{{Short description|Swedish badminton player (born 1980)}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Sara Persson | image = | size = | caption = | nickname = | birth_name = Sara Lisa Sofia Persson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|9|23}} | birth_place = Danderyd, Stockholm, Sweden | height = 1.74 m | weight = 64 kg | event = Women's singles | country = Sweden | years_active = | handedness = Right | coach = | highest_ranking = | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | medaltemplates = | bwfbadminton_id = 50270 | bwf_id = E8022F32-C1D8-43B3-9ACD-B3AA0C2974BD }}
'''Sara Lisa Sofia Persson''' (born 23 September 1980) is a Swedish badminton player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Players: Sara Persson|url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/50270/sara-persson |publisher=Badminton World Federation |accessdate=4 February 2018}}</ref> 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 to 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Svenska Mästerskap senior|url=http://www.badminton.nu/forbundet/Statistik/Seniorer/svenskamasterskapsenior/|publisher=Badminton Sweden|accessdate=4 February 2018|language=Swedish|archive-date=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404130043/http://www.badminton.nu/forbundet/Statistik/Seniorer/SvenskaMasterskapsenior/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kort OS för Sara Persson|url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2008-08-09/kort-os-for-sara-persson|publisher=Sydsvenskan |accessdate=4 February 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref> Her sister, Johanna Persson, is also an Olympian who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.<ref>{{cite news|title=Om 2 månader startar OS kvalet till London 2012|url=http://www.tabybadminton.se/Nyheter/Senastenytt/Om2manaderstartarOSkvalettillLondon2012 |publisher=Täby Badminton|accessdate=31 January 2018|language=Swedish}}</ref>
== Achievements ==
=== BWF International Challenge/Series === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" !|Year !|Tournament !|Opponent !|Score !|Result |- |- style="background:#D8CEF6" |align="center"|2008 |align="left"|Finnish International |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Elizabeth Cann |align="left"|12–21, 17–21 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- |- style="background:#D8CEF6" |align="center"|2007 |align="left"|Italian International |align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Juliane Schenk |align="left"|16–21, 6–21 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" |align="center"|2006 |align="left"|Italian International |align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ella Karachkova |align="left"|21–12, 21–11 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" |align="center"|2006 |align="left"|Irish International |align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Susan Hughes |align="left"|21–19, 21–16 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" |align="center"|2006 |align="left"|Norwegian International |align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Anne Marie Pedersen |align="left"|19–21, 21–18, 21–9 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" |align="center"|2006 |align="left"|Austrian International |align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Juliane Schenk |align="left"|19–21, 13–21 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" |align="center"|2005 |align="left"|Iceland International |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Julia Mann |align="left"|13–11, 7–0 Retired |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" |align="center"|2005 |align="left"|Swedish International |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Elizabeth Cann |align="left"|9–11, 2–11 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" |align="center"|2004 |align="left"|Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse |align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ella Karachkova |align="left"|11–7, 10–13, 3–11 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" |align="center"|2004 |align="left"|Dutch International |align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Petra Overzier |align="left"|8–11, 6–11 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" |align="center"|2002 |align="left"|Czech International |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jill Pittard |align="left"|11–2, 11–5 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" |align="center"|2002 |align="left"|Spanish International |align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Dolores Marco |align="left"|7–3, 7–2, 7–3 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" |align="center"|2002 |align="left"|Austrian International |align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Sukhareva |align="left"|7–5, 8–6, 7–4 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" |align="center"|2001 |align="left"|Welsh International |align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Brenda Beenhakker |align="left"|5–7, 5–7, 0–7 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} :{{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament :{{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{BWF|E8022F32-C1D8-43B3-9ACD-B3AA0C2974BD}} * {{Olympics.com|sara-persson}} * {{SR/Olympics profile|pe/sara-persson-1}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Persson, Sara}} Category:Swedish female badminton players Category:Living people Category:1980 births Category:Sportspeople from Danderyd Municipality Category:Sportspeople from Stockholm Category:Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic badminton players for Sweden Category:21st-century Swedish sportswomen