| Etsuko Toganoo 栂野尾 悦子 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Etsuko Takenaka 竹中悦子 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1950 (age 74–75) Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's singles and doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Etsuko Toganoo (栂野尾 悦子,Toganoo Etsuko) (formerlyEtsuko Takenaka) is a retired Japanesebadminton player noted for her consistency and impassive demeanor, who won numerous international titles during the 1970s. Along with her contemporariesHiroe Yuki (Niinuma) andNoriko Takagi (Nakayama), she is one of three Japanese women to have won both singles (1970) and doubles (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977) at the prestigiousAll-England Championships.[2] These three helped Japan to dominate theUber Cup (women's world team) competition from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s.[3] In1977 Mrs. Toganoo won the women's doubles withEmiko Ueno at the firstIBF World Championships.[4]
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Malmö Isstadion,Malmö, Sweden | 15–10, 15–11 | Gold |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | 15–11, 15–6 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | –, – | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India | 12–15, 12–15 | Silver |
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Denmark Open | 2–11, 2–11 | ||
| 1970 | U.S. Open | 11–5, 12–9 | ||
| 1970 | All England Open | 11–3, 11–4 |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Malaysia Open | 15–11, 15–10 | |||
| 1970 | Denmark Open | 15–17, 15–12, 15–9 | |||
| 1970 | U.S. Open | 15–10, 15–11 | |||
| 1971 | Denmark Open | 10–15, 3–15 | |||
| 1972 | Denmark Open | 11–15, 15–11, 15–17 | |||
| 1972 | All England Open | 9–15, 15–8, 15–12 | |||
| 1973 | All England Open | 15–10, 10–15, 15–11 | |||
| 1974 | Denmark Open | 18–15, 15–12 | |||
| 1975 | All England Open | 15–11, 17–14 | |||
| 1977 | All England Open | 7–15, 15–3, 15–7 |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 (Glasgow) | World Invitational Championships | 15–7, 15–8 | Gold |
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