幹子/たかだみきこ, Takada Mikiko; born 1955) later, Mikiko Ue (宇卫幹子) is a former Japanese badminton player.
Career
Takada won the Japanese National Badminton Championships back to back in 1977 and 1978 with her partner, Atsuko Tokuda. Takada and Tokuda won the All England Open Badminton Championships women's doubles title in 1978.[1] The pair managed to get back to the final in 1979 but lost to the Indonesian pair of Imelda Wiguna and Verawaty Wiharjo.[2] Takada and Tokuda also won the Denmark Open in 1979.[3] In the Badminton World Cup, Takada won two women's doubles bronze medals, one with Tokuda and another one with Saori Kondo.[4][5]
Takada helped Japan's team to win consecutive Uber Cups in 1978 and 1981.[6][7] Paired with Tokuda and Kondo respectively, she lost only one match in the 1978 and 1981 challenge rounds in four matches against Indonesia.[8]In the first ever official IBF world rankings released in 1978 Takada and Tokuda were the first women's doubles team to be ranked number one.[9]
Achievements
World Cup
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Tokyo, Japan | Atsuko Tokuda | Verawaty Fadjrin Imelda Wiguna |
6–15, 15–18 | Bronze |
| 1980 | Kyoto, Japan | Saori Kondo | Verawaty Fadjrin Imelda Wiguna |
9–15, 15–11, 3–15 | Bronze |
International tournaments
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Denmark Open | Atsuko Tokuda | Anne Statt Nora Perry |
15–11, 15–9 | Winner |
| 1978 | All England Open | Atsuko Tokuda | Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura |
18–16, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1979 | All England Open | Atsuko Tokuda | Verawaty Fadjrin Imelda Wiguna |
3–15, 15–10, 5–15 | Runner-up |
Invitational tournament
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Asian Invitational Championships | Atsuko Tokuda | Liang Qiuxia Liu Xia |
7–15, 6–15 | Silver |
References
- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 108.
- ^ "Pemain2 Indon menangi empat gelaran England". Berita Harian (in Malay). The New Straits Times Press. Singapore Government. 26 March 1979. p. 7. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Nederlanders geen success bij Deense badmintonstrijd". Leidse Courant (in Dutch). Anthony de Klopper & Zoon. 12 March 1979. p. 3. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Liem Too Good in Cup Meet". The Straits Times. The New Straits Times Press. Singapore Government. 22 January 1979. p. 28. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "林水鏡兩局輕取土田 蟬聯世界羽球單打銜, 丹科彭击败日汤木再登女冠军座". 南洋商报 (in Simplified Chinese). 21 January 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 14 September 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Tokuda stars in Japan's Uber Cup win". The Straits Times. 22 May 1978. p. 23. Retrieved 31 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 134, 135.
- ^ "Japanese women win". The Straits Times. The New Straits Times Press. Singapore Government. 2 June 1981. p. 29. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Scheele, H. A. E., ed. (August 1978). "Badminton's first world ranking" (PDF). World Badminton. Vol. 7, no. 3. p. 4. Retrieved 7 January 2025.