Fumihiko Machida Explained

Fumihiko Machida
町田 文彦
Country:Japan
Birth Date:17 March 1969
Birth Place:Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Height:1.72m
Weight:70kg
Handedness:Right

is a Japanese badminton player who competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] He won the national men's singles title in 1994 and 1996. He also won the national men's doubles title in 1995 with Seiichi Watanabe.

Career

Machida competed in the men's singles event at the 1992 Summer Olympics where he lost the second round to eventual champion Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen.[2] He then made his second appearance at the Olympics in 1996 where he reached the third round but lost to Park Sung-woo.

In 1997, he won a silver medal in men's singles at the 1997 Asian Games.[3]

Achievements

East Asian Games

Men's singles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fumihiko Machida . Olympedia . 26 May 2020.
  2. Web site: 小田原市 小田原バドミントンフェスティバルを開催しました【平成30年8月11日(土)】 . 2023-10-15 . 小田原市 . ja.
  3. Web site: East Asian Games: Korea grabs 3 badminton gold medals . 2023-10-15 . www.worldbadminton.com.