Go Ah-ra (badminton)

In this Korean name, the family name is Go.
Go Ah-ra
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992
Jeonnam Province, South Korea
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking9 (WD 12 December 2013)
72 (XD 12 December 2013
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Taipei Women's doubles
Asian Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hyderabad Women's team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Mixed doubles
BWF profile
Go Ah-ra
Hangul
고아라
Hanja
高我羅
RRGo Ara
MRKo Ara

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]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Taipei Arena,
Taipei, Taiwan 		South Korea Yoo Hae-won China Wang Xiaoli
China Yu Yang 		15–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

Summer Universiade

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center,
Hwasun, South Korea 		South Korea Yoo Hae-won China Ou Dongni
China Yu Xiaohan (disqualified) 		22–24, 21–15, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Hwasun Hanium Culture Sports Center,
Hwasun, South Korea 		South Korea Kim Sa-rang South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Shin Seung-chan 		10–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The 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
2013 Vietnam Open South Korea Yoo Hae-won Malaysia Amelia Alicia Anscelly
Malaysia Soong Fie Cho 		12–21, 21–10, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Korea Grand Prix Gold South Korea Yoo Hae-won South Korea Jang Ye-na
South Korea Kim So-young 		15–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Iceland International South Korea Yoo Hae-won South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan 		18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Dubai International South Korea Yoo Chae-ran South Korea Bang Ji-sun
South Korea Jeon Joo-i 		21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: GO Ah Ra". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ^ "화순군청 소속 고아라,유해원 선수 3위". www.ngtv.tv (in Korean). 엔지티비. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. ^ "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.
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