is a former Japanese

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player who affiliated with NTT Tokyo. She graduated from Shiritsushijonawategakuenko School, and then she joined the

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team. Mizui competed at the

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and

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in the women's singles event. She was part of the Japanese team that won the bronze medals at the

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and

1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 ...

in the women's team event. Mizui won the women's doubles bronze at the 1996 Asian Championships, and also clinched the women's singles title at the 53

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in 1999. She retired from the international tournament after the 2000 Olympics. Her sister

Hisako Mizui Hisako Mizui (born 29 March 1972) is a Japanese badminton player, born in Nara, Nara. She competed in women's singles and women's doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in women's singles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atl ...

also a badminton Olympian who competed in

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and

Achievements

Asian Championships

''Women's doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Women's singles''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mizui, Yasuko 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Nara Prefecture Japanese female badminton players Olympic badminton players of Japan Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1994 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games