Paula Lynn Obanana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Paula Lynn Parrocho Obañana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Dumaguete City, Philippines |
19 March 1985 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Minneapolis–Saint Paul, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach |
Alistair Casey Johanna Lee |
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Highest ranking | 17 (WD) 2 Apr 2015 108 (XD) 13 Sep 2012 |
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BWF profile |
Paula Lynn Parrocho Obañana (born 19 March 1985) is a Filipino-American female badminton player who was originally from Dumaguete, Philippines. In 2015, she won the women's doubles gold medals at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada partnered with Eva Lee. In 2016, she competed at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
She graduated from De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. She Left the Philippines in 2006, where her mother's Nenita Obanana had been recruited to work as a nurse in Minnesota. Obanana officially became a U.S. citizen in May 2011.
Women's Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Women's Doubles
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's Doubles
Women's Doubles