Nanna Vainio
| Nanna Vainio | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Born | 2 May 1991 Ekenäs, Finland |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Women's singles | |
| Career record | 109 Win, 124 Loss |
| Highest ranking | 56 (3 November 2016) |
| Current ranking | Retired |
Nanna Vainio (born 29 May 1991)[1] is a right handed Finnish badminton player who lives in Espoo in Finland. Since 2009 she has been the Finnish singles champion several times.
Career[]
Vainio was born on Ekenäs in 1991. She first competed internationally in Latvia when she was 14 and she has been in the national team since 2008.[2] She graduated from high school in Espoo Mattlidens gymnasium in 2010, after which she studied for a degree in information management and business administration at Loughborough University in England.[3] In 2013, she moved to Copenhagen, where she studied for a master's degree and was trained by Anu Nieminen at the Copenhagen Badminton Center. She graduated in 2015 and has since been training again in Finland.[4]
Vainio has been ranked eighth in the world[4] and she represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She lost in the first round of the tournament to the Spanish player Carolina Marín[1] who has been ranked number one in the world.[5]
Achievements[]
BWF International Challenge/Series[]
Women's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Peru International | Airi Mikkela
|
13-21, 17-21 |  Runner Up
|
| 2016 | Iceland International |  Julie Dawal Jakobsen
|
17-21, 6-21 | Runner Up
|
| 2015 | Morocco International |  Lianne Tan
|
21-15, 22-24, 8-21 | Runner Up
|
| 2015 | Mauritius International | Airi Mikkela
|
21-16, 21-11 |  Winner
|
| 2015 | Iceland International | Mette Poulsen
|
11-21, 9-21 | Runner Up
|
| 2011 | Slovenia International |  Carola Bott
|
13-21, 10-21 | Runner Up
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References[]
- ^ a b "Nanna Vainio". Rio 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ Nanna Vainio, BWFBadminton, Retrieved 28 August 2016
- ^ Mainio Vainio oikealla tiellä, Isaksson, Janne, Issue s. 8–9, Sportpressen, Ajankohta = Talvi 2011–2012, Viitattu = 29.3.2014
- ^ a b Nanna Vainio, Rio Team: Pelaajat, Retrieved 28 August 2016
- ^ "Carolina Marín". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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