Saori Kondo

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Saori Kondo is a former badminton player who won Japanese national titles and excelled internationally in the late 1970's and the early 1980's. 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 Japanese Uber Cup (women's international) teams which won consecutive world championships in 1978 and 1981[2].

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  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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