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Ayaka Takahashi

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Ayaka Takahashi is a retired Japanese badminton player, born on 19 April 1990, who played women's doubles for the Unisys team. With her regular partner Misaki Matsutomo, a schoolmate she played alongside for more than ten years, she won the 2016 Olympic gold medal in Rio de Janeiro, the first Olympic badminton gold for Japan, and the pair reached world number one in October 2014. Their record also includes the 2016 All England Open, the 2016 and 2017 Asian Championships and the year-end finals in 2014 and 2018, and she was part of the Japanese women's team that won the 2018 Asian Games and the 2018 Uber Cup. She announced her retirement in August 2020 and is the older sister of the singles player Sayaka Takahashi.

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Birth Year
1990 1
Gender
Female 2
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
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Competed In

2016 Summer Olympics, Competitions
Source Ayaka Takahashi (Wikipedia)
Asian Games, Competitions
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Badminton, Sports
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Nationality

Japan

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Ayaka Takahashi (高橋 礼華, Takahashi Ayaka; born 19 April 1990) is a retired Japanese badminton player who was affiliated with Unisys badminton team.
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1. Ayaka Takahashi (Wikipedia)
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    born 19 April 1990
  • Lead, honours
    She is an Olympic Games gold medalist, two-time Asian Champion, two-time Asian Games silver medalist, and World Championship bronze medalist.
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    Ayaka Takahashi (高橋 礼華, Takahashi Ayaka; born 19 April 1990) is a retired Japanese badminton player who was affiliated with Unisys badminton team.
  • Plays: Badminton, Lead
    Ayaka Takahashi (高橋 礼華, Takahashi Ayaka; born 19 April 1990) is a retired Japanese badminton player who was affiliated with Unisys badminton team.
  • Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, Career, 2016 Olympics
    Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo won the women's doubles gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Competed In: Asian Games, Lead, 2018 Asian Games
    the victorious women's team at the 2018 Asia Team Championships, 2018 Asian Games, and the 2018 Uber Cup
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2. Olympedia: Ayaka Takahashi (Olympedia)
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Sex Female
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