Elena Michailovna Shimko (; born 22 April 1982) is a retired

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badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player. Shimko won six junior titles and bronze at the 2001 European Junior Championships in Russia. In 2004, she became the Russian National Champion with her partner Marina Yakusheva. Outside her home country, she was successful at the Slovenian International, Slovak International, Belgian International, and the Scottish Open, among others.

Achievements

European Junior Championships

''Girls' doubles''

IBF/BWF International

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

*http://www.russkikh.com/news/2007/12_2007.htm *http://badminton.ru/arj_news.htm 1982 births Living people Russian female badminton players 21st-century Russian sportswomen {{Russia-badminton-bio-stub