# Sara Persson > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sara_Persson > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sara_Persson.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Persson > Source revision: 1345482777 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Danderyd_Municipality), [Stockholm](/source/Stockholm_County), 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](/source/Sweden) [badminton](/source/badminton) player.{{cite web|title=Players: Sara Persson|url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/50270/sara-persson |publisher=[Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation) |accessdate=4 February 2018}} Persson won the women's singles title at the [Swedish National Championships](/source/Swedish_National_Badminton_Championships) in 2002 representing Täby Badmintonförening (now Göteborgs BK), and repeating it consecutively from 2005 to 2008.{{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}} She competed at the [Beijing 2008 Olympic Games](/source/Badminton_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles), but defeated in the first round to [Petya Nedelcheva](/source/Petya_Nedelcheva) of Bulgaria with the score 10–21, 10–21.{{cite news|title=Kort OS för Sara Persson|url=https://www.sydsvenskan.se/2008-08-09/kort-os-for-sara-persson|publisher=[Sydsvenskan](/source/Sydsvenskan) |accessdate=4 February 2018|language=Swedish}} Her sister, [Johanna Persson](/source/Johanna_Persson), is also an [Olympian](/source/Badminton_at_the_Summer_Olympics) who competed at the [2004 Summer Olympics](/source/Badminton_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics) in [Athens](/source/Athens), Greece.{{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}} == 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](/source/Finnish_Open_(badminton)) |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [Elizabeth Cann](/source/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](/source/Italian_International) |align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} [Juliane Schenk](/source/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](/source/Italian_International) |align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [Ella Karachkova](/source/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](/source/Irish_Open_(badminton)) |align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [Susan Hughes](/source/Susan_Hughes_(badminton)) |align="left"|21–19, 21–16 |style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#D5D5D5" |align="center"|2006 |align="left"|[Norwegian International](/source/Norwegian_International) |align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} [Anne Marie Pedersen](/source/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](/source/Austrian_International) |align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} [Juliane Schenk](/source/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](/source/Iceland_International) |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [Julia Mann](/source/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](/source/Swedish_Masters_International_Badminton_Championships) |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [Elizabeth Cann](/source/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](/source/Le_Volant_d'Or_de_Toulouse) |align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [Ella Karachkova](/source/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](/source/Dutch_International) |align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} [Petra Overzier](/source/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](/source/Czech_International) |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [Jill Pittard](/source/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](/source/Spanish_International_(badminton)) |align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} [Dolores Marco](/source/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](/source/Austrian_International) |align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [Elena Sukhareva](/source/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](/source/Welsh_International) |align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} [Brenda Beenhakker](/source/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](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament :{{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [BWF International Series](/source/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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sara Persson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Persson) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Persson?action=history)). 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