Kaori Mori

Kaori Mori
Personal information
Country  Japan
Born (1979-08-23) August 23, 1979
Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 50 kg (110 lb)
Handedness Right
Women's Singles
Current ranking 16 (9 August 2007)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
2004 JakartaWomen's team
Asian Games
2006 DohaWomen's team
Asian Championships
2006 Johor BahruWomen's singles
2005 HyderabadWomen's singles
2004 Kuala LumpurWomen's singles
Asian Junior Championships
1997 ManilaWomen's team
BWF profile

Kaori Mori (森 かおり, Mori Kaori, born on August 23, 1979, in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a former Japanese badminton player.[1] She was the women's singles national champion in 2001 and 2003. Mori won the bronze medal at the 2004 Asian Championships and also the silver medals in 2005 and 2006.[2] She played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, defeating Anu Weckström of Finland in the first round but losing to Zhou Mi of China in the round of 16.[3] She also helps the Japanese women's team to win bronze at the 2004 Uber Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia.[4][5]

Achievements

Asia Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2006 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Hong Kong Wang Chen 14–21, 21–9, 13–21 Silver
2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Hong Kong Wang Chen 8–11, 4–11 Silver
2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hong Kong Wang Chen 4–11, 2–11 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2007 Irish International England Elizabeth Cann 19–21, 9–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Slovak International Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva 11–6, 11–6 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Western Australia International Japan Miho Tanaka 8–11, 10–13 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Waikato International Japan Kanako Yonekura 4–11, 2–11 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Osaka International Japan Aya Wakisaka Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi		 16–21, 21–16, 22–24 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "選手 森 かおり　（もり かおり）" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "アシスタントコーチ 森　かおり". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kaori Mori". Sports Reference. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Japan Uber team show their bronze medals". Getty Images. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "China in Uber Cup final". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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