Saori Kondo

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]

Saori Kondo
Personal information
Birth name	近藤 小織
Country	Japan
Born	(1956-03-18) 18 March 1956 (age 69)
Event	Women'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

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