Japan at The 1972 Summer Olympics - Badminton (demonstration Sports)

Badminton (demonstration Sports)

Men's Doubles:

• Ippei Kojima and Suresh Goel of India

1. 1st round - Lost to Ng. Boon Bee and P. Gunalan of Malaysia (8 - 15, 1 - 15)

Women's Singles:

• Noriko Nakayama → Gold Medal

1. 1st round - defeated Ulla Strand of Denmark (11 - 5, 11 - 9)
2. Semi–Final - defeated Gillian Gilks of Great Britain (11 - 3, 8 - 11, 11 - 9)
3. Final - defeated Utami Dewi of Indonesia (11 - 5, 11 - 3)

• Hiroe Yuki → bronze medal

1. 1st round - defeated Joke van Beusekom of Netherlands (11 - 3, 11 - 2)
2. Semi-Final - lost to Utami Dewi of Indonesia (5 - 11, 9 - 11)

Mixed Doubles:

• Kojima and Nakayama

1. 1st round - lost to Talbot and Gilks of Great Britain (9 - 15, 4 - 15)