Zhao Yunlei, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Zhao Yunlei

badminton player

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1986

Place of Birth: Yichang, Hubei, China

Profession: badminton player

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Zhao Yunlei

  • Zhao Yunlei (born August 25, 1986) is a mixed and women's doubles badminton athlete from China.
  • She graduated with a BA from Huazhong University of Science and Technology .
  • She is the first and only badminton player to have ever won two Gold medals in the same Olympic edition, winning in both the Mixed and Women's Doubles categories in 2012.
  • Zhao joins the ranks with nine other players with two Olympic Gold Medals, the highest number of Gold Medals won by any badminton athlete.
  • Through her performance at the 2014 and 2015 BWF World Championships, she became the first player to win two consecutive gold medals in two consecutive BWF World Championships. As of the 2015 BWF World Championships, she has become the most successful player in World Championship medal count, with a total of ten medals, overtaking Gao Ling, who has a total of nine.
  • In addition, by winning the 2015 BWF World Championships Mixed Doubles title, she and partner Zhang Nan have won three World Championship Mixed Doubles titles, the first pairing ever to have done so.
  • By winning the Asian Games Mixed Doubles Gold Medal in 2014, Zhao completed the record of winning the Double "Grand Slam" – winning the Olympics, World Championships, Asian Games, Asia Championships, and All-England Championships in both the Mixed Doubles and Women's Doubles categories, as well as the World Mixed Team Championships (Sudirman Cup), World Women's Team Championships (Uber Cup), Asian Games Women's Team Gold Medal, and Asia Women's Team Championships. She is regarded by many as one of the best female doubles players in the history of badminton alongside past greats, such as former teammate Gao Ling.
  • Zhao has achieved massive overall success in both the Mixed and Women's Doubles categories, having won a total of 63 individual career titles (38 in Mixed, 25 in Women's).
  • Among these 63 individual titles, 42 of them are Super Series titles (27 in Mixed, 15 in Women's), making her the third most successful player in terms of overall Super Series achievements, and the most-successful female player in this regard as well.
  • After the 2016 Olympics, Zhao retired from international badminton competition.

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