Country China Name Gao Ling | Height 1.68 m Weight 59 kg | |
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Olympic medals Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles Similar People | ||
All England Zhang Jun and Gao Ling vs Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms Part 1
Gao Ling (Chinese: 高崚; pinyin: Gāo Líng; born March 14, 1979, in Wuhan, Hubei; China) is a badminton player from the People's Republic of China.
Contents
- All England Zhang Jun and Gao Ling vs Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms Part 1
- BadmintonWorldCup2006 WDF Gao Ling Huang Sui vs Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen
- Career
- References
[Badminton][WorldCup][2006] WDF Gao Ling 高崚 Huang Sui 黄穗 vs Yang Wei 杨维 Zhang Jiewen 张洁雯
Career
Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is one of the most successful doubles players in the history of women's badminton. Her four Olympic badminton medals are the most of any player.
She has won titles at almost every top tier tournament in the world. Gao has earned four gold medals (among nine medals in total) at the BWF World Championships, three of them in women's doubles with Huang Sui (2001, 2003, and 2006) and one of them in mixed doubles with Zhang Jun (2001). She and Zhang Jun won consecutive gold medals in mixed doubles at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics, overcoming severe tests in both.
Gao has not earned an Olympic gold medal in women's doubles, a relative gap in her resume, but earned a bronze medal in 2000 with Qin Yiyuan, and a silver medal with Huang Sui in 2004. From 2001 through 2006 she and Huang captured a record six consecutive women's doubles titles at the venerable All-England Championships. Their All-England streak was finally broken in the semifinals of the 2007 tournament by fellow countrywomen Zhang Yawen and Wei Yili. Gao has shared five All-England mixed doubles titles: three with Zhang Jun (2001, 2003, and 2006), and two with Zheng Bo (2007 and 2008).
She has been a member of the perennial world champion Chinese Uber Cup (women's international) team since 2000.