Sara Lisa Sofia Persson (born 23 September 1980) is a Swedish badminton player.[1] Persson won the women's singles title at the Swedish National Championships in 2002 representing Täby Badmintonförening (now Göteborgs BK), and repeating it consecutively from 2005-2008.[2] She competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, but defeated in the first round to Petya Nedelcheva of Bulgaria with the score 10–21, 10–21.[3] Her sister, Johanna Persson, is also an Olympian who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[4]
| Sara Persson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Sara Lisa Sofia Persson |
| Country | Sweden |
| Born | 23 September 1980 Danderyd, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Event | Women's singles |
| BWF profile | |
Achievements edit
BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Finnish International |  Elizabeth Cann
|
12–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up
|
| 2007 | Italian International |  Juliane Schenk
|
16–21, 6–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2006 | Italian International |  Ella Karachkova
|
21–12, 21–11 |  Winner
|
| 2006 | Irish International |  Susan Hughes
|
21–19, 21–16 | Winner
|
| 2006 | Norwegian International |  Anne Marie Pedersen
|
19–21, 21–18, 21–9 | Winner
|
| 2006 | Austrian International | Juliane Schenk
|
19–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2005 | Iceland International | Julia Mann
|
13–11, 7–0 Retired | Winner
|
| 2005 | Swedish International | Elizabeth Cann
|
9–11, 2–11 | Runner-up
|
| 2004 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Ella Karachkova
|
11–7, 10–13, 3–11 | Runner-up
|
| 2004 | Dutch International | Petra Overzier
|
8–11, 6–11 | Runner-up
|
| 2002 | Czech International | Jill Pittard
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11–2, 11–5 | Winner
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| 2002 | Spanish International |  Dolores Marco
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7–3, 7–2, 7–3 | Winner
|
| 2002 | Austrian International | Elena Sukhareva
|
7–5, 8–6, 7–4 | Winner
|
| 2001 | Welsh International |  Brenda Beenhakker
|
5–7, 5–7, 0–7 | Runner-up
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Sara Persson". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Svenska Mästerskap senior" (in Swedish). Badminton Sweden. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Kort OS för Sara Persson" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Om 2 månader startar OS kvalet till London 2012" (in Swedish). Täby Badminton. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
External links edit
- Sara Persson at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Sara Persson at Olympics.com
- Sara Persson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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