{{short description|Japanese para badminton player}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Akiko Sugino<br/>杉野 明子 | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | nickname = | birth_name = | country = {{JPN}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|12|07}} | birth_place = Ichihara, Chiba, Japan | death_date = | death_place = | residence = | height = | weight = | years_active = | retired = | handedness = | coach = | event = Women's singles SU5<br/>Women's doubles SL3–SU5<br/>Mixed doubles SL3–SU5 | career_record = | titles = | played = | highest_ranking = 1 (WS 19 July 2022)<br/>15 (WD with Noriko Ito 1 April 2019)<br/>3 (XD with Toshiaki Suenaga 1 January 2019) | highest_ranking_date = | current_ranking = 3 (WS)<br/>52 (WD with Noriko Ito)<br/>7 (XD with Daisuke Fujihara) | current_ranking_date = 8 November 2022 | medals = {{Medal|Sport|Para-badminton}} {{Medal|Country|{{JPN}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}} {{MedalBronze | 2020 Tokyo | Women's singles}} {{MedalBronze| 2020 Tokyo | Mixed doubles}} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2011 Guatemala City|Women's singles}} {{Medal|Gold|2011 Guatemala City|Mixed doubles}} {{Medal|Gold|2017 Ulsan|Women's doubles}} {{Medal|Silver|2013 Dortmund|Women's singles}} {{Medal|Bronze|2017 Ulsan|Mixed doubles}} {{Medal|Bronze|2019 Basel|Mixed doubles}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Para Games}} {{MedalBronze| 2014 Incheon | Women's doubles}} {{MedalBronze| 2018 Jakarta | Mixed doubles}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}} {{Medal|Gold | 2016 Beijing | Mixed doubles }} {{Medal|Silver | 2016 Beijing | Women's doubles }} }}
{{Nihongo|'''Akiko Sugino'''|杉野 明子|Sugino Akiko|born December 7, 1990}} is a Japanese para-badminton player who competes in international level events. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Sugino won a bronze medal in the women's singles<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=September 4, 2021|title=Paralympics: Badminton history for Satomi as Kunieda gets his gold|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/09/23e8d6f60c08-paralympics-badminton-history-for-satomi-as-japan-takes-boccia-blow.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|publisher=Kyodo News}}</ref> and mixed doubles events.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=September 5, 2021|title=2021 Paralympics: Indian duo Pramod Bhagat and Palak Kohli loses to Fujihara Daisuke and Sugino Akiko of Japan in bronze medal contest|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/news-indian-duo-pramod-bhagat-palak-kohli-lost-fujihara-daisuke-sugino-akiko-paralympics|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|publisher=Sportskeeda}}</ref> Sugino is also a former world champion in the women's singles SU5 discipline.
== Personal life == Sugino has a disability in her left arm.<ref>{{Cite web |last=日本放送協会 |title=杉野明子のプロフィール｜パラバドミントン｜東京オリンピックパラリンピック |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/special/2020news/athletes/60/10.html |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=www3.nhk.or.jp}}</ref> She encountered and started playing para-badminton when she was in high school and later competed in able-bodied tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-31 |title=杉野明子のwikiプロフィール経歴と年齢や出身高校中学！障害や結婚彼氏も【東京パラリンピック】｜オリ調 |url=https://apamanshop-trunk.com/archives/2108 |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=オリ調 |language=ja}}</ref>
== Achievements == === Paralympic Games === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="center" | 2020 | align="left" | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kaede Kameyama | align="left" | 21–16, 6–21, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | 16px '''Bronze''' |}''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="center" | 2020 | align="left" | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Fujihara | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Pramod Bhagat<br />{{flagicon|IND}} Palak Kohli | align="left" | 23–21, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | 16px '''Bronze''' |}
=== World Championships ===
''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="center" | 2011 | align="left" | Guatemala City, Guatemala | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuko Yamaguchi | align="left" | 21–7, 21–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold '''Gold''' |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="center" | 2013 | align="left" | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mamiko Toyoda | align="left" | 21–11, 14–21, 23–25 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver '''Silver''' |}
''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Parul Parmar | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Cheng Hefang <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} Ma Huihui | align="left" | 21–16, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold '''Gold''' |}
''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | rowspan="3" align="center" | 2011{{Efn|This tournament uses a round robin system.}} | rowspan="3" align="left" | Guatemala City, Guatemala | rowspan="3" align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Loi Lang Yean | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yusuke Yamaguchi <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuko Yamaguchi |21–13, 21–19 | rowspan="3" style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold '''Gold''' |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Fujihara <br /> {{flagicon|JPN}} Aki Takahashi |21–18, 21–10 |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} Chan Cho Leung <br /> {{flagicon|KOR}} Heo Sun-hee |21–13, 15–21, 21–18 |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiaki Suenaga | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Yang Jianyuan <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} Yang Qiuxia | align="left" | 11–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze '''Bronze''' |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiaki Suenaga | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Jan Niklas-Pott <br /> {{flagicon|GER}} Katrin Seibert | align="left" | 21–19, 14–21, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze '''Bronze''' |}
