Zhao Yunlei

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhao.
Zhao Yunlei

Zhao Yunlei at the 2013 French Super Series.
Personal information
Country China China
Born (1986-08-25) August 25, 1986
Yichang, China[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)[2]
Handedness Right
Coach Chen Qiqiu
Women's/Mixed doubles
Highest ranking 1 (XD) 1 (WD) (February 02, 2011)
Current ranking Retired
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2012 London Mixed Doubles
2012 London Women's Doubles
2016 Rio de Janeiro Mixed Doubles
World Championships
2011 London Mixed Doubles
2014 Copenhagen Women's Doubles
2014 Copenhagen Mixed Doubles
2015 Jakarta Women's Doubles
2015 Jakarta Mixed Doubles
2009 Hyderabad Women's Doubles
2011 London Women's Doubles
2010 Paris Women's Doubles
2013 Guangzhou Women's Doubles
2013 Guangzhou Mixed Doubles
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Women's Doubles
2010 Guangzhou Women's Team
2014 Incheon Mixed Doubles
2014 Incheon Women's Team
2010 Guangzhou Mixed Doubles
2014 Incheon Women's Doubles
World Super Series Finals
2010 Taipei Mixed Doubles
2011 Liuzhou Mixed Doubles
2014 Dubai Mixed Doubles
2010 Taipei Women's Doubles
2012 Shenzhen Mixed Doubles
2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed Doubles
2014 Dubai Women's Doubles
Sudirman Cup
2011 Qingdao Mixed Team
2013 Kuala Lumpur Mixed Team
2015 Donggguan Mixed Team
Uber Cup
2012 Wuhan Women's Team
2014 New Delhi Women's Team
2016 Kunshan Women's Team
Asia Team Championships
2016 Hyderabad Women's Team
Asia Championships
2011 Chengdu Mixed Doubles
2012 Qingdao Mixed Doubles
2012 Qingdao Women's Doubles
2016 Wuhan Mixed Doubles
2007 Johor Bahru Women's Doubles
2011 Chengdu Women's Doubles
2013 Taipei Mixed Doubles
East Asian Games
2009 Hong Kong Women's Team
2013 Tianjin Women's Team
2009 Hong Kong Women's Doubles
Asia Junior Championships
2004 Girl's Doubles
2004 Girl's Team
Representing Hubei Province China
National Games of the People's Republic of China
2013 Shenyang Women's Doubles
2009 Jinan Women's Doubles
2009 Jinan Mixed Doubles
2009 Jinan Women's Team
BWF profile
Zhao Yunlei
Traditional Chinese 趙芸蕾
Simplified Chinese 赵芸蕾

Zhao Yunlei (born August 25, 1986) is a women's and mixed doubles badminton player from China. She graduated in BA from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She is the only badminton player in history to win two Olympic Gold medals in the same Olympic edition, winning in both Mixed and Women's Doubles categories in 2012. She repeated this feat at both the 2014 and 2015 BWF World Championships. She is regarded by many as one of the best female badminton players in the doubles events in the history of badminton alongside with former teammate Gao Ling. Zhao achieved massive overall success in both the Mixed and Women's Doubles category.

Career

Zhao played with Tian Qing in the women's doubles and with Zhang Nan in the mixed doubles. Currently, she and Zhang Nan are ranked world number one. She had been Cheng Shu's women's doubles partner before pairing with Tian Qing. She is the only badminton player to win two gold medals in a single Olympics.

2010

Zhao and Tian won 2010 Asian Games gold medal after vanquishing compatriots Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang 20–22, 21–15, and 21–12. Zhao also participated in China's women's team which gain a gold medal too.

2011

In January, Zhao and Zhang won VICTOR-BWF Super Series Finals in Taiwan after defeating Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thungthongkam of Thailand 21–17, 21–12 in the final.

Two weeks later, they triumphed at Seoul by winning the Korea Open Super Series Premier. In the final, they conquered compatriots Tao Jiaming and Tian Qing.

Zhao and Tian reached the women's doubles final but lost to Yu Yang and Ma Jin.

In October, Zhao Yunlei and Zhang Nan reached the Denmark Super Series Premier's semi-final but they lost to Denmark's Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen 12–21, 21–14, and 20–22.

2012

In July–August at London Olympics, she won two gold medals for China. Mixed Doubles with Zhang Nan and Women's doubles with Tian Qing.

2013

In August at the 2013 BWF World Championships in Guangzhou she won bronze in both the Mixed doubles with Zhang and the Women's doubles with Tian.

2014

In August at the 2014 BWF World Championships in Copenhagen she won both the Mixed doubles with Zhang and the Women's doubles with Tian.

2015

In August at the 2015 BWF World Championships in Jakarta she successfully defended her titles in both the Mixed doubles with Zhang and the Women's doubles with Tian.

Personal life

She was in a relationship with her mixed doubles partner, Zhang Nan. But earlier this year, she announced that they were no longer together.

Achievements in Individual Events

Mixed Doubles

With Zhang Nan

With Xu Chen

Women's Doubles

With Tian Qing

With Zhong Qianxin

With Cheng Shu

With Ding Jiao

References

  1. ↑ "Zhao Yunlei won 2 Olympic Gold Medals in London". en.hubei.gov.cn. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 Zhao Yunlei. sports-reference.com
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