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Personal information
Birth nameOlga Anatolyevna Konon
CountryBelarus (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)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Germany
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow Mixed Team
European Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Amsterdam Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Kazan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Basel Women's team
Representing  Belarus
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Völklingen Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Den Bosch Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Völklingen Girls' singles
BWF profile

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

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 Denmark Karina Jørgensen 14–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 De Maaspoort,
Den Bosch, Netherlands		 Czech Republic Kristína Ludíková Russia Olga Kozlova
Russia Nina Vislova		 5–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze
2007 Hermann-Neuberger-Halle,
Völklingen, Germany		 Czech Republic Kristína Ludíková Denmark Joan Christiansen
Denmark Line Damkjær Kruse		 21–14, 21–17 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of 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 Orléans Masters Super 100 Germany Peter Käsbauer Denmark Niclas Nøhr
Denmark Sara Thygesen		 19–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series/European Circuit

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2007 White Nights Japan Kanako Yonekura 11–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Scotland Susan Hughes 21–18, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Norwegian International Ukraine Larisa Griga 21–17, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Italian International Spain Carolina Marín 22–20, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Spanish Open Spain Carolina Marín 13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Kharkiv International Scotland Susan Egelstaff 21–9, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Belgian International Ukraine Larisa Griga 21–12, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 French International Spain Beatriz Corrales 18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Denmark International Denmark Mette Poulsen 21–15, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 White Nights Russia Ella Diehl 21–17, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Kharkiv International Thailand Pornpawee Chochuwong 21–16, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Bulgarian International Ukraine Marija Ulitina 19–21, 21–16, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Swiss International Thailand Nitchaon Jindapol 21–16, 16–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Irish Open Denmark Natalia Koch Rohde 21–17, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Italian International Denmark Natalia Koch Rohde 18–21, 21–16, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Swedish Masters Germany Karin Schnaase 16–21, 22–20, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Austrian Open China Xu Wei 20–22, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Czech International Belarus Nadieżda Kostiuczyk Sweden Elin Bergblom
Sweden Johanna Persson		 5–11, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Czech International Belarus Andrei Konakh Canada Mike Beres
Canada Jody Patrick		 15–11, 9–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Finnish International Belarus Andrei Konakh Ukraine Vladislav Druzchenko
Ukraine Elena Nozdran		 9–15, 15–11, 17–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Polish International Poland Michał Łogosz Poland Adam Cwalina
Poland Malgorzata Kurdelska		 23–25, 21–11, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Turkey International Germany Peter Käsbauer Ukraine Valeriy Atrashchenkov
Ukraine Yelyzaveta Zharka		 21–18, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Estonian International Germany Peter Käsbauer England Gregory Mairs
England Jenny Moore		 21–14, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Portugal International Germany Peter Käsbauer Chinese Taipei Lu Chen
Chinese Taipei Li Zi-qing		 21–8, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 KaBaL International Germany Peter Käsbauer Poland Paweł Śmiłowski
Poland Magdalena Świerczyńska		 21–10, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series/ European Circuit tournament

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Olga Konon - From Belarus to Beijing and Beyond". Badzine. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "PROJECT Road to Beijing comes to an end". Badzine. 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. ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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