Olga Konon

Olga Anatolyevna Konon (Belarusian: Вольга Анатольеўна Конан, Russian: Ольга Анатольевна Конон; born 11 November 1989 in Brest, Byelorussian SSR)[1] is a badminton player from Germany, and is of Belarusian origin.

Olga Konon
Personal information
Country Belarus (to 2009)
 Poland (2009–2010)
 Germany (since October 2010)
Born (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989
Brest, Byelorussian SSR
ResidenceSaarbrücken, Germany
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb; 9.6 st)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking26 (WS 18 August 2011)
90 (WD 12 July 2018)
40 (XD 27 September 2018)
Current ranking328 (WD), 101 (XD) (9 April 2019)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Germany
European Mixed Team Championships
2013 Moscow Mixed Team
European Women's Team Championships
2012 Amsterdam Women's team
2018 Kazan Women's team
2014 Basel Women's team
Representing  Belarus
European Junior Championships
2007 Völklingen Girls' doubles
2007 Völklingen Girls' singles
2005 Den Bosch Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Career

Konon is known for her speed and attacking style of play. She is currently coached by Kim Ji Hyun and Per Henrik Croona.[2] Konon 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 traveled to the north east of England to take on then county champions, mixed doubles team Andrew Dodds and Cheryl Wigham. Konon and her 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 girls' doubles and a bronze medal in girls' singles at the European Junior Championships.[3] The following year she won Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse in women's singles, and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

In October 2014, the UK launched the National Badminton League. This consists of six national teams that play each other once during the season. Top national and European players were 'auctioned' off and bought by one of the six franchises, and Konon was picked to play for the University of Nottingham. In November 2014, she won her first match for the UON, beating Liz Cann 3-0.

Summer Olympics

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Konon lost in the round of sixteen to top seeded Xie Xinfang (who later won the silver medal) 21–16, 21–15. En route to the round of sixteen, she defeated Singapore's Xing 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.[4]

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle, Völklingen, Germany Karina Jorgensen 14–21, 18–21 Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle,
Völklingen, Germany		 Kristina Ludikova Joan Christiansen
Line Damkjaer Kruse		 21–14, 21–17 Gold
2005 De Maaspoort,
Den Bosch, Netherlands		 Kristina Ludikova Nina Vislova
Olga Kozlova		 5–15, 12–15 Bronze

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Orleans Masters Super 100 Peter Käsbauer Niclas Nøhr
Sara Thygesen		 19–21, 9–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series/European Circuit

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Austrian Open Xu Wei 20–22, 15–21 Runner-up
2016 Swedish Masters Karin Schnaase 16–21, 22–20, 19–21 Runner-up
2015 Italian International Natalia Koch Rohde 18–21, 21–16, 15–21 Runner-up
2015 Irish Open Natalia Koch Rohde 21–17, 21–16 Winner
2015 Swiss International Nichaon Jindapon 21–16, 16–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2015 Bulgarian International Marija Ulitina 19–21, 21–16, 21–14 Winner
2015 Kharkiv International Pornpawee Chochuwong 21–16, 21–10 Winner
2013 White Nights Ella Diehl 21–17, 21–14 Winner
2013 Denmark International Mette Poulsen 21–15, 21–10 Winner
2013 French International Beatriz Corrales 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2011 Belgian International Larisa Griga 21–12, 21–13 Winner
2011 Kharkiv International Susan Egelstaff 21–9, 21–10 Winner
2011 Spanish Open Carolina Marín 13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2010 Italian International Carolina Marín 22–20, 21–14 Winner
2010 Norwegian International Larisa Griga 21–17, 21–7 Winner
2008 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Susan Hughes 21–18, 21–12 Winner
2007 White Nights Kanako Yonekura 11–21, 7–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Czech International Nadieżda Kostiuczyk Elin Bergblom
Johanna Persson		 5–11, 8–11 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 KaBaL International Peter Käsbauer Paweł Śmiłowski
Magdalena Świerczyńska		 21–10, 21–11 Winner
2018 Portugal International Peter Käsbauer Lu Chen
Li Zi-qing		 21–8, 21–12 Winner
2018 Estonian International Peter Käsbauer Gregory Mairs
Jenny Moore		 21–14, 21–12 Winner
2017 Turkey International Peter Käsbauer Valeriy Atrashchenkov
Yelyzaveta Zharka		 21–18, 22–20 Winner
2009 Polish International Michał Łogosz Adam Cwalina
Malgorzata Kurdelska		 23–25, 21–11, 21–7 Winner
2004 Finnish International Andrei Konakh Vladislav Druzchenko
Elena Nozdran		 9–15, 15–11, 17–15 Winner
2003 Czech International Andrei Konakh Mike Beres
Jody Patrick		 15–11, 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series/ European Circuit tournament

References
  1. "OLGA KONON - From Belarus to Beijing and Beyond". Badzine.net. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. "PROJECT Road to Beijing comes to an end". Badzine.net. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  3. "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. "Athlete Biography: Konon Olga". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 12 August 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  6. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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