Eugenia Tanaka

Eugenia Tanaka
Personal information
Nickname(s) U.G.
Country  Australia
Born (1987-03-09) 9 March 1987
Kisaran, North Sumatra,
Indonesia
Residence Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Coach Ricky Yu
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
2012 BallaratMixed doubles
2012 BallaratWomen's doubles
2008 NouméaWomen's doubles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
2012 BallaratMixed team
2010 InvercargillMixed team
2008 NouméaMixed team
Oceania Women's Team Championships
2012 BallaratWomen's team
2010 InvercargillWomen's team
2008 NouméaWomen's team
BWF profile

Eugenia Tanaka (born 9 March 1987 in Kisaran, North Sumatra, Indonesia) is an Indonesian-born Australian badminton player.[1] At the age of fourteen, Tanaka moved to Melbourne, Australia, where she started playing badminton, and obtained a dual citizenship.[2] Tanaka is also a member of Badminton Academy of Victoria, and is coached and trained by Ricky Yu.[3]

Tanaka qualified for the women's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing fifteenth and receiving a continental spot for Oceania from the Badminton World Federation's ranking list. Tanaka and her partner Tania Luiz lost the preliminary round match to Japanese pair Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna, with a score of 4–21 and 8–21.[4][5]

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium,
Ballarat, Australia		 Australia Ann-Louise Slee Australia Leanne Choo
Australia Renuga Veeran		 16–21, 13–21 Silver
2008 Nouméa, New Caledonia Australia Tania Luiz New Zealand Michelle Chan
New Zealand Rachel Hindley		 10–21, 10–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium,
Ballarat, Australia		 Australia Raymond Tam Australia Glenn Warfe
Australia Leanne Choo		 21–17, 21–19 Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Miami Pan Am International Australia Tania Luiz Peru Cristina Aicardi
Peru Claudia Rivero		 21–13, 21–13 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Peru International Australia Tania Luiz Australia Erin Carroll
Australia Leisha Cooper		 21–23, 21–17, 21–13 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Auckland International Australia Chad Whitehead Australia Glenn Warfe
Australia Renuga Veeran		 12–21, 15–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Eugenia Tanaka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Eugenia Tanaka: Sweat and sacrifice for Badminton glory". ABC News Australia. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Barlow, Karen (23 June 2008). "Badminton team faces tough fight for Olympic medals". ABC News Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Women's Doubles Round of 16". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Luiz and Tanaka bow out in badminton". ABC News Australia. 10 August 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
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