# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/misaki-matsutomo
# Generated: 2026-08-15T03:10:41.887Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/misaki-matsutomo"
name: "Misaki Matsutomo"
slug: "misaki-matsutomo"
description: "Misaki Matsutomo  is a Japanese badminton player who is a doubles specialist. Alongside her long-time partner Ayaka Takahashi, she secured Japan's first-ever gold medal in badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The victory credited with effectively breaking the prolonged Chinese dominance in the women's doubles discipline. Matsutomo and Takahashi excellence was formally recognized by the Badminton World Federation when they were named the 2017 Female Player of the Year. Reaching the World No. 1 ranking, Matsutomo became renowned for her technical mastery of the front court, utilizing sophisticated net play, rapid interceptions, and precise shuttle placement to dictate the tempo of international matches."
tagline: "Japanese badminton player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yonex_IFB_2013_-_Quarterfinal_-_Tian_Qing_-_Zhao_Yunlei_vs_Misaki_Matsutomo_-_Ayaka_Takahashi_01.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1992-02-08"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           50.85
  momentum:             0
  historical:           16.723624
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump