55 Facts About Greysia Polii

Greysia Polii won gold medals in the women's doubles at the 2014 Asian Games, at the 2019 SEA Games and at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Greysia Polii won three bronze medals at the World Championships in 2015,2018, and 2019.

Greysia Polii represented her country in the 2012,2016 and at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Greysia Polii featured in the Indonesian women's winning team at the 2007 SEA Games.

Greysia Polii reached a career high of world number 2 in the BWF women's doubles rankings alongside Nitya Krishinda Maheswari.

Greysia Polii's achievements began when she was paired with Jo Novita, winning a Grand Prix title, two silver medals at the SEA Games in 2005 and 2007, and a bronze in the 2005 Asian Championships.

Greysia Polii made a new partnership with the youngster Apriyani Rahayu in 2017.

Greysia Polii was born in Jakarta to Willy Polii and Evie Pakasi, both of Minahasa descent native to North Sulawesi.

Greysia Polii lived in Jakarta until her dad died when she was only 2, and moved to Manado, where she spent her childhood.

Greysia Polii was influenced to play badminton by her sister, and by former national player Deyana Lomban.

Greysia Polii's talent was already apparent by the time she was six years old.

At the club, her coach Retno Kustijah noticed her talent as a doubles player, and thus, when Greysia Polii was 14, she made the decision to switch from singles to doubles.

Greysia Polii made it to the national team in 2003.

In 2004, Greysia Polii helped the national junior team win the girls' team bronze at the Asian Junior Badminton Championships and mixed team bronze at the World Junior Championships.

Greysia Polii claimed the World Junior silver in the mixed doubles with Muhammad Rijal, and the bronze medal in the girls' doubles with Budiman.

Greysia Polii made her debut with the national team at the Uber Cup in 2004, where the team made the quarter-finals.

In 2005, Greysia Polii won bronze medals at the Asian Junior Championships in the girls' team and doubles.

In 2006, Greysia Polii began her season competing at the All England Open.

In May, Greysia Polii won her first IBF World Grand Prix title at the 2006 Philippines Open partnered with Novita.

Greysia Polii paired with Muhammad Rijal in the mixed doubles, losing in the semi-finals to the eventual champions from Thailand, Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam.

At the Indonesia Open held in Surabaya, Greysia Polii's run was ended by a partnership featuring Zhao Tingting in both the women's and mixed doubles.

Greysia Polii ended the 2006 season standing as world number 9 in the women's doubles.

Greysia Polii opened the 2007 season by playing at the Malaysia Open with new partner Vita Marissa.

In Switzerland, Greysia Polii finished as the finalist in the mixed doubles with Muhammad Rijal.

At the National Championships held in Solo, teamed up with Novita, Greysia Polii successfully defended the title she won two years ago with Heni Budiman.

Greysia Polii was a mixed doubles quarter-finalist in Korea, Germany, and India.

Greysia Polii later teamed up with Nitya Krishinda Maheswari in the women's doubles and with Flandy Limpele in the mixed doubles.

In 2009, Greysia Polii focused on one discipline, playing only in the women's doubles with Nitya Krishinda Maheswari.

Greysia Polii later managed to reach the semi-finals in the Japan and French Open, but was beaten by Chinese pair Ma Jin and Wang Xiaoli in both tournaments.

Greysia Polii won the silver medal in the women's team, and as second seeds in the individual women's doubles event, she and Maheswari had a bye in the first round, but their progress was stopped by young Thai pair Savitree Amitrapai and Vacharaporn Munkit in the quarter-finals.

In January 2010, Greysia Polii was crowned a double champion at the 2009 National Championships, winning the women's doubles with Meiliana Jauhari, and the mixed doubles with Tontowi Ahmad.

Greysia Polii was a quarter-finalist at the Asian Championships both in the women's doubles with Jauhari and the mixed doubles with Ahmad, and part of the national team that won the bronze medal at the Uber Cup and Asian Games.

Greysia Polii's best results at the Super Series event was the semi-finals in the India Open; she was a quarter-finalist in Singapore and Indonesia Open.

The injury then made Greysia Polii often struggled with the backhand serve.

In 2012, Greysia Polii started the season by making the quarter-finals in the Korea Open Super Series Premier with her partner Meiliana Jauhari.

Greysia Polii later was defeated in the early rounds of some tournaments, including the Super Series event of Malaysia, All England, and the India Open.

In 2013, Greysia Polii started the season with Meiliana Jauhari, but was defeated in the initial round of Korea and Malaysia Open.

Greysia Polii later paired with youngster Anggia Shitta Awanda, a silver medalist at the 2011 World Junior Championships.

In preparation for Indonesia's participation in the Sudirman Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Greysia Polii resumed her partnership with Nitya Krishinda Maheswari.

In 2014, Greysia Polii began the season as a semi-finalist in the Korea Open and quarter-finalist in the Malaysia Open with Nitya Krishinda Maheswari.

In July 2014, Greysia Polii claimed her second BWF Grand Prix Gold title with Nitya Krishinda Maheswari in the Chinese Taipei Open, beating Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang in the final.

In 2015, Greysia Polii opened the season as a quarter-finalist in the Malaysia Masters partnered with Nitya Krishinda Maheswari.

Greysia Polii made her second appearance at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this time with Maheswari.

Greysia Polii helped the Indonesia women's team win the bronze medal at the SEA Games held in Kuala Lumpur, unfortunately, in the individual women's doubles event, she and Rahayu lost in the first round to eventual champion Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai of Thailand.

Greysia Polii featured in the Indonesian women's team that won bronze at the Asia Team Championships held in Alor Setar and were quarter-finalists in the Uber Cup in Bangkok.

Greysia Polii opened the 2019 season as a finalist in the Malaysia Masters with Apriyani Rahayu.

Greysia Polii finally won her first women's doubles gold medal at the SEA Games, having made her debut at the Games 14 years ago.

Greysia Polii returned in the international competitions at the 2020 Asian Leg tournament in January 2021.

Greysia Polii dedicated the title to her elder brother, Rickettsia, a father-figure to her ever since their father's death when she was a child, who died after Polii's wedding in December 2020.

In 2021, Greysia Polii scheduled to participating at the All England Open, but later Indonesia team were forced to withdraw from the competition by BWF after the team members will self-isolate for 10 days from the date of their inbound flight after an anonym person traveling onboard tested positive for COVID-19.

Greysia Polii competed in her third straight Summer Olympics with debutant Apriyani Rahayu.

At 33 years and 356 days, Greysia Polii is the oldest female badminton player to win a gold medal at the Olympics.

In December 2021, Greysia Polii was elected as BWF Athletes' Commission, and has been appointed as the chair of the commission in February 2022.

Greysia Polii officially announced her retirement from the international badminton tournament at the Istora Senayan on 12 June 2022.

Greysia Polii won 14 individual titles in the BWF tour equivalent events.