Larisa Griga

Larisa Griga
Personal information
Birth name Larisa Valeriïvna Griga
Country  Ukraine
Born (1984-05-31) 31 May 1984
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
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
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Ukraine
European Junior Championships
2003 EsbjergGirls' singles
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.

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2003 Esbjerg, Denmark Denmark Nanna Brosolat Jensen 11–9, 11–9 Gold

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 Russian Open Russia Ella Diehl 10–21, 21–17, 12–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Belgian International Germany Olga Konon 12–21, 13–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Polish Open Japan Yuka Kusunose 21–15, 21–16 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Norwegian International Germany Olga Konon 17–21, 7–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Kharkiv International Ukraine Maria Ulitina 21–14, 17–21, 21–13 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Italian International Germany Juliane Schenk 21–15, 13–21, 17–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Norwegian International China Zhang Xi 18–21, 15–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Dutch International Japan Yu Wakita 21–19, 21–19 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Norwegian International Germany Juliane Schenk 12–21, 17–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Belgian International England Elizabeth Cann 21–15, 16–21, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 North Shore City International Vietnam Nguyen Nhung Le Ngoc 21–19, 21–14 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Victorian International Iceland Ragna Ingolfsdottir 21–11, 21–10 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Dutch International Estonia Kati Tolmoff 21–12, 15–21, 20–22 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Ukraine Elena Nozdran Poland Kamila Augustyn
Poland Nadieżda Kostiuczyk		 10–15, 2–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Larisa Griga". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Larysa Hryha". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Larisa Griga". www.olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chinese top seeds Lin and Zhang advance". www.dawn.com. DAWN. Retrieved 23 October 2016.


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