Mariia Viktorivna Ulitina (; also
transliterated
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as Mariya or Marija, born 5 November 1991) is a
badminton
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player from Ukraine and the National Champion of Ukraine. She represented
Ukraine
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in the
2016 Summer Olympics
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and proceeded to the knockout round after defeating the former world number one
Saina Nehwal of
India
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and
Lohaynny Vicente of
Brazil
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in the group stage.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 11 runners-up)
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
:
BWF International Challenge
The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
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BWF International Series
The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
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BWF Future Series
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tournament
See also
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Ukrainian National Badminton Championships
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Dnipro
Ukrainian female badminton players
Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players for Ukraine
Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
European Games competitors for Ukraine
Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
21st-century Ukrainian sportswomen