Yao Yan (badminton)

Chinese badminton player

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Yao.

Badminton player

Yao Yan

Personal information
Country| China
Born|  (1974-12-09) 9 December 1974 (age 49)
Nanning, Guangxi, China
Height| 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight| 65 kg (143 lb)
Event| Women's singles

Medal record

Women's badminton
Representing  China
Asian Games
|  1994 Hiroshima | Women's team
Asian Championships
|  1997 Kuala Lumpur | Women's singles
|  1995 Beijing | Women's singles
World Junior Championships
|  1992 Jakarta | Girls' singles

BWF profile

Yao Yan (Chinese: 姚燕; born 9 December 1974) is a retired Chinese badminton player from Nanning, Guangxi.[1] She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

## Achievements

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### Asian Championships

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Women's singles

Year  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1997 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Yu Hua | 2–11, 11–9, 11–5  |  Gold
1995 | Beijing, China |  Ye Zhaoying | 11–5, 7–11, 3–11  |  Silver

### World Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1992 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Kristin Yunita  | 11–12, 1–11  |  Silver

### IBF World Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

Year  | Tournament  | Opponent  | Score  | Result

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1996  | Dutch Open |  Han Jingna | 9–2, 9–2, 9–0  |  Winner
1996  | Korea Open |  Bang Soo-hyun | 3–11, 0–11  |  Runner-up
1993  | French Open |  Ye Zhaoying | 11–7, 5–11, 11–5  |  Winner
1992  | China Open |  Shen Lianfeng | 11–7, 11–8  |  Winner

## References

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1. ^ "尧燕 Yao Yan" (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

## External links

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* "Yao Yan Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

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Asian badminton women's singles champions

* 1962:  Minarni (INA)
* 1965:  Angela Bairstow (ENG)
* 1969:  Pang Yuet Mui (HKG)
* 1971:  Utami Kinard (INA)
* 1976:  Liang Qiuxia (CHN)
* 1983:  Yoo Sang-hee (KOR)
* 1985:  Zheng Yuli (CHN)
* 1991:  Yuliani Sentosa (INA)
* 1992:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1994:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1995:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1996:  Gong Zhichao (CHN)
* 1997:  Yao Yan (CHN)
* 1998:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 1999:  Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
* 2000:  Xie Xingfang (CHN)
* 2001:  Zhang Ning (CHN)
* 2002:  Zhou Mi (CHN)
* 2003:  Wang Chen (HKG)
* 2004:  Jun Jae-youn (KOR)
* 2005:  Wang Chen (HKG)
* 2006:  Wang Chen (HKG)
* 2007:  Jiang Yanjiao (CHN)
* 2008:  Jiang Yanjiao (CHN)
* 2009:  Zhu Lin (CHN)
* 2010:  Li Xuerui (CHN)
* 2011:  Wang Yihan (CHN)
* 2012:  Li Xuerui (CHN)
* 2013:  Wang Yihan (CHN)
* 2014:  Sung Ji-hyun (KOR)
* 2015:  Ratchanok Intanon (THA)
* 2016:  Wang Yihan (CHN)
* 2017:  Tai Tzu-ying (TPE)
* 2018:  Tai Tzu-ying (TPE)
* 2019:  Akane Yamaguchi (JPN)
* 2022:  Wang Zhiyi (CHN)
* 2023:  Tai Tzu-ying (TPE)
* 2024:  Wang Zhiyi (CHN)

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