(1993-02-14) 14 February 1993 (age 31) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Residence
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight
150 lb (68 kg)
Handedness
Right
Coach
Kevin Cao
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking
181 (MS 13 December 2012) 29 (MD with Jason Ho-Shue 28 June 2018) 59 (XD with Kristen Tsai 24 September 2019)
Current ranking
35 (MD with Adam Dong), 223 (XD with Crystal Lai) (9 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Canada
Pan American Games
2019 Lima
Men's doubles
2023 Santiago
Men's doubles
2019 Lima
Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
2016 Campinas
Men's doubles
2016 Campinas
Mixed doubles
2017 Havana
Men's doubles
2018 Guatemala City
Men's doubles
2019 Aguascalientes
Men's doubles
2023 Kingston
Men's doubles
2013 Santo Domingo
Men's doubles
2017 Havana
Mixed doubles
2018 Guatemala City
Mixed doubles
2021 Guatemala City
Men's doubles
2024 Guatemala City
Men's doubles
2019 Aguascalientes
Mixed doubles
2022 San Salvador
Men's doubles
2022 San Salvador
Mixed doubles
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
2013 Santo Domingo
Mixed team
2014 Markham
Mixed team
2016 Campinas
Mixed team
2017 Santo Domingo
Mixed team
2019 Lima
Mixed team
2023 Guadalajara
Mixed team
Pan Am Male Cup
2018 Tacarigua
Men's team
2020 Salvador
Men's team
2022 Acapulco
Men's team
2024 São Paulo
Men's team
Pan Am Junior Championships
2010 Santo Domingo
Boys' singles
2010 Santo Domingo
Boys' doubles
2010 Santo Domingo
Mixed doubles
2011 Kingston
Boys' doubles
2011 Kingston
Mixed doubles
2011 Kingston
Mixed team
BWF profile
Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player.[1][2] He captured two gold medals at the Pan American Games, winning the men's doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and also a silver in the mixed doubles in 2019.[3][4] Yakura, who grew up in Pickering, Ontario, currently lives in Toronto and trains at the KC Badminton Club in Markham.[5] He has Japanese and Indonesian heritage. [6]
^"Nyl Yakura biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
^"Nyl Yakura". Badminton Canada. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
^"Canada's badminton team enjoys dominant day at Pan Ams". CBC.ca. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
^Fenton, Caela (25 October 2023). "Day 5 at Santiago 2023: Mac Neil makes history, badminton gold rush". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
^"Pickering's Nyl Yakura follows mother's advice in pursuit of Olympics". Durham Region News. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^"Road to the Olympics: Badminton champ Nyl Yakura wins second consecutive Pan Am gold". Nikkei Voice | The Japanese Canadian National Newspaper. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
Nyl Kiyoshi Yakura (born 14 February 1993) is a Canadian badminton player. He captured two gold medals at the Pan American Games, winning the men's doubles...
partnered with NylYakura. After the duo split up, he formed partnerships with Guoxing Huang and David Wu. He later partnered with Yakura again in 2021...
Championships Format: 8MT/6WT Canada Brazil Brian Yang Ygor Coelho Adam Dong NylYakura Fabrício Farias Davi Silva Victor Lai Jonathan Matias Score: 3–0 Canada...
Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank Brian Yang Men's singles Adam Dong NylYakura Men's doubles — Michelle Li Women's singles...
Tsuruoka, karateka Katie Tsuyuki, snowboarder John Tucker, ice hockey player NylYakura, badminton player Kimiko Zakreski, snowboarder Mio Adilman, actor, TV...
Women Iliyan Stoynov Men Ty Alexander Lindeman Men Josephine Wu Women NylYakura Men Lee Chia-hsin Women Yang Po-hsuan Men Adham Hatem Elgamal Men Doha...
Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man Hema Thandarang Nathan Choi NylYakura 21–14, 15–21, 21–12 Bronze...
Vendy (withdrew) Alexander Dunn / Adam Hall (first round) Adam Dong / NylYakura (first round) Lucas Corvée / Ronan Labar (second round) Pharanyu Kaosamaang...
(third round) Rachel Chan (semi-finals) Talia Ng (withdrew) Adam Dong / NylYakura (final) Kevin Lee / Ty Alexander Lindeman (second round) Vinson Chiu /...
partnered with Rachel Honderich, and a silver medal in the mixed doubles with NylYakura in 2019 Lima. In 2021, she captured her fourth Pan Am Championships title...
Rachel Chan (Quarter-finals) Haramara Gaitán (Second Round) Adam Dong / NylYakura (Champions) Kevin Lee / Ty Alexander Lindeman (Final) Vinson Chiu / Joshua...
Mitsova Y Y Jason Ho-shue Y Y Joshua Hurlburt-Yu Y Y Kristen Tsai Y Y NylYakura Y Y Rachel Honderich Y Y Du Yue Y Y He Jiting Y Y Alžběta Bášová Y Y Sara...
Lindeman Josephine Wu Vinson Chiu Jennie Gai Brian Yang Isaac Yang Adam Dong NylYakura Vinson Chiu Joshua Yuan Michelle Li Beiwen Zhang Rachel Honderich Josephine...
Brian Yang 21 11 21 5 2 Kang Min-hyuk / Seo Seung-jae Adam Dong / NylYakura 21 8 6 7 retired 3 Cho Geon-yeop Victor Lai 21 14 21 16 4 Ki Dong-ju / Kim...
October 2014 (2014-10) 13 2 Canada BPA Brian Yang 23 750 Michelle Li 24 750 Adam Dong NylYakura 35 500 Catherine Choi Josephine Wu 29 500 Ty Alexander Lindeman Josephine...
Games 2016 Jason Ho-Shue Brittney Tam Jason Ho-Shue NylYakura Michelle Tong Josephine Wu NylYakura Brittney Tam 2017 Ygor Coelho Rachel Honderich Toby...
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