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Fumihiko Machida

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Fumihiko Machida
町田 文彦
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1969-03-17) 17 March 1969 (age 55)
Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
HandednessRight
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1997 Busan Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Busan Men's team

Fumihiko Machida (町田 文彦, Machida Fumihiko, born 17 March 1969) 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

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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

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East Asian Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1997 Pukyong National University Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Chinese Taipei Fung Permadi 13–18, 5–15 Silver Silver

References

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  1. ^ "Fumihiko Machida". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "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)】". 小田原市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ^ "East Asian Games: Korea grabs 3 badminton gold medals". www.worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.