=== Asian Para Games === ''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" !Year !Venue !Partner !Opponent !Score !Result |- style="background:#FFB069" | rowspan="4" align="center" |2014{{Efn|This tournament uses a round robin system.}} | rowspan="4" align="left" |Gyeyang Gymnasium,<br/>Incheon, South Korea | rowspan="4" align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Noriko Ito | align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} Leani Ratri Oktila<br/>{{flagicon|INA}} Khalimatus Sadiyah |17–21, 21–18, 21–19 | rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; background:white" |Bronze '''Bronze''' |- style="background:#FFB069" | align="left" |{{flagicon|THA}} Nipada Saensupa<br/>{{flagicon|THA}} Chanida Srinavakul |21–19, 14–21, 22–24 |- style="background:#FFB069" | align="left" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Cheng Hefang<br/>{{flagicon|CHN}} Ma Huihui |11–21, 12–21 |- style="background:#FFB069" | align="left" |{{flagicon|THA}} Wandee Kamtam<br/>{{flagicon|THA}} Sudsaifon Yodpa |17–21, 21–9, 21–6 |}
''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" !Year !Venue !Partner !Opponent !Score !Result |- style="background:#FFB069" | align="center" |2018 | align="left" |Istora Gelora Bung Karno,<br/>Jakarta, Indonesia | align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiaki Suenaga | align="left" |{{flagicon|THA}} Siripong Teamarrom<br/>{{flagicon|THA}} Nipada Saensupa | align="left" |18–21, 21–19, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |Bronze '''Bronze''' |}
=== Asian Championships === ''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue !Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | rowspan="3" align="center" | 2016{{Efn|This tournament uses a round robin system.}} | rowspan="3" align="left" | China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,<br/>Beijing, China | rowspan="3" |{{Flagicon|JPN}} Asami Yamada | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Cheng Hefang <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} Ma Huihui |10–21, 11–21 | rowspan="3" |Silver '''Silver''' |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chiranjita Bharali<br />{{flagicon|IND}} Manasi Girishchandra Joshi |21–8, 21–4 |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Parul Parmar<br />{{flagicon|INA}} Khalimatus Sadiyah |21–15<sup>r</sup> |} ''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue !Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,<br/>Beijing, China |{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiaki Suenaga | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} Ou Wei<br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} Cheng Hefang | align="left" | 21–19, 19–21, 22–20 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold '''Gold''' |}
=== BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 4 runners-up) === The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 May 2022 |title=Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards |language=en |website=Badminton World Federation |url=https://corporate.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2021/06/03/para-badminton-tournament-structure-bids-for-tournaments-2022-onwards}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=11 July 2022 |title=BWF Para Tournamentsoftware |language=en |website=Badminton World Federation |url=https://bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com/}}</ref>
''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International | align="left" | Level 1 | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kaede Kameyama | align="left" | 21–14, 12–21, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | Dubai Para Badminton International | align="left" | Level 2 | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Manisha Ramdass | align="left" | 17–21, 11–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | Canada Para Badminton International | align="left" | Level 1 | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Manisha Ramdass | align="left" | 25–27, 9–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | 4 Nations Para Badminton International | align="left" | Level 1 | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Cathrine Rosengren | align="left" | 13–21, 12–12 retired | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} ''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Level !Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | Brazil Para Badminton International | align="left" | Level 2 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Fujihara | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chirag Baretha<br/>{{Flagicon|IND}} Mandeep Kaur | align="left" | 22–20, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | Canada Para Badminton International | align="left" | Level 1 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Fujihara | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Taiyo Imai<br />{{Flagicon|JPN}} Noriko Ito | align="left" | 16–21, 10–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
=== International Tournaments (7 titles, 8 runners-up) === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" !Year !Tournament !Opponent !Score !Result |- | rowspan="4" align="center" |2015{{Efn|This tournament uses a round robin system.}} | rowspan="4" align="left" |Indonesia Para Badminton International | align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Mamiko Toyoda | align="left" |9–21, 22–20, 18–21 | rowspan="4" |{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|INA}} Larti | align="left" |21–7, 21–11 |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|TUR}} Zehra Bağlar | align="left" |21–7, 21–5 |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|MAS}} Norrizah Rahim | align="left" |21–14, 21–15 |- | rowspan="3" align="center" |2016{{Efn|This tournament uses a round robin system.}} | rowspan="3" align="left" |Colombia Para Badminton International | align="left" |{{flagicon|PER}} Laura Johana | align="left" |21–6, 21–6 | rowspan="3" |{{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Abinaecia Maria da Silva | align="left" |21–4, 21–1 |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Cintya Oliveira | align="left" |21–9, 21–5 |- | rowspan="4" align="center" |2017{{Efn|This tournament uses a round robin system.}} | rowspan="4" align="left" |Peru Para Badminton International | align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Mikaela Costa Almeida | align="left" |21–6, 21–8 | rowspan="4" |{{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Mamiko Toyoda | align="left" |21–19, 19–21, 21–16 |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|BRA}} Cintya Oliveira | align="left" |21–11, 21–7 |- | align="left" |{{flagicon|PER}} Laura Johana | align="left" |21–3, 21–6 |- | align="center" |2017 | align="left" |USA Para Badminton International | align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Mamiko Toyoda | align="left" |20–22, 19–21 |{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" |2018 | align="left" |Spanish Para Badminton International | align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Mamiko Toyoda | align="left" |16–21, 21–23 |{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" |2018 | align="left" |Brazil Para Badminton International | align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayako Suzuki | align="left" |13–21, 16–21 |{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" |2018 | align="left" |Japan Para Badminton International | align="left" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Ayako Suzuki | align="left" |15–21, 5–21 |{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament !Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Peru Para Badminton International |{{flagicon|JPN}} Asami Yamada | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Cássia Angélica Morais<br />{{Flagicon|BRA}} Cintya Oliveira | align="left" | 21–3, 21–5 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Brazil Para Badminton International |{{flagicon|JPN}} Noriko Ito | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Abinaecia Maria da Silva<br />{{Flagicon|JPN}} Mamiko Toyoda | align="left" | 20–22, 21–17, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament !Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | rowspan="3" align="center" | 2016{{Efn|This tournament uses a round robin system.}} | rowspan="3" align="left" | Colombia Para Badminton International | rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Fujihara | align="left" | {{flagicon|CUB}} Rolando Bello Rodríguez<br />{{Flagicon|PER}} Laura Johana | align="left" | 21–10, 21–3 | rowspan="3" style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Eduardo Oliveira<br />{{Flagicon|BRA}} Abinaecia Maria da Silva | align="left" | 21–7, 21–8 |- | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Leonardo Zuffo<br />{{Flagicon|BRA}} Cintya Oliveira | align="left" | 21–3, 21–14 |- | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | USA Para Badminton International |{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiaki Suenaga | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Taku Hiroi<br />{{Flagicon|JPN}} Mamiko Toyoda | align="left" | 21–19, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Turkish Para Badminton International |{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiaki Suenaga | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Siripong Teamarrom<br />{{Flagicon|THA}} Nipada Saensupa | align="left" | 12–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Brazil Para Badminton International |{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiaki Suenaga | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Taiyo Imai<br />{{Flagicon|JPN}} Asami Yamada | align="left" | 21–9, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Japan Para Badminton International |{{flagicon|JPN}} Toshiaki Suenaga | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Siripong Teamarrom<br />{{Flagicon|THA}} Chanida Srinavakul | align="left" | 21–15, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International |{{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Fujihara | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Lucas Mazur<br />{{Flagicon|FRA}} Faustine Noël | align="left" | 12–21, 8–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
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==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{BWF2}} * {{IPC|akiko-sugino}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sugino, Akiko}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Ichihara, Chiba Category:Japanese female badminton players Category:Japanese para-badminton players Category:Paralympic badminton players for Japan Category:Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Category:Paralympic medalists in badminton Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan Category:21st-century Japanese sportswomen Category:Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Para Games