Go Ah-ra (born 21 September 1992) is a Korean badminton player, specializing in doubles play.[1] Go won 2013 Vietnam Open Grand Prix with her partner Yoo Hae-won, she and Yoo also won the bronze medal at the 2013 Badminton Asia Championships.[2] In 2016, she won the silver medal at the 2016 Uber Cup with Korean women's badminton team.[3]
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| Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1992 Jeonnam Province, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (WD 12 December 2013) 72 (XD 12 December 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Go Ah-ra | |
| Hangul | 고아라 |
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| Hanja | 高我羅 |
| Revised Romanization | Go Ah-ra |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ko Ah-ra |
Achievements
editAsian Championships
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan |
 Yoo Hae-won
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 Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang
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15–21, 17–21 |  Bronze
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Summer Universiade
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea |
Yoo Hae-won
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Ou Dongni Yu Xiaohan |
22–24, 21–15, 15–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center, Hwasun, South Korea |
Kim Sa-rang
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Kim Gi-jung Shin Seung-chan
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10–21, 17–21 | Bronze
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BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up)
editThe BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Vietnam Open | Yoo Hae-won
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 Amelia Alicia Anscelly Soong Fie Cho
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12–21, 21–10, 21–9 |  Winner
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| 2013 | Korea Grand Prix Gold | Yoo Hae-won
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Jang Ye-na Kim So-young
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15–21, 12–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Iceland International | Yoo Hae-won
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Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan
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18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Dubai International | Yoo Chae-ran
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Bang Ji-sun Jeon Joo-i
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21–14, 21–15 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: GO Ah Ra". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "화순군청 소속 고아라,유해원 선수 3위". www.ngtv.tv (in Korean). 엔지티비. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Title No.14 for China – TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2016". en.ks2016.com. 2016 BWF THOMAS AND UBER CUP FINALS ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
External links
edit- Go Ah-ra at BWFBadminton.com
- Go Ah-ra at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
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