Ekaterina Vladimirovna Malkova ((Russian: Екатерина Владимировна Малькова; born 12 December 1992; née Bolotova) is a Russian badminton player.[2] She was the women's doubles silver medalist at the 2015 Baku European Games with partner Evgeniya Kosetskaya,[3] and later won a bronze medal in 2019 Minsk with Alina Davletova.[4]

Ekaterina Malkova
Malkova with Kargaev at the 2015 BWF World Championships
Personal information
Birth nameЕкатерина Владимировна Болотова
(Ekaterina Vladimirovna Bolotova)
CountryRussia
Born (1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 (age 31)
Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Moscow, Russia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight67 kg (148 lb)[1]
Years active2010
HandednessRight
CoachTatiana Ivanova
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking141 (WS 25 September 2014)
19 (WD 12 March 2019)
50 (XD 26 March 2015)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Russia
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Basel Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kazan Women's team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Vantaa Mixed team
BWF profile

Personal life

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She is married to Saratov badminton player Vladimir Malkov.[5]

Achievements

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European Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Baku Sports Hall,
Baku, Azerbaijan
  Evgeniya Kosetskaya   Gabriela Stoeva
  Stefani Stoeva
12–21, 21–23   Silver
2019 Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus
  Alina Davletova   Selena Piek
  Cheryl Seinen
21–18, 20–22, 14–21   Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Bitburger Open   Evgeniya Kosetskaya   Ou Dongni
  Yu Xiaohan
10–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2017 Scottish Open   Alina Davletova   Selena Piek
  Cheryl Seinen
21–15, 15–21, 11–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (14 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 White Nights   Evgeniya Kosetskaya   Olga Golovanova
  Viktoriia Vorobeva
21–14, 26–24   Winner
2014 Bahrain International Challenge   Evgeniya Kosetskaya   Anastasia Chervyakova
  Nina Vislova
21–6, 21–15   Winner
2015 White Nights   Evgeniya Kosetskaya   Özge Bayrak
  Neslihan Yiğit
20–22, 21–13, 21–15   Winner
2016 Austrian Open   Evgeniya Kosetskaya   Eva Lee
  Paula Lynn Obañana
21–11, 23–21   Winner
2016 Lithuanian International   Anastasiia Semenova   Ekaterina Kut
  Daria Serebriakova
21–14, 21–9   Winner
2017 Hungarian International   Alina Davletova   Elena Komendrovskaja
  Maria Shegurova
21–13, 21–19   Winner
2017 Italian International   Alina Davletova   Alexandra Bøje
  Sara Lundgaard
21–18, 21–11   Winner
2018 Estonian International   Alina Davletova   Jessica Hopton
  Jenny Moore
21–10, 21–10   Winner
2018 Hungarian International   Alina Davletova   Emma Karlsson
  Johanna Magnusson
21–14, 21–9   Winner
2018 Italian International   Alina Davletova   Julie Finne-Ipsen
  Mai Surrow
21–13, 14–21, 21–13   Winner
2019 Azerbaijan International   Alina Davletova   Chloe Birch
  Lauren Smith
18–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2019 Italian International   Alina Davletova   Gabriela Stoeva
  Stefani Stoeva
11–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2022 Iran Fajr International   Anastasiia Shapovalova   Hajar Kabiri
  Saghar Rafei
21–3, 21–13   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Lithuanian International   Andrey Ashmarin   Yaroslav Egerev
  Irina Khlebko
21–15, 21–14   Winner
2016 Lithuanian International   Denis Grachev   Paweł Śmiłowski
  Magdalena Świerczyńska
21–11, 21–16   Winner
2016 Czech International   Vasily Kuznetsov   Mathias Bay-Smidt
  Alexandra Bøje
19–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2018 Dubai International   Denis Grachev   Yoo Yeon-seong
  Park So-young
14–21, 21–17, 14–21   Runner-up
2019 Italian International   Vladimir Ivanov   Kim Sa-rang
  Eom Hye-won
21–12, 18–21, 21–15   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ a b "Athlete: Bolotova Ekaterina". Minsk 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Болотова Екатерина Владимировна". Infosport.ru (in Russian). Стадион. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Stoeva sisters secure first Bulgarian gold: Top seeds beat Russian duo to win Badminton women's doubles title". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Russia Day in Minsk". Russian Olympic Committee. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Саратовский бадминтонист и его жена не пробились на Олимпиаду в Токио". Новости Саратова сегодня (in Russian). 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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