• Source: Paula Lynn Cao Hok

      • Paula Lynn Cao Hok (née Obañana; born March 19, 1985) is a Filipino-American 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.


      Personal life


      Obañana, started training at the age of 10 during her elementary years at the Silliman University Elementary School. She later joined the High School Badminton Varsity Team at Silliman University and was subsequently awarded "Athlete of the Year", "Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year", and "Most Valuable Player". After graduating from high school she was recruited on a scholarship at the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines where she eventually obtained her bachelor's degree. She left the Philippines in 2006, where her mother Nenita had been recruited to work as a nurse in Minnesota. Obañana officially became a U.S. citizen in May 2011.


      Achievements




      = Pan American Games

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      Women's doubles

      Mixed doubles


      = Pan Am Championships

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      Women's doubles


      = BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-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

      BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
      BWF Grand Prix tournament


      = BWF International Challenge/Series (19 titles, 13 runners-up)

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      Women's doubles

      Mixed doubles

      BWF International Challenge tournament
      BWF International Series tournament
      BWF Future Series tournament


      References




      External links


      Paula Lynn Cao Hok at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
      Paula Lynn Cao Hok at BWFBadminton.com
      Paula Lynn Obanana at Olympics.com
      Paula Lynn Obanana at Olympedia (archive)
      Paula Lynn Obanana at Team USA
      Paula Lynn Obanana at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)

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