Larisa Griga
Larisa Griga | |
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Personal information | |
Birth name | Larisa Valeriïvna Griga |
Country | Ukraine |
Born |
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | 31 May 1984
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 |
Women's singles & doubles | |
Highest ranking |
29 (WS) 11 Aug 2011 330 (WD) 14 mar 2013 |
BWF profile |
Larisa Griga (Ukrainian: Лариса Грига; born 31 May 1984 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a female badminton player from Ukraine.[1][2] She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.[3]
She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim and reached the second round (lost to 2nd seed Xie Xingfang of China).[4]
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.
References
- ↑ "Players: Larisa Griga". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ "Larysa Hryha". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ "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
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