Saori Kondo

Saori Kondo (born 1956) is a former badminton player who won Japanese national titles and excelled internationally in the late 1970s and the 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 Japanese Uber Cup (women's international) teams which won consecutive world championships in 1978 and 1981.[2]

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.