Larisa Valeriïvna Griga (Ukrainian: Лариса Валеріївна Грига Larysa Valeriivna Hryha; born 31 May 1984) is a badminton player from Ukraine.[1][2] She was the gold medalist at the 2003 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event.[3] She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.[4]
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| Birth name | Larisa Valeriïvna Griga | ||||||||||||||
| Country | Ukraine | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1984 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Uppsala, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Semenuta V PG Jonsson Makhnovskiy Gennadiy | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 29 (WS 11 August 2011) 330 (WD 14 March 2013) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
She played at the 2005 IBF World Championships in Anaheim and reached the second round (lost to 2nd seed Xie Xingfang of China).[5]
As a part of the BC Amersfoort team, Griga reached the final of the European Cup 2007 held in Amersfoort. Together with Lotte Bruil-Jonathans, Yao Jie, Dicky Palyama and Eric Pang the final was lost against the team of NL Primorje. In the semi-finals they were too strong for CB Rinconada. Since the autumn of 2008, Griga is playing for the club Fyrisfjädern in Uppsala, Sweden.
Achievements edit
European Junior Championships edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Esbjerg Badminton Center, Esbjerg, Denmark |  Nanna Brosolat Jensen
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11–9, 11–9 |  Gold
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BWF Grand Prix edit
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Russian Open |  Ella Diehl
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10–21, 21–17, 12–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Dutch International |  Kati Tolmoff
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21–12, 15–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2007 | Victorian International |  Ragna Ingólfsdóttir
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21–11, 21–10 |  Winner
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| 2007 | North Shore City International |  Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung
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21–19, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2007 | Belgian International |  Elizabeth Cann
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21–15, 16–21, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2007 | Norwegian International |  Juliane Schenk
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12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | Dutch International |  Yu Wakita
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21–19, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2008 | Norwegian International |  Zhang Xi
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18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | Italian International | Juliane Schenk
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21–15, 13–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Kharkiv International |  Marija Ulitina
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21–14, 17–21, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2010 | Norwegian International | Olga Konon
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17–21, 7–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Polish Open | Yuka Kusunose
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21–15, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2011 | Belgian International | Olga Konon
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12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Elena Nozdran
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 Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
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10–15, 2–15 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Larisa Griga". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Larysa Hryha". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Larisa Griga". www.olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Chinese top seeds Lin and Zhang advance". www.dawn.com. DAWN. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
External links edit
- Larisa Griga at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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