is a Japanese former paralympic

badminton player Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

. She participated at the

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in the badminton competition, being awarded the

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in the women's singles SU5 event. Suzuki also participated in the women's doubles SL3–SU5 event, being awarded the

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with her teammate, Noriko Ito. Suzuki announced her retirement from para-badminton on 4 September 2022.

Personal life

Suzuki was born in

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Saitama Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...

. She was born with a disability that prevented her right arm from rising above her shoulder. She started playing badminton in third grade and eventually competed in able-bodied competitions.

Achievements

Paralympic Games

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

World Championships

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

Asian Para Games

''Women's singles''

Asian Championships

''Women's singles''

International Tournaments (16 titles, 7 runners-up)

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

References

Notes

External links

Paralympic Games profile
Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Japanese female badminton players Paralympic badminton players for Japan Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan Paralympic silver medalists for Japan Paralympic medalists in badminton Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 1987 births Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games {{Japan-Paralympic-medalist-stub