Kodai Naraoka

Kodai Naraoka (奈良岡 功大, Naraoka Kōdai, born 30 June 2001) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with FWD Group. Born in Aomori, he started playing badminton at the age of 5 with the influence of his father. He won the silver medal at the 2023 World Championships.

Kodai Naraoka
奈良岡 功大
ならおか こうだい
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2001-06-30) 30 June 2001
Aomori, Aomori, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachNaraoka Hiroshi
Men's singles
Highest ranking2 (12 December 2023)
Current ranking5 (16 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2023 Copenhagen Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Thomas Cup
2020 Aarhus Men's team
2022 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Men's singles
2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asian Championships
2024 Ningbo Men's singles
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Men's team
2024 Selangor Men's team
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos Aires Boys' singles
World Junior Championships
2018 Markham Boys' singles
2016 Bilbao Mixed team
2017 Yogyakarta Boys' singles
2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
2018 Markham Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2017 Jakarta Mixed team
Representing Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team
BWF profile

In his junior career, Naraoka has won a silver at the World Junior Championships in 2018, where he previously claimed a bronze in 2017. He represented his country competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, won the bronze medals in the boys' singles and mixed team event.

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