Sumiko Kitada
# Sumiko Kitada

Sumiko Kitada (北田 スミ子, Kitada Sumiko) later Sumiko Shiba (芝 スミ子, Shiba Sumiko) (born 31 March 1962), is a retired Japanese badminton player. After working at Shijonawate Junior College, Kitada played for Sanyo Electric Ltd. and won a bronze medal in the women's singles exhibition event at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She is the eight-time Japanese national champion and doubles runner-up four times. She also finished third in the 1986 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals. In 2005, she was appointed as a member of the Nippon Badminton Association Strengthening Committee, and after serving as the head of the strengthening headquarters, she was appointed as the head of the national strengthening department in June 2015.

## Achievements

### Olympic Games (exhibition)

Women's singles :

| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | Kirsten Larsen | 11–4, 11–8 | Bronze |

### Asian Games

Women's singles :

| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982 | Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India | Zhang Ailing | 11–8, 6–11, 1–11 | Bronze |

Women's doubles :

| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea | Kimiko Jinnai | Guan Weizhen Lin Ying | 2–15, 1–15 | Bronze |

### IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles :

| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | English Masters | Yao Fen | 11–1, 2–11, 0–11 | Runner-up |

Women's doubles :

| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | Swedish Open | Shigemi Kawamura | Jane Webster Nora Perry | 10–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1986 | Chinese Taipei Open | Harumi Kohara | Ivana Lie Verawaty Fadjrin | 11–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |

### International tournaments

Women's singles :

| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982 | Scandinavian Cup | Qian Ping | 2–11, 8–11 | Runner-up |
| 1982 | Indonesia Open | Verawaty Fadjrin | 8–11, 10–12 | Runner-up |

### IBF International

Women's doubles :

| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | German Open | Shigemi Kawamura | Helen Troke Karen Chapman | 15–10, 15–4 | Winner |
