Larisa Griga
Ukrainian badminton player (born 1984)
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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]
31 May 1984
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| Born | Larisa Valeriïvna Griga 31 May 1984 Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ukraine | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Semenuta V PG Jonsson Makhnovskiy Gennadiy | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 29 (WS 11 August 2011) 330 (WD 14 March 2013) | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
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
European Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Esbjerg Badminton Center, Esbjerg, Denmark |  Nanna Brosolat Jensen |
11–9, 11–9 |  Gold |
BWF Grand Prix
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 |
10–21, 21–17, 12–21 |  Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Dutch International |  Kati Tolmoff |
21–12, 15–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Victorian International |  Ragna Ingólfsdóttir |
21–11, 21–10 |  Winner |
| 2007 | North Shore City International |  Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung |
21–19, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2007 | Belgian International |  Elizabeth Cann |
21–15, 16–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2007 | Norwegian International |  Juliane Schenk |
12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Dutch International |  Yu Wakita |
21–19, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2008 | Norwegian International |  Zhang Xi |
18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Italian International | Juliane Schenk |
21–15, 13–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Kharkiv International |  Marija Ulitina |
21–14, 17–21, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2010 | Norwegian International | Olga Konon |
17–21, 7–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Polish Open | Yuka Kusunose |
21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2011 | Belgian International | Olga Konon |
12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Elena Nozdran |
 Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk |
10–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
