| Larisa Griga Larysa Hryha | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
| Women's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 29 (WS 11 August 2011) 330 (WD 14 March 2013) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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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
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11–9, 11–9 |  Gold
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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
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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
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
- ^ "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
- Larisa Griga at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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