Valeria Sorokina
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Birth name | Валерия Михайловна Сорокина Valeria Mihailovna Sorokina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Reshetikha, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 29 March 1984|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Valeria Mihailovna Sorokina (Russian: Вал��рия 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.[citation needed]
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.[2][3] 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.[4]
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain | Nina Vislova | Alex Bruce Michelle Li |
21–9, 21–10 | Bronze |
European Championships[]
Women's Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden |
Nina Vislova | Line Damkjaer Kruse Marie Røpke |
20-22, 21-13, 12-21 | Bronze |
2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England |
Nina Vislova | Petya Nedelcheva Anastasia Russkikh |
21-18, 21-14 | Gold |
2008 | Herning, Denmark | Nina Vislova | Kamilla Rytter Juhl Lena Frier Kristiansen |
19-21, 20-22 | Bronze |
European Junior Championships[]
Girls' Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Esbjerg, Denmark | Nina Vislova | Birgit Overzier |
5-11, 11-5, 11-0[5] | Gold |
Mixed Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Esbjerg, Denmark | Anton Nazarenko | Marc Zwiebler Birgit Overzier |
9-11, 9-11[5] | Bronze |
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.
Women's Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | U.S. Open | Nina Vislova | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
19-21, 17-21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Russian Open | Nina Vislova | Tatjana Bibik Anastasia Chervaykova |
Walkover | Winner |
2011 | Russian Open | Nina Vislova | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
22-20, 21-18 | Winner |
2010 | Dutch Open | Nina Vislova | Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa |
21-19, 21-19 | Winner |
2010 | Russian Open | Nina Vislova | Yuriko Miki Koharu Yonemoto |
21-18, 21-18 | Winner |
2009 | Dutch Open | Nina Vislova | Sandra Marinello Birgit Overzier |
21-13, 21-17 | Winner |
2009 | Russian Open | Nina Vislova | Tatjana Bibik Olga Golovanova |
21-8, 22-20 | Winner |
2008 | Russian Open | Nina Vislova | Petya Nedelcheva Dimitria Popstoykova |
21-18, 21-8 | Winner |
2007 | Dutch Open | Nina Vislova | Anastasia Russkikh Ekaterina Ananina |
22-20, 15-21, 13-21 | Runner-up |
2006 | Bulgaria Open | Nina Vislova | Meiliana Jauhari Purwati |
10-21, 9-21 | Runner-up |
2006 | U.S. Open | Nina Vislova | Marina Yakusheva Ella Karachkova |
21-15, 21-18 | Winner |
2005 | Russian Open | Nina Vislova | Ekaterina Ananina |
15-11, 15-8 | Winner |
Mixed Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Russian Open | Vladimir Ivanov | Pranaav Jerry Chopra N. Sikki Reddy |
17-21, 19-21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Russian Open | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova |
21–19, 21-17 | Winner |
2011 | Russian Open | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Shintaro Ikeda Reiko Shiota |
21-18, 21-14 | Winner |
2010 | Dutch Open | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Shintaro Ikeda Reiko Shiota |
22-20, 21-9 | Winner |
2010 | Russian Open | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova |
8-21, 21-14, 21-16 | Winner |
2009 | Dutch Open | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova |
13-21, 21-16, 21-12 | Winner |
2009 | Russian Open | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova |
16-21, 16-21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Russian Open | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova |
21-19, 21-19 | Winner |
2006 | U.S. Open | Vitalij Durkin | Sergey Ivlev Nina Vislova |
21-15, 15-21, 21-16 | Runner-up |
- 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 | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova |
13-21, 21-18, 21-17 | Winner |
2011 | Czech International | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Amanda Hogstrom |
21-15, 21-12 | Winner |
2011 | Dutch International | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Mikkel Delbo Larsen Mie Schjott-Kristensen |
13-21, 12-11 Retired | Winner |
2009 | Scottish Open | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Renuga Veeran |
21-11, 21-16 | Winner |
2009 | Welsh International | Aleksandr Nikolaenko | Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova |
13-21, 13-21 | Runner-up |
2007 | Italian International | Vitalij Durkin | Alexandr Nikolaenko Nina Vislova |
15-21, 21-18, 16-21 | Runner-up |
2007 | Norwegian International | Vitalij Durkin | Kristof Hopp Birgit Overzier |
15-21, 21-13, 15-21 | Runner-up |
2007 | Austrian International | Vitalij Durkin | Alexandr Nikolaenko Nina Vislova |
21-14, 22-20 | Winner |
2006 | Scottish International | Vitalij Durkin | Alexandr Nikolaenko Nina Vislova |
22-20, 21-11 | Winner |
2006 | Polish International | Vitalij Durkin | Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk |
4-21, 21-9, 13-21 | Runner-up |
2006 | Belgian International | Vitalij Durkin | Svetoslav Stoyanov |
21-14, 21-13 | Winner |
2006 | Italian International | Vitalij Durkin | Peter Steffensen Mette Schjoldager |
20-22, 12-21 | Runner-up |
2005 | Italian International | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Vitalij Durkin Marina Yakusheva |
10-15, 9-15 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References[]
- ^ "СОРОКИНА Валерия Михайловна". infosport.ru (in Russian). Стадион. Retrieved 19 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Nizhny Novgorod
- Russian female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Russia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics