Zhao Yunlei

Zhao Yunlei
Zhao Yunlei at the 2013 French Super Series.
Personal information
Country	China
Born	(1986-08-25) August 25, 1986
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Chen Qiqiu
Women's/Mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (XD) 1 (WD) (February 02, 2011)
Current ranking	1 (XD) 7 (WD) (September 26, 2013)
Medal record Representing China Women's badminton Olympic Games 2012 London Mixed Doubles 2012 London Women's Doubles World Championships 2015 Jakarta Women's doubles 2015 Jakarta Mixed doubles 2014 Copenhagen Women's doubles 2014 Copenhagen Mixed doubles 2011 London Mixed doubles 2011 London Women's Doubles 2009 Hyderabad Women's Doubles 2013 Guangzhou Women's doubles 2013 Guangzhou Mixed doubles 2010 Paris Women's Doubles Asian Games 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles 2014 Incheon Women's team 2010 Guangzhou Women's Doubles 2010 Guangzhou Women's team 2010 Guangzhou Mixed Doubles 2014 Incheon Women's doubles Uber Cup 2014 New Delhi Team 2012 Wuhan Team Sudirman Cup 2011 Qingdao Team 2013 Kuala Lumpur Team 2015 Donggguan Team
BWF profile

Zhao Yunlei (born August 25, 1986) is a women's and mixed doubles badminton player from China. 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.

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.

External links

• BWF Player Profile
• 2010 Asian Games Badminton Biography