Irina Gritsenko (born 13 February 1968) is a

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

player from

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

who later played for France.

Career

Gritsenko took part at the

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and 2001 IBF World Championships. Her best result was the rank of 17 in 1995. In 2002, she won the women's doubles title at the Orleans International and became the runner-up in the women's singles and mixed doubles event. She also won the 2004 Strasbourg International (CEBA) tournament in France, the Kazakhstan national championships 35 times, and the Alsace championships 10 times.

References

Kazakhstani female badminton players French female badminton players 1968 births Living people {{badminton-bio-stub