Valeria Sorokina
Valeria Mihailovna Sorokina (Russian: Валерия Михайловна Сорокина; born 29 March 1984) is a badminton player from Russia.[1] Together with her doubles partner Nina Vislova, she is the first Russian Olympic medalist in badminton.[2]
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| Birth name | Валерия Михайловна Сорокина Valeria Mihailovna Sorokina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 March 1984 Reshetikha, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 4 (WD) 6 January 2011 11 (XD) 29 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
She won the gold medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships and bronze medals in 2008 and 2012 in women's doubles with Nina Vislova.[3][4] In her home country Russia she won seven national titles before 2013.
Achievements
Olympic Games
She played in women's doubles discipline with Nina Vislova and finished in third place after winning bronze medal match against Canadian women's doubles players, Bruce and Li with 21-9, 21-10.[5]
Women's Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
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21-9, 21-10 |  |
European Championships
Women's Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden |
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20-22, 21-13, 12-21 | |
| 2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England |
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21-18, 21-14 |  |
| 2008 | Herning, Denmark | |
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19-21, 20-22 | |
European Junior Championships
Girls' Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Esbjerg, Denmark | |
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5-11, 11-5, 11-0[6] | |
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Esbjerg, Denmark | |
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9-11, 9-11[6] | |
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. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Valeria Sorokina at 2007 Dutch Open
Women's Doubles
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Russian Open | |
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17-21, 19-21 |  |
| 2012 | Russian Open | |
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21–19, 21-17 |  |
| 2011 | Russian Open | |
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21-18, 21-14 | |
| 2010 | Dutch Open | |
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22-20, 21-9 | |
| 2010 | Russian Open | |
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8-21, 21-14, 21-16 | |
| 2009 | Dutch Open | |
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13-21, 21-16, 21-12 | |
| 2009 | Russian Open | |
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16-21, 16-21 | |
| 2008 | Russian Open | |
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21-19, 21-19 | |
| 2006 | U.S. Open | |
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21-15, 15-21, 21-16 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Italian International | |
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13-21, 21-18, 21-17 | |
| 2011 | Czech International | |
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21-15, 21-12 | |
| 2011 | Dutch International | |
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13-21, 12-11 Retired | |
| 2009 | Scottish Open | |
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21-11, 21-16 | |
| 2009 | Welsh International | |
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13-21, 13-21 | |
| 2007 | Italian International | |
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15-21, 21-18, 16-21 | |
| 2007 | Norwegian International | |
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15-21, 21-13, 15-21 | |
| 2007 | Austrian International | |
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21-14, 22-20 | |
| 2006 | Scottish International | |
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22-20, 21-11 | |
| 2006 | Polish International | |
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4-21, 21-9, 13-21 | |
| 2006 | Belgian International | |
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21-14, 21-13 | |
| 2006 | Italian International | |
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20-22, 12-21 | |
| 2005 | Italian International | |
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10-15, 9-15 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "СОРОКИНА Валерия Михайловна". infosport.ru (in Russian). Стадион. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "Russia Earns First Badminton Medal in Women's Doubles". sputniknews.com. Sputnik. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "Euro Champs 2010 – Rytter Juhl and Laybourn add European to World Title; Tine claims Gold". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "European Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "Bronze for Russians Vislova and Sorokina". www.badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- "Итоги European Junior Championships". www.воланчик.рф (in Russian). Retrieved 19 March 2017.
External links
- Valeria Sorokina at BWFbadminton.com
- Valeria Sorokina at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valeria Sorokina". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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