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Akane Yamaguchi

1997 - Today

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Akane Yamaguchi (山口茜, Yamaguchi Akane; born 6 June 1997) is a Japanese badminton player. She was a three-time world champion who won gold medals in the women's singles at the 2021, 2022 and 2025 World Championships. She was a member of the winning Japanese team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2012 and won the World Junior Championships in 2013 and 2014, the Asian Junior Championships in 2014, and the Asian Championships in 2019. At the Asia Team Championships, Yamaguchi helped Japan win by 3–0 in 2017, 2018, and 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Akane Yamaguchi is the 60th most popular badminton player (down from 34th in 2024), the 3,733rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,521st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Japanese Badminton Player.

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS

Among badminton players, Akane Yamaguchi ranks 60 out of 117. Before her are Zhang Jiewen, Tony Gunawan, Ji Xinpeng, Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen, Kamilla Rytter Juhl, and Lee Dong-soo. After her are Misaki Matsutomo, Gong Zhichao, Mohammad Ahsan, Christinna Pedersen, Chen Jin, and Yu Yang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1997, Akane Yamaguchi ranks 349. Before her are Emil Nielsen, Ezequiel Ponce, Reo Hatate, Gaetano Castrovilli, Shakur Stevenson, and Jérémie Boga. After her are Michael Norman, Stefan Airapetjan, Melvyn Richardson, Guan Xiaotong, Daniel James, and Tosin Adarabioyo.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Akane Yamaguchi ranks 3,740 out of 6,245. Before her are Junshirō Kobayashi (1991), Akira Ito (1972), Shohei Ikeda (1981), Takuya Shiihara (1980), Koji Kataoka (1977), and Hiromi Yamamoto (1970). After her are Aya Suzaki (1986), Yasuo Manaka (1971), Kenji Kageyama (1980), Takayuki Yamaguchi (1973), Naomichi Ueda (1994), and Nobuyuki Zaizen (1976).

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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In Japan

Among badminton players born in Japan, Akane Yamaguchi ranks 3. Before her are Kento Momota (1994), and Chiharu Shida (1997). After her are Misaki Matsutomo (1992), Nozomi Okuhara (1995), Ayaka Takahashi (1990), Yuta Watanabe (1997), Yuki Fukushima (1993), Nami Matsuyama (1998), Miyuki Maeda (1985), Reika Kakiiwa (1989), and Sho Sasaki (1982).

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