Nanna Vainio (born 29 May 1991) is a right handed Finnish badminton player who lives in Espoo in Finland. Since 2009 she has been the Finnish singles champion several times.
Career Vainio was born on Ekenäs in 1991. She first competed internationally in Latvia when she was 14 and she has been in the national team since 2008.Nanna Vainio, BWFBadminton, Retrieved 28 August 2016 She graduated from high school in Espoo Mattlidens gymnasium in 2010, after which she studied for a degree in information management and business administration at Loughborough University in England.Mainio Vainio oikealla tiellä, Isaksson, Janne , Issue s. 8–9, Sportpressen, Ajankohta = Talvi 2011–2012, Viitattu = 29.3.2014 In 2013, she moved to Copenhagen, where she studied for a master's degree and was trained by Anu Nieminen at the Copenhagen Badminton Center. She graduated in 2015 and has since been training again in Finland.Nanna Vainio , Rio Team: Pelaajat, Retrieved 28 August 2016
Vainio has been ranked as 56th in the world and she represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She lost in the first round of the tournament to the Spanish player Carolina Marín who has been ranked number one in the world.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result2011Slovenian International Carola Bott13–21, 10–21 Runner-up2015Iceland International Mette Poulsen11–21, 9–21 Runner-up2015Mauritius International Airi Mikkelä21–16, 21–11 Winner2015Morocco International Lianne Tan21–15, 22–24, 8–21 Runner-up2016Iceland International Julie Dawal Jakobsen17–21, 6–21 Runner-up2016Peru International Airi Mikkelä13–21, 17–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
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