(1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 32) Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Height
1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Retired
20 December 2019
Handedness
Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking
9 (24 October 2013)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Japan
World Championships
2014 Copenhagen
Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
2015 Dongguan
Mixed team
Uber Cup
2014 New Delhi
Women's team
2012 Wuhan
Women's team
Asian Games
2014 Incheon
Women's team
Asia Team Championships
2016 Hyderabad
Women's team
Asian Junior Championships
2009 Kuala Lumpur
Mixed team
BWF profile
Minatsu Mitani (三谷 美菜津, Mitani Minatsu, born 4 September 1991) is a retired Japanese badminton player who is a singles specialist from NTT East badminton club.[1] She competed at the 2014 Asian Games.[2]
Mitani expressed her desire to retire after losing in the second round of 73rd All Japan Comprehensive Championships on 28 November 2019, and officially announced her retirement on the first day of 2019 S/J League on 20 December.[3][4]
^"選手・スタッフ紹介 / 三谷 美菜津". www.ntt-east.co.jp (in Japanese). Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
^"MITANI Minatsu". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^"【全日本総合2019】「おそらく今日が最後の試合」(三谷)". www.badspi.jp (in Japanese). 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
^"【S/Jリーグ2019高岡大会】順位決定戦 東北マークス、七十七銀行 残留決定!". www.smash-net.tv (in Japanese). 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
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