Saori Kondo

Saori Kondo
Personal information
Birth name近藤 小織
CountryJapan
Born (1956-03-18) 18 March 1956
EventWomen's singles & doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Cup
1980 Kyoto Women's doubles
Uber Cup
1978 Auckland Women's team
1981 Tokyo Women's team
Asian Games
1978 Bangkok Women's singles
1978 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Championships
1976 Hyderabad Women's singles

Saori Kondo (近藤 小織, Kondo Saori; born 18 March 1956) is a former badminton player who won Japanese national titles and excelled internationally in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Known for her quickness and determination, Kondo was runner-up in women's singles at the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1978 and 1979.[1] She performed exceptionally well for the Japanese Uber Cup (women's international) teams, which won consecutive world championships in 1978 and 1981.[2]

Achievements

World Cup

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1980 Kyoto, Japan Mikiko Takada Verawaty Fadjrin
Imelda Wiguna 		9–15, 15–11, 3–15 Bronze

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1978 Bangkok, Thailand Liu Xia 5–11, 4–11 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1976 Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad,
India 		Liu Xia 4–11, 4–11 Bronze

International tournaments

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1977 Japan Open Lene Køppen 10–12, 5–11 Runner-up
1978 All England Open Gillian Gilks 1–11, 9–11 Runner-up
1979 All England Open Lene Køppen 9–13, 11–1, 8–11 Runner-up
1981 Denmark Open Lene Køppen 1–11, 2–11 Runner-up

References

  1. ^ Lorne Wortman, "Only Lene is Able to Stop Indonesian Onslaught at John Player All England Championships," World Badminton, May 1979, 4.
  2. ^ Pat Davis. The Gunness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 136.


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