Japanese badminton player (born 1980)
Badminton player
| Shintaro Ikeda |
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| Country | Japan |
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| Born | (1980-12-27) 27 December 1980 (age 43)
Ōnojō Fukuoka, Japan |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
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| Handedness | Right |
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| Highest ranking | 38 (MD) 15 October 2009
8 (XD) 13 December 2012 |
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| BWF profile |
Shintaro Ikeda (池田 信太郎, Ikeda Shintaro, born December 27, 1980 in Fukuoka) is a male badminton player from Japan.
Career
Ikeda won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Shuichi Sakamoto. They were defeated in semifinals by Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae of South Korea, 16–21, 12–21.
He has taken part at two Olympic Games, competing in the men's doubles with Shuichi Sakamoto in 2008 and the mixed doubles with Reiko Shiota in 2012.
Achievements
World Championships
Men's doubles
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