Wang Wei (badminton)

Chinese badminton player (born 1979)

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Wang.

Badminton player

Wang Wei

Personal information
Country| China
Born|  (1979-09-15) 15 September 1979 (age 45)
Shanghai, China
Height| 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Handedness| Left[1]
Event| Men's & mixed doubles

Medal record

Men's badminton
Representing  China
Thomas Cup
| 2002 Guangzhou | Men's team
Asian Games
| 2002 Busan | Men's team
Asian Championships
| 2002 Bangkok | Mixed doubles
| 2001 Manila | Men's doubles
World Junior Championships
| 1996 Silkeborg | Mixed doubles

BWF profile

Wang Wei (Chinese: 王伟; born 15 September 1979) was a former Chinese badminton player from Shanghai.[2] In the junior event, he participated at the 1996 World Junior Championships and clinched a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Lu Ying.[3]

In 2001, he represented Shanghai at the National Games, and won a gold medal in the men's doubles event with Zhang Wei.[4] He also won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in the men's doubles event with Cheng Rui.

Wang was part of the national men's team that won a bronze medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea and at the Thomas Cup in Guangzhou.[5][6] Partnering with Zhao Tingting, he won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in the mixed doubles event. His best achievement in the World Grand Prix tournament was a runner-up at the 2002 Malaysia Open in the mixed doubles event with Zhang Yawen.

In 2003, he was a mixed doubles runner-up at the National Championships tournament with his partner Zhang Jiewen. He competed at the World Championships with Cheng Rui in the men's doubles event, but finished in the quarter finals defeated by the Indonesian pair Sigit Budiarto and Candra Wijaya in straight games.

In 2004, he won a silver medal at the World University Championships.

He once served as a coach in Linyi Normal University,[7] and as a Chinese national second team head coach.[8][9]

## Achievements

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### Asian Championships

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Men's doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2001 | PhilSports Arena,
Manila, Philippines |  Cheng Rui |  Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya | 4–15, 14–17  |  Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2002 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Zhao Tingting |  Zhang Jun
Gao Ling | 4–11, 3–11  |  Bronze

### World Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year  | Venue  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1996 | Silkeborg Hallerne,
Silkeborg, Denmark |  Lu Ying |  Cheng Rui
Gao Ling | 15–4, 15–10  |  Gold

### IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Women's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2002  | Malaysia Open |  Zhang Yawen |  Nathan Robertson
Gail Emms | 9–11, 4–11  |  Runner-up

### IBF International

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Men's doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2006  | Mongolian Satellite |  Zhang Lei |  Han Sang-hoon
Lee Yong-dae | 3–15, 12–15  |  Runner-up
2002  | French International |  Cheng Rui |  Sang Yang
Zheng Bo | 8–7, 7–1, 7–3  |  Winner

Mixed doubles

Year  | Tournament  | Partner  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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2005  | Mongolian Satellite |  Tao Xiaolan |  Lee Yong-dae
Ha Jung-eun | 7–15, 11–15  |  Runner-up

## References

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1. ^ "Players: Wang Wei". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
2. ^ "王伟 Wang Wei" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
3. ^ Grossman, Mike (24 November 1996). "Malaysians Chan and Gan take World Junior Male Doubles Crown". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
4. ^ "九运会羽毛球男子双打决赛张尉/王伟获冠军" (in Chinese). Sohu. 23 November 2001. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
5. ^ "中国将派出历史上最大的代表团参加釜山亚运会" (in Chinese). China News Service. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
6. ^ "中国队不当垫脚石-汤杯半决赛中马拼死相争" (in Chinese). People's Daily. 15 May 2002. Archived from the original on 7 September 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
7. ^ "中国海洋大学主教练王伟：赢得不满意" (in Chinese). Sohu. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
8. ^ "夏煊泽张军入主国羽" (in Chinese). Phoenix New Media. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
9. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (14 October 2017). "By the Dozen! – Final: BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2017". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

## External links

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* Wang Wei at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)

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