Tomomi Matsuo

Tomomi Matsuo ( Japanese 松尾 知 美 , Matsuo Tomomi ; born August 15, 1968 in Kumamoto Prefecture ) is a former badminton player from Japan .

Career

Matsuo first attracted international attention when she qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Kyoko Sasage . In the first round they both won 2-0 sets against Bulgarians Diana Filipova and Diana Koleva at the Olympics . In the following round, however, the Japanese were defeated by Aadjijatmiko Finarsih and Lili Tampi just as clearly in two sets, so that in the end 9th place was on the books.

Two years later, the women's doubles won bronze at the Asian Badminton Games, the only medal at major events.

Matsuo and Sasage won nationally in 1991 in women's doubles. In 1991, Matsuo also won her only women's singles title. With Masako Sakamoto Tomomi Matsuo won two more double titles in 1994 and 1995, which again secured qualification for the Olympics. But also in 1996 the last sixteen ended, which was synonymous with 9th place.

Web links

• Tomomi Matsuo in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )