is a badminton player from Japan. Yonekura won the gold in women's singles of the badminton tournament in the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games, by defeating Gong Zhichao of People's Republic of China in the final. She played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Camilla Martin of Denmark in the round of 32. Achievements Asian Games Women's singles Asian Championships Women's singles World University Championships Women's singles Women's doubles IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983. Women's singles BWF International Challenge/Series Women's singles BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament References Profile at Sankei Sports 1976 births Living people Japanese female badminton players Olympic badminton players of Japan Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tokyo Metropolis People from Kodaira, Tokyo Asian Games medalists in badminton Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games