Olga Konon

Olga Konon
Personal information
Born	November 11, 1989 (1989-11-11) (age 22) Brest, Belarus
Country	Belarus
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
BWF Profile

Olga Konon (born November 11, 1989 in Brest, Belarussian SSR)^[1] is a Belarusian professional badminton player.

Career

Olga is known for her speed and attacking style of play. She is currently coached by Kim Ji Hyun and Per Henrik Croona.^[2] Olga won her first major international tournament in 2004, at the Finnish International in the mixed event. She was only 14 at the time.^[1]

In 2005 she travelled to the north east of England to take on then county champions, mixed doubles team andrew dodds and cheryl wigham of blyth com, olga and partner were beaten 21-9 21-14

In her next match she suffered a knee ligament injury at the Swedish International.^[1] After this injury, in 2007, she won a gold medal in women's doubles and a bronze medal in women's singles at the European Junior Badminton Championships, and the following year she won Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse in women's singles, and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Olympic

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Olga lost in the round of 16 to top seeded Xie Xinfang(who later won the silver medal) 21-16, 21-15. En route to the round of 16, she defeated Singapore's Xin Aiying who is ranked 23 in the world, 21-19, 21-12. Later in the round of 32, she beat Slovenia's Maja Tvrdy, 21-17, 21-14.^[3]

In the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) ranking for women singles, Olga has moved up to 40th spot, her highest ranking to date.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "OLGA KONON - From Belarus to Beijing and Beyond". BadZine. http://www.badzine.info/content/view/1171/. 
2. ^ http://www.badzine.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1193:project-road-to-beijing-comes-to-an-end&catid=79:olympics&Itemid=48
3. ^ http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/5/217175.shtml
4. ^ http://www.internationalbadminton.org/ranking_ms.asp?Page=2&id=2&PageNo=GO

External links

• Official Website

Persondata
Name	Konon, Olga
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 11, 1989
Place of birth	Brest, Belarus
Date of death
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